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St Andrew

St Andrew

Nether Wallop

Hampshire

C11 core to C12 nave and chancel, given aisles C13 and C14, tower and aisles rebuilt C18, chancel rebuilt C19

Architectural Features

C11 church chancel now E bay of nave and several bays of nave, rebuilt C12 when chancel became sanctuary with bay to W becoming chancel and nave built to present length

Circa 1200 S chapel added to sanctuary and S aisle to nave, then later C13 N aisle added to nave and chancel

Probably around this time chancel bay added to E end with sanctuary becoming part of it and C12 chancel arch removed, being reused for tower arch

In C14 S aisle rebuilt and joined to S chapel and N chapel built, tower rebuilt after collapse 1704, chancel rebuilt enlarged, with oldest part becoming choir, in 1845

E nave bay has tiled roof like chancel, rest of nave has slightly taller clevestory with to each side 3 C14 2-light square headed trefoiled windows

S aisle has C15 pointed 3-light window with traceried head

4 C15 squareheaded 2-light trefoiled windows

Diagonal SW buttress and C15 3-light window with quatrefoil in head

N aisle has C15 3-light E window with traceried head and diagonal NE buttress

Most of wall rebuilt C18 in brick with reset C14 3-light trefoiled window at E, 3 stepped brick buttresses and between 3 tall squareheaded C15 trefoiled windows

Towards W C19 rendered gabled porch with double doors and iron gates and inside, reset in aisle, C12 round-headed doorway with continuous keel on inner order, later chamfer to outer order, across both imposts,below cushion capital on jamb shafts with moulded base

C16 3 plank door in C18 frame

C15 3-light W window

To S arches on round columns, with 3 W having Cl2 scalloped capitals and roll label, other plainer like C13 N arcade

Above on E wall remains of C11 wall painting of flying angels support- ing mandorla containing Christ, on S wall C14 painting of Sabbath breakers and on W wall C16/7 painting of bell

Floor slab with brass 1436 to Prioress Maria Gore and at W under Cl9 font slab Moses Saunders

Tower arch C14 2 orders inner on reused C12 scalloped capitals on round shaft, inside reused C15 timber screen and C18 benefactor boards

N aisle has remains of rood stair in NE, E window has C15 image niches inside rear arch

Floor slabs large C15 without its brass, Dorothy Douce 1698

Pews in both aisles are C17

Roofs of nave and aisles C15 moulded arched brace roofs with cambered ties, wallplates embattled