Church Of St Andrew

HEMPSTEAD CHURCH ROAD 1. 5222 (north side) Church of St Andrew TL 6337 33/386 21.2.67

II* GV

1. Mid C14 stone rubble church (consecrated in 1365). The west tower (C15) collapsed in 1882 and was rebuilt in 1933 in memory of William Harvey (1578-1657), physician to James I and Charles I and the discoverer of the circulation of the blood. The north and south arcades have quatrefoil piers and 2 centred arches. The north and south aisles were rebuilt in the C19. The chancel is C15, with a C16 brick east wall and window. The north vestry and chapel were added in the Cl7. William Harvey was buried, at first in the family vault beneath the north chapel which contains 13 remarkable lead coffins with modelled faces on them, and later was removed to the massive Carrava marble Sarcophagus, repaired by the Royal College of Physicians in 1883, in the north chapel. The font is C14. There are also a number of monuments to the Harvey family from the C17 to the C19. The church contains a brass of a Knight and Lady of circa 1500 in the north chapel and C15 and C16 brasses in the nave. The church is situated apart from the village centre. Graded for its historical value, its interior features and its association with William Harvey. (RCHM 1).

Listing NGR: TL6350437996