Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1955. Church.
Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- rough-soffit-rook
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1955
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Andrew, Church Road, Weybread
- OS grid reference
- TM 241 801
- Coordinates
- 52.37325, 1.2908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Andrew is a parish church that dates back to the medieval period and underwent significant restoration between 1865 and 1866. It features a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, a west tower, a south porch, and a north vestry. The building is constructed of flint rubble with stone dressings, and the nave has a slated roof, while the other roofs are covered in lead and copper. The round tower, possibly from the 12th century, has a 14th-century belfry stage with four cinquefoil-headed openings and matching flushwork panels, topped with a flat parapet. The nave is likely from the 14th century, with a 15th-century four-bay clerestorey and three-bay aisles, although many of the aisle windows have been renewed. The 15th-century knapped flint porch features panelled flushwork on the facade and plinth, a moulded entrance arch with spandrels carved with angels bearing shields, and a canopied niche above the entrance that contains a 19th-century figure. The original porch roof remains intact. The nave doorway is also moulded and dates from the 15th century, while the chancel, from the 14th century, has seen much renewal in the 19th century.
Inside, the church has three-bay aisle arcades. The restoration work from 1865 to 1866 included a new arched-braced nave roof supported by stone corbels depicting prophets at the base of the wall posts, substantial renewal of the aisle and chancel roofs, and the addition of new poppyhead benches and matching stalls. There are two 14th-century piscinas, with the one in the sanctuary being significantly restored. Cusped niches are present on either side of the chancel arch. In the south aisle, there is a shaft and the lower half of the bowl of a 15th-century font, which features panelled decoration.
Local climate
Church of St Andrew sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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