Church of St Andrew, Ansford explained

Church of St Andrew
Coordinates:51.0943°N -2.518°W
Location:Ansford, Somerset, England
Built:15th century
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of St. Andrew
Designation1 Date:24 March 1961
Designation1 Number:1307553

The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The tower remains from the 15th-century building; however, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1861 by Charles Edmund Giles.[1] [2]

In the 18th century the living was held by the family of James Woodforde the author of The Diary of a Country Parson.[1] [3]

The parish was combined with All Saints in Castle Cary in 2017 to form a single benefice.[4] [5]

Architecture

The stone building has Doulting stone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a two-bay chancel, three-bay nave and a north aisle. There is a vestry to the north-east and organ chamber to the south-east. The three-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses.[1] The tower holds six bells,[6] having been increased from four in the 1990s.[7]

The interior has 19th-century fittings except the 17th-century pulpit, a chest from the 16th century and a 12th- or 13th-century font.[1] The font is made of yellow/grey stone has a circumference of .[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St. Andrew. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 15 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Ansford. British History Online. Victoria County History. 15 April 2018.
  3. Web site: The Ansford Descent to Locking. The Woodforde Family. 15 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019110210/http://www.woodforde.co.uk/page35.htm. 19 October 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Welcome. All Saints, Castle Cary and St Andrews, Ansford. 15 April 2018.
  5. Web site: St Andrew's. A Church Near You. Church of England. 15 April 2018.
  6. Web site: History of St Andrews. All Saints’ and St Andrew’s. 15 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Ansford, Somerset, St Andrew. Keltek Trust. 15 April 2018.
  8. Web site: St Andrew, Ansford, Somerset. The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.. King's College London. 15 April 2018.