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St Andrew

Architectural Features

porch, late C15 refenestrated

north and south chapels added, early C16 tower and chancel arch rebuilt, late C16 south chapel widened and west door added, l882-3 church restored, chancel refenestrated, 1913 minor restoration.

Squared and coursed limestone, Ham stone dressings, moulded plinth, slate roofs, decorative ridge tiles, coped verges.

Crenellated 3-stage diagonally buttressed tower, gargoules and string course, 2-light trefoil- headed bell-openings, continuous hoodmould to 4-light west window resting on rectangular continuous hoodmould of Tudor-arch head west door, C19 double doors: on south face below bell-opening small trefoil headed lancet set to right

diagonally buttressed chapel, west gable end extended south to include ogee headed doorway, south front two 2-light windows, 3-light window without cuspinj at east end of chapel, buttressed chancel with 2-light windows north and south, 3-light east window, north chapel 2-light window east front, north front 2-light windows flanking blocked Tudor arch head doorway with low walls moulded stone coping and curious turned finials

Chamfered Tudor-arch head opening to rood stair, stone stair in-situ with rectangular loft opening

renewed early C16 rood screen of 2:1:2 bays.

C12 circular font with ribbed base, font cover cl966, Slate floor slab in north chapel to Alexander Brett, died 1671, South chapel

Chest tomb possibly to John Brett, died 1588, set in corner against south wall of chancel, Ham stone, flat topped with vineleaf carved cornice, 3 quatrefoil panels on south front with coats of iris, Perpendicular style chest tomb set against south wall of chapel with coats of arms of Isaac Brett (ll) died 1790, and his namesake died 1837.

Collection of hatchments in cancel and south chapel to members of the Elton and Brett families, some dated.

Memorials in nave: to George Stone, died 1762

slate slabs to William Meachen died 1724, and Thomas Parris died 1639.

Stained glass in east window dated 1874, presumably retrospectively.

Bells:(i) 1695 and (ii) 1696 by Thomas Pudue, (iii) early C16 Thomas Jefferies, (iv) cl380 Salisbury foundary (v) T. Pike of Bridgwater, The will of John Brett, died l588, left money to enlarge the south chapel, The Brett and Elton families resided iuccessive[y at Whitestaunton Manor (q.v.).