Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church dating to the late Norman period. The original Norman nave and aisles were later joined by a 13th-century chancel, which had fallen into disrepair by the 16th century. The west tower collapsed in 1801, damaging the nave, and the church was rebuilt between 1834 and 1836. A west gallery was added in 1839, and a northeast vestry in 1841. The church was restored in 1880. Designed by George Basevi and constructed by Butler and Son of Paddington, with later restoration work by J.T.Chappell, the church is built in the Norman style with Early English features in the chancel and vestry. The materials include coursed pebbles, slate roofing, and large stone slabs on the porch roof. Cement was used during the restoration.

The plan includes a chancel, northeast vestry, a five-bay aisled nave, and a three-stage west tower with a stair turret. The exterior is largely 19th century in appearance. Inside, the walls are rendered and the aisles have a panelled dado. The chancel features a 19th-century tie beam roof, and the nave retains its original tie-beam and crown post roof with curved struts, except for the western bay. The aisle roofs also have tie beams. The church has round Norman columns with foliate capitals and pointed arches to the arcade. A 19th-century chancel arch is also present, as is a gallery at the west end and a 19th-century tower arch. A section of the chancel wall is covered with mosaics dating to 1880. Notable interior features also include an elegant brass lectern, a wooden pulpit with a brass handrail in a Gothic style, and vault numbers marked on the paving slabs of the nave. Various memorials of historical interest are present, including a tablet to the painter Copley Fielding, a Greek Revival style memorial to Elizabeth Yard, and a wall tablet depicting Lt Sandeman. This church originally served as the parish church of Hove, and was briefly re-established as such in 1879 before being superseded by All Saints.