St Andrew

Entrance West end through neo-Norman porch rebuilt mid C19, 5-light Perpendicular West window.

Interior: rendered early C12 crossing arches, moulded with chevron and other Norman decoration, carved on 8 piers, early Norman capitals

arcade of 2 bays North and South sides with late C12 capitals and arches.

The early C12 church had apsidial ends to the East sides of the transepts and a larger apsidial C12 transepts extended East in late C12, the steps up to the raised Victorian floors of North and South chapels and 4 steps in centre of the choir reflect this earlier arrangement.

Fine collections of memorials, notably to Nathaniel Palmer died 1717, obelisk with painted shield and mourning putti, and to Sir Thomas Wroth, died 1721, aedicule with mourning putti and shield on scroll neck pedimented tablet with marbleums.

Table tombs with effigies - William Verney, died 1333,

John Verney died 1447, with mourning figures in crocketted niches.

Norman font of unusual design, some medieval floor tiles, fine early C16 bench ends, C19 banners of Friendly Societies in Stogursey, chandelier 1732.

Situated in the North Transept, it is decorated with four mysterious heads, three of which have strange symbols on their foreheads for which no explanation has been made.

© Michael Garlick

A notable example of Norman ecclesiastical architecture.