Church of All Saints And St Andrew

Heritage listing

Details This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards TL 3455 11/105 KINGSTON CHURCH LANE Church of All Saints and St Andrew 22.11.67 GV I Parish church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1488 following a fire and the materials of C13 church reset or incorporated, particularly in the chancel. C13 chancel, C15 nave and north and south aisle, C13 west tower restored. Restored 1894 - and 1930. Fieldstone andclunch rubble with limestone and clunch dressings. Tiled roofs. West tower, nave and north and south aisles, south porch and chancel. West tower C13 rebuilt in 1488. Three stages, embattled parapet and chamfered plinth, central beast gargoyles to main cornice. West window, of three cinquefoil lights in two centred arch, flanked by two niches, the one on the south having a vaulted canopy, but both restored. Restored belfry openings. Half octagonal newel stairturret on north side. Nave. 1488. Rendered walls and tiled roof with gable of earlier roof visible internally in east wall of tower. Clerestorey of four restored windows each of two cinquefoil lights. South aisle and south porch are also restored. The south door is medieval and of nail studded planks. The chancel, C13, has rendered walls. In the North wall is a blocked lancet window and a doorway now blocked to a vestry or chantry. In the South wall there is a C13 window of three lights with Y tracery, restored, and a low side window of two trefoil lights. The chamfered two centred arch in the South wall is also C13. In C16 the East window was removed and replaced by one of four lights each in segmental arch with square head. The North aisle retains some C15 fenestration, except for the window at the east e

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.