Church Of St Andrew

WEST WRATTING THE CAUSEWAY TL 6052 (East side) 12/79 13/167 Church of St Andrew 22.11.67 II* Parish church. Early C14 west tower C14 nave and C14-C15 chancel. Early C18 alterations, and restoration of 1898. Fieldstone, flint and clunch dressings, now replaced by Ketton limestone. Slate roof. West tower, aisleless nave, and chancel. Three stage west tower embattled with three stage set-back buttressing. Early C14 and later bell stage. Restored west window of two cinquefoil lights with dagger tracery to the two-centred head. Single trefoil lights to the first stage. Two openings, each with trefoil head in two centred arch to the bell stage. Nave C14 with later clerestory. Fenestration originally of clunch, now Ketton limestone. Reticulated tracery in two centred arches. South porch is C14-C15. Two centred outer arch clunch of two chamfered orders, the inner on half octagonal columns. Inner arch of two continuous moulded orders. Above the arch is C18 stuccoed raised and fielded panel with text painted in black lettering. Two bays with original king-post roof trusses and short braced ties. Chancel: Rebuilt C15 and fenestration and roof restored 1898. C18 north vestry. North doorway to nave of clunch of two chamfered orders. Raised and fielded C18 panelled door. Inside: west tower arch two centred and of two hollow moulded orders with three shaft responds (similar to Balsham church). Nave roof, medieval with moulded tie beams and bracing but later boarding. Chancel arch, two centred and of two orders, the outer hollow moulded and the inner chamfered on half octagonal column. North of chancel is a niche with a foiled head and there is a piscina in the north wall. The niche in a similar position south of the chancel arch is now part obscured. A rood loft was inserted in C15. In 1737 the church was restored by Sir John Jacob. The restoration included plaster panelling of the chancel which is in two heights with raised and fielded panels to lower stage and sunk panels with moulded quadrants to the upper stage. Double piscina in south wall. Part of early C18 pulpit remains on wooden base. The iron chancel screen was given in 1922.

Pevsner: Buildings of England p 480 V.C.H: Cambs Vol VI p 197 R.C.H.M.: record card

Listing NGR: TL6060852348