Church Of St Andrew

TM 36 SE STRATFORD ST. ANDREW HALL ROAD

2/135 Church of St. Andrew 7.12.66

GV II*

Parish church. Nave and chancel (under one roof), west tower, north porch, north vestry. Mainly random flint with stone dressings, brick porch; plaintiled roofs. C15 tower: 3-stage diagonal buttresses to west face only, crenellated parapet below which is a string course with gargoyles and further carved heads at the corners; panelled fluskwork decoration to parapet and buttresses; bell-chamber openings with missing tracery; 2-light west window, restored. Nave and chancel possibly C12: one blocked C12 window to south nave wall, blocked C13 lancet to north nave wall; existing windows are mid-late C19 replacements in Decorated style. C16 red brick porch, restored: empty niche above entrance, parapet with stone copings, blocked side openings with 4-centre arches, roof with battlemented and moulded wallplate. Octagonal font, bowl possibly C13 with 2 shallow blank arches to each face; C17 pulpit with arabesque work carving; angle piscina in north sanctuary wall, with C12 and C13 work. Restoration of 1870 included a new set of nave benches, coloured floor tiles and the addition of the vestry. Graded II* for surviving medieval fabric.

Listing NGR: TM3579160149