Church Of St Andrew

TL 46SW GIRTON CAMBRIDGE ROAD (North East Side)

8/67 Church of St. Andrew 31.8.62 II*

Parish church, mainly C15 but part C12 and C13. Fieldstone, rubblestone and dressed limestone. West tower, nave, North and South aisles, south porch and chancel. West tower C12 and C15. Embattled and of three stages, the ground stage is flanked by the westernmost bays of the North and South aisles. The lower stages have fieldstones laid in on the rake. Restored C15 fenestration. The nave is also embattled and has a clerestorey of four cinquefoil lights to each side in four centred heads. The South porch is early C15 and late C15. Also of fieldstone and dressed limestone. Embattled roof. The gable of the original roof is visible. Two storeys, with the parish room on first floor added late in C15. Restored niche with original embattlement and window of three cinquefoil lights and vertical tracery to parish room. Below, the outer archway is of two continuous ogee moulded orders in four centred arch. The inner archway is similar. The ceiling of the porch has ogee moulded main beams and joists. There is a brick stair turret in the angle between the South porch and South aisle. The chancel of similar C15 date has two restored windows with original labels and mask stops in South wall. Two original and similar, blocked windows in North wall. Interior: South door is late C16 with ovolo moulding and there is a small doorway, restored, leading to parish room, C15, of clunch with four centred arch in square head with dagger cusping to spandrels. Nave of four bays with two centred arches of two hollow moulded orders on polygonal columns with half round engaged columns to responds. The tower arches are similar. The West end of the North and South aisles have C13 wide splayed rear arches. Part of C15 chancel screen with closed lower panels, restored, with moulded cornice and subcusped ogee arches. Font, C13 retooled. Pevsner. Buildings of England p.392 R.C.H.M. record card

Listing NGR: TL4238062328