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St Andrew

St Andrew

Whissendine

Rutland

Large church of C13-C15, restored 1870.

Architectural Features

Fine C14 W tower of 3 stages with angle buttresses, the top parts moulded, W door and window linked by giant arch with 3 orders of shafts, 3 ogee-headed niches above, and tall elaborate bell-stage.

Gargoyles, head frieze, parapet with arched openings and pinnacles with octagonal spirelets.

Nave has C13 5 bay arcades, many moulded arches with head-moulds and head-stops on circular and quatrefoil piers.

7 bay low-pitch tie beam roof with bosses, restored 1728, and with wall pieces and brace supported by 12 wooden seated figures under nodding-ogee canopies.

C14 aisles have plinths, angle buttresses, head and fleuron friezes and battlements.

C14 transepts, N with double chamfered arches to aisle and chancel, S with many hollow moulded arches to aisle and chancel.

Chancel has windows of 1865, Perp tracery to E, with stained glass by Kempe of 1892, and Curvilinear to N and S. Roof is 4 bay low-pitch tie beam with wall pieces and braces on head corbels.

Below a painted wooden high relief coat of arms and inscription records that Lady Abigail Sherard 'new roofed chansel, 1640'.

Perp S porch with hollow chamfered arch and wrought iron gates, probably C19, and C13 S door arch.

Screen between S aisle and S transept is C15 with ribbed coving

C16 doors.

Font is Perp and octagonal with quatrefoils.

Later base and C19 carved oak cover.

2 C12/C13 stone coffin lids in S aisle.

C18 wall monuments and 2 painted hatchments.

C19 brass lectern and carved stone pulpit of 1888.

Carved, painted and gilded reredos and carved oak chancel panelling and pews of cl900.