Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST ANDRES (1367089)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 956, 36, 678 |
Date assigned | 30 January 1967 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 5273 WICKHAMBREAUX THE GREEN
Church of St Andres TR 25 NW 10/678 30.1.67 TR 2258 36/678
I GV
2. Mainly perpendicular, restored in 1868. Built of flint and stone with tiled roof. Chancel, with organ chamber to the north of it, nave with aisles, west tower within nave with crenellated parapet. North porch. Three bay nave with tie beam roof. Two piscinas, one on the south wall of the chancel and one on the south wall of the south aisle. C18 lectern. Wall paintings of 1868. The east window has Art stained glass of the Annunciation dated 1896 and signed Arild Rosenrrantz. The New York Times of 1896 reported that this was the first commission in Europe to be given to American glassmakers. Monument to the Rev Alexander Young of 1755 by Sir Robert Taylor. The churchyard contains some C18 headstones with cherub, skull, hourglass or heavenly trumpet motifs, some chest tombs and some C19 oval bodystones.
Listing NGR: TR2209258706
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 2200 5873 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR25NW |
Civil Parish | WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 4:25PM