Description

SU 52 NE KILMESTON KILMESTON

5/45 CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

GV II

Parish Church of medieval origin, rebuilt 1772 and late C19. Rendered flint with
stone and brick dressings, old plain tile roof. Single storey church with C18 S
aisle and C19 N porch and W belfry. Chancel has C19 3-light perpendicular window
and C18 lancet. C18 N and S walls. Nave has on N single lancets either side of
gabled timber C19 porch open at front. S aisle has 4 single lancets with brick
dressings. W end has a pair of tall lancets and short buttresses of medieval
stone at corners. C19 timber belfry has sides of pair of openings and tall
shingled hipped roof with 2 bells dated 1772. Inside tie beams only visible of
barrel-vaulted roof now boarded. Early C18 oak altar rails. Monuments: on S wall
to Elizabeth Ridge 1731: on N wall to Capt. William Ridge 1772, Thomas Ridge 1801
and Charles and Mary Graeme 1833 and 1923. Furnishing late C19.

Listing NGR: SU5899625958

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26387396

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings