Description

SE 4066 BOROUGHBRIDGE LOW ROAD, ALDBOROUGH
6/53 (south side, off)
15.3.66.
Church of St Andrew

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Church. North chantry chapel founded 1333. 4-bay nave arcade and north aisle.
c.1360, south aisle rebuilt 1827, similar style. C15 flat-arched clerestory, low
battlemented west tower and 3-bay chancel with 5-light east window. Red sandstone.
Lead roof. Nave arcade of octagonal piers with double-chamfered arches intersecting
at the springing point with vertical pieces standing on the abaci. Hood moulds and
large head stops to north side. Panelled roof with bosses; restored C16. Stained
glass to north aisle: C14 canopies of figures which have not survived. Sculpture:
weathered Roman figure of Mercury; C16(?) wooden panel of Daniel in the Lions Den.
Memorial Slabs Aldeburgh family of 1430 and 1475, the latter commerorating William of
Aldburgh, connected with the building of chancel, clerestory and tower. Well-
preserved 6 ft brass of William of Adleburgh c1360. C18 pedimented wooden
breadshelves. Communion rail of c.1700. C17 panelling in chancel brought from
elsewhere.

Listing NGR: SE4059566429

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17538210

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6