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St. Andrew

St. Andrew

Billingborough

Lincolnshire

BILLINGBOROUGH CHURCH LANE TF 1034-1134 (south side) 4/19 Church of St. Andrew 30.10.68 G.V. I Parish church.

Architectural Features

C14, late C15, restored c.1868 and 1891.

Slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles and stone coped east chancel gable and battlemented east nave gable with cross finial.

Mid C14 north- west tower with moulded plinth and string courses, 4 stage buttresses with gabled upper stages.

Moulded eaves above with 2 large gargoyles on each side and smaller sculptural motifs.

West front of c.1300 to south of tower with moulded plinth and string courses.

West front of south aisle of c.1300 with moulded plinth and string course.

Pointed west window with mid C14 tracery with 3 cusped, pointed lights, a large quatrefoil with four long concave sided barbs and hood mould.

Early C14 north aisle with moulded plinth and string courses.

Moulded eaves and later C14 battlements above.

C15 clerestory of 6 triangular headed windows each with 3 cusped lights, those flanking central pointed light with triangular heads, hood moulds.

East end of early C14 south aisle with moulded plinth and string course.

Pointed east window with mid C14 tracery with 3 cusped, pointed lights, a large quatrefoil with 4 long concave sided barbs and hood mould.

South side of aisle with 2 pointed windows each with mid C14 tracery with 3 cusped, pointed lights, a large quatrefoil with 4 long concave sided barbs and hood mould.

C14 gabled porch with angle buttresses and single 2 light mullion windows in east and west sides.

Porch interior with flanking stone benches and early C14 south doorway with richly moulded head including filleted rolls, jambs with 2 filleted rolls and rich moulding in between, hood mould and double plank doors.

Tie beam porch roof including beam inscribed 1679 THST.

C15 clerestory above with 8 triangular headed windows each with 3 cusped lights, those flanking central pointed light with triangular heads, hood mould.

Mid C14 tower arches to north aisle and nave with triple chamfered, pointed heads with hood moulds

Early C14 3 bay north arcade and 4 bay south arcade with double chamfered, pointed heads, hood moulds and heads in spandrels in north aisles.

Early C14 chancel arch with pointed, double chamfered head and hood mould, 3 roll moulded jambs with filleted central roll.

South aisle of nave with C14 trefoil headed piscina, with pointed aumbry above with hinged door.

C19 reredos, altar rail, pews, lectern and pulpit.

Graffiti of a windmill on St.Andrew's 15th century font

C15 octagonal font with tall octagonal pedestal and plain basin with hood with angel dated 1942.

Graffiti of a windmill on St.Andrew's 15th century font

© Richard Croft

Depicting Gilbert of Sempringham, St Andrew & The Blessed Virgin Mary. Below Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, and St John the Baptist. Some older glass is incorporated into the traceries.
Glass by George Cooper Abbs circa 1927.

Medieval fragments of stained glass in south-east window of south aisle, including haloed figure in yellow robe.

Depicting Gilbert of Sempringham, St Andrew & The Blessed Virgin Mary. Below Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, and St John the Baptist. Some older glass is incorporated into the traceries. Glass by George Cooper Abbs circa 1927.

© Julian P Guffogg

C15 north aisle roofs, other roofs C19, but with 5 C15 roof corbels in nave.

Monuments include 2 grey and white plaques to John Tavers, died 1802 and John Essington, died 1719

white marble sepulchre shaped monument to Thomas Strathan, died 1846

a white and grey marble monument to John Saywell, died 1777

a white marble monument on black ground with urn and draperies to Mary Wayet, died 1831

white marble monument streaked with grey with coat of arms on apron, to Josephius Burton, died 1761

a black and white marble monument to Robert Nicholls, died 1848

oval monument set in between to Reverend Brownlow Toller, died 1794

a grey and white marble monument to Rebecca Thomas, died 1838

a white marble monument on black field to William Westmorland, died 1828

a white and grey monument to another William Westmorland, died 1819 and a white marble monument to Philippa Foulkes, died 1840.

Several early C19 monuments recording charitable bequests.