Church Of St Andrew

MORETON-ON-LUGG CP MORETON-ON-LUGG SO 54 NW 3/62 Church of St Andrew 27.1.67

GV II

Parish church. Largely 1867 reconstruction by W H Knight, with internal chancel decoration by A Salviati 1887, remains of a C12 window in south wall of chancel, C15 south arcade, roofs of nave and south aisle possibly of C15. Coursed and squared sandstone rubble, ashlar dressings; stone slate roof. Nave with south-west tower, south aisle and north porch, chancel. Nave: north wall with two 2-light windows with quatrefoil in roundel and moulded label to left and similar window to right of gabled south porch; pointed arched head to doorway with attached shafts and decorative capitals, moulded label. South aisle with two C19 trefoil-headed lights and one re-set late C13 east window of one trefoil-headed light. South-west tower of three stages with octagonal broach spire; 2-light openings to bell stage with roundel and decorative attached shafts and moulded label. Chancel north wall window with pair of trefoil-headed lights with trefoil in roundel to each. Three trefoil- headed lights to east window with three trefoils in roundel set in larger roundel above; remains of semi-circular headed C12 light in south wall. Interior: trussed rafter roof to nave possibly of C15 date; pent roof to south aisle of three-bays with moulded members; embattled wall-plate and curved braces spring- ing from moulded wooden corbels. Ceiled and decorated roof to chancel of C19. Chancel walls and reredos completely covered in mosaic decoration by Salviati; with mosaic angels in nave of a later date, 1899. C15 screen now at west end of church at organ chamber of eight single-light divisions closed at lower half and open to upper part with cinquefoiled ogee-headed lights with tracery, moulded mullions, and moulded cornice with vine ornament. (RCHM Vol II, p 147; BoE, p 256).

Listing NGR: SO5048145657