St Andrew's Church, Northwold

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St Andrew's Church, Northwold
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St Andrew's Church, Northwold
Location in Norfolk
Coordinates: 52°32′33″N0°35′16″E / 52.5426°N 0.5878°E / 52.5426; 0.5878
Location Northwold, Norfolk
CountryEngland
Denomination Anglican
Website
History
Dedication St Andrew
Associated peopleRev'd Joan Horan
Architecture
Functional status Church of England parish church
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated8 July 1959
Architectural type Church
Style Perpendicular Gothic
Groundbreaking 13th century

St Andrew's Church is an active Church of England parish church in the village of Northwold, Norfolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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History

The village of Northwold was the birthplace of Hugh of Northwold at the end of the 12th century. Hugh became Bishop of Ely in 1229. Known as a considerable church benefactor, he was the likely driver of the early church at Northwold. [1] St Andrew's dates from the 13th century. The chancel was added in the 14th. The tower dates from the later 15th century. [2] The church was partially reconstructed and enlarged in the Victorian era. [3] In the 19th century, the rector was Charles Manners Richard Norman, of the family of the Dukes of Rutland. He married Caroline Angerstein, daughter of John Julius Angerstein, a marine insurer and reputedly one of the richest commoners in England. [4] [lower-alpha 1]

In 2018, an attempt to steal the lead from the church roof was thwarted by the church’s security measures. [6] [7] Repairs to the roof and to the church fabric were carried out the same year. [8] The church remains an active parish church in the Benefice of Grimshoe within the Diocese of Ely. [9] It is home to a colony of bats, housed in a specially-constructed bat house. [10]

Architecture

The church is built of flint, which is partially rendered. The nave and aisles are of the 13th century, the chancel of the 14th and the tower of the 15th. [3] There is a hammerbeam roof. [11] The most notable feature of the interior is the Easter Sepulchre. Bill Wilson, in his 2002 revised edition of Norfolk 2: North-West and South, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, notes its "lavish composition", although he also records its poor state of preservation. [12]

Listing designations

St Andrew's is a Grade I listed building. [3] The churchyard contains a number of notable 18th century headstones, 13 of which are Grade II listed structures. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ John Julius Angerstein's collection of art became the basis of the collection held by the National Gallery. [5]

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  2. ↑ Norris 2003, pp. 13–14.
  3. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade I) (1342348)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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  12. ↑ Pevsner & Wilson 2002, pp. 575–576.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 11 Metres South of Central Buttress of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1342351)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 11 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1077773)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 23 Metres South of Central Buttress of Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1170400)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 4 Metres South East of South Porch of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1077771)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 6 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1342349)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 7 Metres South of South Aisle of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1170386)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone 8 Metres South of South Porch of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1170379)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  20. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Henry Hoysier, 11 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1366151)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  21. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Sarah, 10 Metres South of South Porch of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1077772)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  22. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Thomas Wright, 16 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1170392)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  23. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Wright, 15 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1342350)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  24. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Wright, 24 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1077774)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  25. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone to Wright, 25 Metres South of Chancel of St Andrews Church (Grade II) (1366154)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 November 2022.

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