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St Andrew

Stanton upon Hine Heath

Shropshire

Remains of probably late C13 or C14 south aisle, C13 tower with late C14 belfry, porch dated 1593, and east end of chancel rebuilt in 1740 at the expense of Andrew Corbet.

Architectural Features

coursed rubble (some C12 herringbone work), dressed and ashlar with red and grey sandstone ashlar dressings

plain tile roofs.

Very large stepped diagonal west buttresses, that to north with datestone recording inter alia churchwardens: "Thomas Groome and William Dodkin Offset to belfry with carved gargoyles at corners, coved parapet string with carved gargoyles at corners and battlemented parapet with moulded coping and crocketed pinnacles

C12 doorway off-centre to left with roll-moulded round arch, hoodmould, and C19 boarded door with strap hinges.

North side: small C12 round-arched window to left, central C15 square-headed window of 3 trefoil-headed lights with chamfered reveals and late C19 window to right of 2 trefoil-headed lights with quatrefoil tracery, chamfered reveals, and hoodmould with block stops.

C12 round-arched doorway between first and second windows from right with inner roll moulding, one order of shafts with moulded bases and carved leaf capitals, chamfered impost blocks, roll-moulded outer arch, and remains of hoodmould

C14 window to right of 2 trefoiled ogee-headed lights, altered with square head, and late C19 two-light window to left with panelled tracery, chamfered reveals and hoodmould.

Two small C12 round-arched windows, that to left with chamfered reveals.

Interior: probably C17 five-bay nave roof consisting of chamfered arch- braced collar trusses with struts above and springing from brackets with billet ornament.

North and south doors with large round rear arches and reset C12 masonry in walls above with carved chevron ornament.

Evidence of former central north door to nave C19 double-chamfered arch with inner chamfer springing from small attached ¾ shafts, and hoodmould with carved stops.

Fittings include: sanctuary with raised and fielded and plain wainscot panelling raised to form reredos with carved panels.

C17 communion table with carved bulbous legs and frieze.

Late C19 pews and lectern.

C18 polygonal wooden pulpit, 2 panels high with vertical fluting, guilloche ornament, panelled base and late C19 stairs with turned balusters.

Late C19 octagonal stone font with chamfered base, and probably C17 or C18 cover with knob finial.

Hatchment.

C8

D.H.S. Cranage, An Architectural Account of the Churches of Shropshire, part 8, p.725.