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St Andrew

St Andrew

Heckington

Lincolnshire

HECKINGTON CHURCH STREET TF 1444-1544 (east side) 10/52 Church of St. Andrew 1/2/67 G.V. I Parish church. c.1307, later C14, restored in 1867 by Kirk and Parry and in 1887-8 by J. Fowler of Louth.

Architectural Features

In the eastern most bay of the nave are 2 C14 windows.

The nave wall has 2 three light C14 windows with elaborate cusped mouchettes and quatrefoils to the heads, both with wave moulded surrounds.

In the gable are statues and shields against a background of seaweed carving with a cusped sinuous motif framing panels with a recut Christ in Majesty at the centre.

Above is a statue bracket with carved foliage.

Above are crocketted gablets with ballflowers against a background of seaweed carving.

In the upper parts of the rectangular frame are carvings of Christ in Majesty, the Blessed Virgin Mary and saints.

Paried engaged side shafts support a crocketted canopy with large floriate knop and seated human figure label stops.

To either side are pairs of figures and above the Risen Christ is attended by censing angels.

The upper panels are filled with seaweed carving and overall is a cornice with monsters. to the left of the Easter sepulchre is the door to the north chapel which has a richly moulded slightly pointed head dying into the reveals.

Fittings: C19 limestone ashlar and marble reredos in C14 style with triple cusped ogee arches and crocketted gables flanked by blind cusped arcades.

Otherwise all fittings are C19 apart from the fine C14 font which is of octagonal tub form with cusped and crocketted gabled arches to the panelled sides with a zone of fleurons above and 3 circular steps beneath.

A notable stained glass east window of 1897 by T. F. Curtis illustrates the Te Deum and the Benedicite.

There is other glass dated 1915 by Curtis, Wood and Hughes dated 1909 in the chancel and in the nave and yet more in the south transept dated 1922.

Monuments: apart from the de Potesgrave tomb in the chancel, there is a C14 effigy to a civilian in the north transpet.

The figure appears as a praying bust in a quatrefoil surround.

Also in the north transept is a matrix for a double brass to a C15 knight and lady with armorials, and in the north aisle a slab with marginal black letter inscription.

There are 2 similar C15 slabs in the central aisle before the chancel arch.