NHER 1345 (Building record) - St Andrew's Church, Ringstead

St Andrew's church.
West Tower with Y-tracery bell openings, dating to around 1300, south door of same date. Chancel with intersected tracery windows early 14th century. Good angle-piscina, ogee. Perpendicular nave windows. Brass 1482 to Richard Kegell (or could be Roger Kegall - conflicting sources - T. Sunley (NLA)) who rebuilt chancel roof. North aisle of 1865 when whole of exterior restored. Plate: alms dish 1683, chalice 1789 remodelled 1864, Paten cover 1828.
Information from (S1) as not yet visited.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).

Bryant claims material from St Peter's was used to restore it in 1771.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).

Tom Martin, early 18th century, mentions two brass matrices, a south porch, stained glass in the belfry, a ruined north transept and a 'north belfry' also two ancient tombs in the yard, one opposite the porch and one by the priests door.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).

21 June 1983. About 20m southwest of tower on surface in area of disturbed soil around graves.
One bodysherd of glazed Grimston, two bodysherds unglazed ?medieval.
Held by NCM, previously by A. Rogerson (NAU - staff fieldwork).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU).

Twenty-nine fragments of alabaster panels found in north aisle of church in altar table are on loan to NCM.
No information received from NCM by December 1987.
E. Rose (NAU) 15 December 1987.

See (S2) for photograph of church in 1900.
E. Rose (NLA) 19 July 1990. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 September 2016.

Before the 19th century restoration the pulpit door was so small the rector had to climb over the top.
See (S3).
E. Rose (NLA) 16 April 2003.