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St. Andrew

St. Andrew

Boothby Pagnell

Lincolnshire

Early C12, late C12, C13, C14, C15, restored 1896 by J. L. Pearson.

Architectural Features

Late C12 west tower of 3 stages with plinth, moulded offests, C15 embattled parapet with pinnacles and gargoyles.

Separately gabled north aisle has stepped angle buttresses and 4 three light C14 reticulated windows, one to the west and east, 2 to the north side.

In the early C14 chancel are 4 three light windows with flowing tracery, one to the north, 3 to the south.

In the south aisle are 3 C15 triangular headed 3 light windows with cusped ogee heads, one to each direction.

Gabled C19 south porch in C14 style.

Moulded outer arch and trefoil side lights, containing reset fragments of medieval glass.

2 bay early C12 nave arcades having circular piers and responds with cushion and scalloped capitals, double stepped arches.

Late C12 tower arch is of 2 semi-circular stepped orders and an inner chamfer with facetted corbels.

C13 pointed double chamfered arch having facetted corbels.

Chancel north wall has 2 C14 double chamfered pointed arches with octagonal pier and responds and human head label stops.

Further east a blocked 4 centred arched doorway and aumbry and to the south a C13 trefoil headed piscina.

Floor is richly tiled and marbled and the windows have fine C19 glass.

Fine panelled organ case by J. L. Pearson compleibnEs the screens, gilded reredos, brass sanctuary gates, panelled pulpit with perpendicular carvings and brass lectern.

Tapering sided tub font with blank arcaded intersecting decoration having ornate domed C19 wooden font cover.

Monuments.

In north aisle a marble wall monument to Elizabeth Litchford, d. 1698.

Bust of the deceased and husband above a rectangular memorial plaque set in a classical aedicule with a segmental pediment adorned with obelisks, swags and putti.

On the south wall of the north aisle a brass in a moulded surround to Katherine Harrington, died 1623, of Boothby, with inscribed arms of the deceased's family.