Church Of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1958. A Medieval Church.
Church Of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- sharp-fireplace-summer
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1958
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Andrew is a parish church located in Wretham, primarily dating from the early 15th century, with restoration work completed in 1887. The church features a west tower that has three storeys, set-off buttresses, and a flat stair turret on the southeast corner. It includes pierced ventilation panels in the ringing chamber, two-light belfry windows, and flushwork battlements. The nave and chancel windows have been largely restored, while two 12th-century interior splay windows can be found on the north and south sides. The remains of large mullioned window blocks are visible from the south arcade opening, and the east and west windows are in the Perpendicular style.
Inside, the church has a Perpendicular chancel arch adorned with wave mouldings and supported by semi-octagonal piers. The nave roof consists of four bays featuring hammerbeams, collars, and collar braces, along with two butt purlins, although some timbers have been renewed. The chancel roof is supported by small hammerbeam posts and arched braces, with intact principal rafters and four collar beams. Most of the roof timbers were extensively rebuilt using original materials during the 1887 restoration.
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