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St. Andrew

St. Andrew

Folkingham

Lincolnshire

FOLKINGHAM CHURCH LANE TF 0633-0733 (north side) 2/63 Church of 30.10.68 St. Andrew G.V. I Parish church.

Architectural Features

Late C12, late C13, early C14, c.1435, late C15, restored 1825, 1858 by Kirk and Parry, and in 1860 by Edward Browning.

Slate roofs with stone coped gables with finials, some plain tiles, some decorative ridge tiles.

C15 4 stage west tower clasped by C14 north and south aisles, with plinth and moulded string courses.

West doorway of c.1435 with flattened triangular head, richly moulded jambs on high chamfered plinths, tympanum with 3 shields (originally depicting arms of John, Baron de Beaufort and his wife), flower heads and foliage, hood mould supported on single, slender flanking shafts with polygonal capitals, and plank door.

2 monuments to left of doorway

Slate monument on north buttress to John Cooper, died 1761.

projecting corner gargoyles.

Early C14 north aisle with moulded plinth and string course, and regularly placed 2 stage buttresses.

Ironstone late C13 chancel with stone recording restoration of 1825.

South side of chancel with 2 windows, each of 2 pointed, cusped lights, that to right with pointed head and C19 tracery, that to left with semi-circular head and late C13 tracery, hood mould and head label stops.

East end of C14 south aisle with rectangular window and 3 cusped ogee headed lights.

Late C15 2 storey porch to west with moulded plinth and 2 moulded string courses.

Moulded eaves with gargoyles, battlements with central cross finial and flanking ornate pinnacles.

polygonal stair turret to left with moulded eaves, gargoyle and parapet.

Oval slate monument set below to John Baily, 1839.

C14 south doorway with pointed, roll moulded head, flanking slender shafts with moulded capitals, defaced shields with arms of the Earls of Chester and of the Beaumont family, and plank doors.

Large projecting stack to west with 3 ashlar monuments, the inscription of one, illegible, the others to John Lacey, died 1682 and Mary Lacey, died 1707.

Very tall interior tower arch of c.1435, open to north and south

C14 3 bay north and south arcades with polygonal responds, octagonal piers and richly moulded pointed heads with hood moulds and human heads in spandrels.

Late C13 chancel arch with pointed, double chamfered head dying into rectangular jambs.

South aisle with C14 piscina with cusped, pointed head, hood mould with crockets and finial and large head label stops.

Chancel arch with fine screen of c.1330 with 3 panels on each side of central pointed opening, lower panels of early flowing blind tracery and foliate decoration, upper openwork traceried panels with cusped ogee heads, tall crocketed finials and incipient panel tracery.

Chancel with large late C12 north organ arch, probably a re-set chancel arch, with pointed double chamfered head

Sedilia of c.1300 reduced from 3 openings in 1858, now with 2 trefoil headed openings, central shaft with cusped responds with rich foliate capitals.

Piscina of c.1300 to east with cusped trefoiled head set under ogee hood mould with finial and large head label stops.

C14 choir stalls with blind rich traceried panels with cusped ogee heads and rosettes.

The font with its fluted bowl and heavy pedestal dates from the 18th century.  A bier stands beside it.

C18 font with fluted bowl and heavy baluster pedestal.

The font with its fluted bowl and heavy pedestal dates from the 18th century. A bier stands beside it.

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Second window from east in north side with 3 roundels of C15 stained glass with 3 golden haired heads.

C19 pews, altar rail, pulpit and lectern.

Remains of clock of 1690 in C16 chest.

Monuments in chancel include one of slate to Isaac Cookson, died 1784

a grey and white marble monument to Elizabeth Cookson, died 1839

a slate monument to Isaac Cookson, died 1797

Monuments in nave include one in inlaid marble and ashlar to John Rogeley, died 1780

an ashlar monument to William Lane, died 1705

a grey and white marble monument to Benjamin Smith, died 1807

a large slate monument with cherubs to George Sutton, died 1715, and family

a grey and white marble monument with urn, to Edward South, died 1813.

2 monuments above vestry, one of ashlar with urn, one of black and white marble with urn, both with illegible inscriptions.