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St Andrew

St Andrew

Ilchester

Somerset

C14 and later.

Architectural Features

plain clay tiled roof with bands of scallop tiles between stepped coped gables with cross finials.

east window 3-light almost triangular headed, early C15 tracery, no label

Nave has a 3-light C15-traceried window in hollowed pointed-arched recess in centre north bay, with flanking buttresses

west doorway has moulded 4-centre arch without label, and immediately above a 3-light C14 traceried window in near triangular arch, and above this a small statue niche with flanking diagonally set pilasters and hood mould

to stage 2 a low flat-arched C14 window set on the string to south, and on north side the head only of a 2-light window of early C14

stage 3 has 2-light windows on all faces in 3 centred arches, cinquefoil cusped lights, probably C14 and in addition on south side a blocked small opening with segmental-arched head

mentioned is a double chamfer tower arch dying into imposts, and no furniture of interest, but previous list mentions a C17 pulpit.

In origin a minster church of Saxon date, it may originally have been the Ilchester parish church, it is now one of only two surviving of at least eight medieval churches in the town.