Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is a parish church with origins in the 13th and 14th centuries, with a chancel rebuilt in the early 18th century. It is constructed of rubble limestone with some ironstone dressings, and has lead roofs with parapets to the aisles, battlements to the nave and tower, and a tiled roof to the south porch and chancel. The church comprises a west tower, a clerestoried nave, a south aisle and projecting porch, a north chapel and porch, all in one plane, and a chancel.

The west tower is 13th century, featuring a lancet window on the ground floor and two upper stages with simple openings. The 14th-century aisles have windows with plain mullions and transoms, which were inserted in the 18th century. The north chapel has two windows with fleuron decoration in the surrounds. The north porch is two-storeyed, with a wide ogee arched door and a sexpartite vault with carved boss. A small 20th-century vestry is situated in the angle of the north chapel and chancel.

Inside, the church features a 13th-century tower opening, 14th-century nave arcades, and fleuron decoration to the capital of the north chapel column. The 13th-century chancel arch was widened in the 18th century. The ceilings are plastered. The interior contains Georgian panelling and pews, some of which have been removed. There is a Georgian pulpit and altar rails. Stained glass windows include a south-east window by Kempe dating from 1904, a south window by Kempe, and windows in the tower from around 1910.

Notable monuments include a brass to Roger Hunt and his wife, dating from 1473, in the nave; a brass to Thomas Malyn and his wife, dating from 1536, in the north chapel; and a tablet on the west wall of the north chapel commemorating Sir William Pritchard, Lord Mayor of London and President of St. Bartholomews Hospital and founder of nearby local institutions. The tablet features a draped panel with a death’s head and Doric pilasters. There is also a sarcophagus-shaped tablet of white marble in memory of Thomas Uthwatt and his wife, dating from 1754 and 1769, with a black obelisk bearing a coat of arms. Further Uthwatt monuments are present, dating from the 18th, 19th and modern periods.