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St Andrew

St Andrew

Glaston

Rutland

C12 in origin, with tower and N arcade surviving from that date

Architectural Features

spire added early C13

N aisle rebuilt mid C14 but very much restored C19

nave and chancel rebuilt later C14

Nave also has fragment of high string course terminating in a carved head at SW corner.

S door has moulded arch, jambs and imposts, and gabled porch with moulded arch and remains of carved head stops to hoodmould.

Central tower is of 2 stages with very stumpy broach spire and C16 2-light openings to bell-chamber.

Piers have waterleaf capitals, and there are carved heads at the apex of each arch.

Chancel has cusped ogee piscina, triple sedilia with chamfered arches, and C19 roof on C19 carved foliage corbels.

Fittings are C19, with much stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.

Some C18 memorial tablets remain but older monuments were removed during C19 restoration. (Memorials of Glaston c/o The Rectory).