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St Andrew

St Andrew

Fillingham CP

Lincolnshire

SK 98 NW FILLINGHAM MAIN STREET (North side) 4/21 Church of St. Andrew 16,12.64 G.V. II* Parish church. C1180, mid C13, 1768, 1777, restored in 1866 possibly by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Architectural Features

North wall of nave with three windows made up of mid C13 fragments re-set into wall.

Large mid C13 interior tower arch with double chamfered, pointed head, the outer order with broaches, hood mould and C19 foliate label stops.

3 mid C13 bays of north and south arcades partially visible in C18 walls.

Mid C13 chancel arch with double chamfered, pointed head and responds possibly encased in masonry below.

3 monuments on north wall of chancel, that to east in black, grey and white marble with urn and draperies, to Sir Cecil Wray, Bar't. of Summer Castle, died 1805.

In the centre a monument of grey and black marble with round arch with cable decoration supported on polygonal columns with 2 shields above, to Jane Sanderson, died 1603.

To west, a black, white and grey marble monument with urn and draperies, to Dame Esther Wray, died 1823.

Early C14 chest against east wall of chancel with intersecting arches, rosettes, whorls, etc. C19 lectern and pulpit, early C20 pews and altar rail.

C13 octagonal font on C20 base.