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St Andrew

Heybridge

Essex

C12, C15 east end and alterations

Architectural Features

plain tile roofs.

Double-chamfered west door of late C14 set beneath C12 arch with roll moulding.

To S and N sides: one C13 lancet at low level

C12 round-arched window of 2 orders above.

Nave south side: timber porch incorporates one medieval moulded tie beam.

ancient door has C12-early C13 ironwork including C-hinges and pierced scutcheon plate with ring.

Two blocked round-headed slit windows cut through by 2 square-headed 3-light C15 windows with heavily-restored tracery.

Chancel south wall: 2 square-headed, much restored C15 windows

C15 priests' door.

North wall: 2-light, square-headed window with restored tracery containing fragments of C15 stained glass and ferramenta, cuts through slit window.

timber ringing chamber supported on two tie beams, one on posts, the other on short wall posts, with carved spandrels to arch braces.

C12 stonework including a fragment of former font bowl with saltire cross built into rere-arch.

North-east window blocked for large monument of 1638 to Thomas Freshwater, in marble with kneeling figures of man and wife in double-arched recess flanked by Corinthian columns, surmounted by achievement and two shields of arms.

3 of the tie beams have wall pieces with knees in the angles carved with monograms, dated to c1518.

Several ledgers of late C17 to Freshwater family.

C19 font basin based on fragment mentioned above, on C12 reused stone base resembling upturned scallop capitals.

HISTORY: the upper part of the tower fell in the C15, damaging the main vessel, which was restored by Sir Henry Bourchier in the late C15.