Ruins of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1951. A Medieval Church.
Ruins of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-cinder-russet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1951
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Ruins of Church of St Andrew, Church Ope Road, Portland
- OS grid reference
- SY 696 711
- Coordinates
- 50.53892, -2.42923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of the former Anglican parish church of St. Andrew date back to the 12th century, with the lower part of the chancel walls still visible, including the north respond of the chancel arch and the south footings of the nave. The church was reconstructed in the 14th century with a narrower nave and was abandoned in the mid-18th century. The structure is made of rubble with ashlar dressings. Only remnants of the walls and the base of the tower remain; the north side of the tower features a chamfered pointed arch and walling that stands about 3 meters high, as does the west side. There are some dressed openings on the east and south sides, along with five plain steps. The nave floor is lower than that of the tower. The west wall reaches approximately 4 meters in height, while the north wall is about 3 meters tall. The former south aisle is indicated by the remains of three piers with water-holding bases, as well as a detached shaft with an arch from the chancel, which is accessed by two steps. The ruins are heavily overgrown and were also disturbed by a bomb during World War II. The site was excavated by J. Merrick Head in 1898.
Local climate
Ruins of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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