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St Andrew

St Andrew

Cubley

Derbyshire

Mid C11, C12, C13, late C15 with C17 additions and alterations, restored 1872-4 by J P St Aubyn, also in 1909 when south porch was added.

Architectural Features

Plain tile roof, that to nave with bell canted eaves, and stone coped gables with moulded kneelers, plus eastern ridge crosses to nave and chancel.

Three-stage western, late C15 ashlar tower has deep plinth with moulded copings and full-height stepped angle buttresses to all corners.

West elevation has elaborately moulded, pointed doorcase with hoodmould and carved spandrels with dagger-like cusped panels surrounding central coats of arms.

Two C17 large 2-light recessed and chamfered mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights flank a large stepped buttress.

To east, chancel of coursed squared sandstone with crude plinth and two stepped buttresses with two thin chamfered C13 lancets between on north wall.

South chancel wall has three chamfered lancets, that to east C19, the others C13.

Between western two is a C13 pointed doorcase with hoodmould.

To west the south ave aisle has C17 2-light recessed and chamfered mullioned and transomed east window and two similar windows to south with stepped buttresses to either end.

Inner doorcase is C13 with plain pointed arch, moulded imposts, chamfered jambs, and hoodmould.

INTERIOR has late C12 three-bay south arcade with double semicircular arches on plain columns with moulded capital to east and simple volute capital to west.

Westernmost arch rests on moulded capital over carved corbel head and easternmost one on a polygonal respond.

C13 pointed, chamfered chancel arch on semi-circular responds with moulded capitals carved with crude heads.

Tall C15 tower arch has double chamfered pointed arch and hoodmould on two thin attached shafts with ovolo moulding between and moulded capitals.

C19 roofs, pulpit and bench pews.

Carved wooden rood screen across chancel arch by S T Nash and an art nouveau ironwork screen of c1914 across tower arch, commemorating the dead of the First World War.

Several fine monuments, in the chancel is an alabaster tomb chest to Sir Nicholas Montgomery, who died 1494, with the figure of an armoured knight with his feet on a lion to the top, and angels. holding shields to the sides.

The effigy has been lost but the sides have finely carved weepers under double ogee arches with crocketed tops.

Also in the south east corner of the chancel is a very worn stone slab carved with the figure of a woman, placed on the floor, probably late C15.

Fragments of medieval glass survived in most of the chancel windows, except for the east window which has stained glass, of 1874.

A C12 circular font stands in the nave aisle and there are two C19 commandment plaques on the nave north wall.