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St Andrew

St Andrew

Bolton upon Dearne

South Yorkshire

Saxon nave incorporating arcade C1200, C14 chancel

Architectural Features

north aisle, C15-C16 tower, C19 north chapel and vestry with C20 addition.

Ashlar sandstone tower, irregular rubble sandstone nave, elsewhere a mixture of dressed sandstone and ashlar, C20 tile roof to nave (chancel roof not visible).

Nave: south side shows most of visible Saxon work.

To left a blocked Saxon doorway with quoined surround retaining imposts and lowest voussoirs, within the opening the lower part of an inserted medieval doorway.

Vestiges of a narrower Saxon doorway exist to right,the upper part destroyed by a large 4-light Perpendicular window now much cemented over but retaining some cusped lights.

Between the windows a small Saxon window pierced through a single slab: round- headed opening with shallow rebated moulding.

Saxon quoins also seen at north-west corner of nave.

2 square-headed 3-light mullion windows to left, probably C17.

East window C14, restored: 3 trefoil-headed lights with 3 quatrefoils over.

To right a corniced wall monument, much weathered.

Medieval slab inscribed with circled cross built into vestry gable.

Ryder notes several pieces of medieval sculpture re-used in the tower as well as an unusual lozenge frieze in the ringing chamber.

C18 pulpit: hexagonal with marquetry panels.

Plans and full description in: P. F. Ryder, Saxon Churches of South Yorkshire, South Yorkshire County Archaeological Monograph No 2, 1982, pp17-24.