NHER 4425 (Building record) - St Andrew's church, St Andrew's Walk

Late Saxon to Norman round tower. Rest 13th, 15th and 17th centuries.
See notes (S1) in file. Listed (S2). Press cuttings (S3) and (S4) in file.

July 1959. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Description:
Parish church. Late 12th century west tower, remainder early 15th century, restored in 1895. Tower of ferruginous conglomerate, remainder of carstone and flint with ashlar dressings. Plain tiled roofs. Three stage round tower. Restored round arched west window. Second stage of smaller circumference above set-off is pierced by one round-headed lancet to west and further blocked lancet to north. 14th century octagonal brick belfry stage with one two-light Y tracery window, each facet set within recess defined at top by frieze of five round arches. Alternate pairs of windows blocked. Plain parapet. Late 17th century south porch of rendered brick with shaped gable. Outer door jambs and arch of re-used medieval material. Statuary niche with triangular hood on head stops in gable. Two-light square-headed side windows. Interior of porch barrel vaulted, with transverse ribs. Early 13th century inner south door: one order of shafts with bell capitals supports square imposts and deeply undercut moulded pointed arch. Four flat buttresses with one set-off to nave north and south, the two eastern bays with three-light Perpendicular windows under depressed arches. Windows with stepped transoms above ogee arches. Chancel with two three-light Perpendicular windows beneath pointed arches on south side, one on north side. Stepped buttress and priests' door to south. Diagonal east buttresses. Three-light Perpendicular panel tracery east window with crenellated transom. Gabled 19th century vestry to north. Blocked wave moulded north nave door. Interior. Pointed tower arch. 14th century octagonal front with facets of bowl decorated with quatrefoils. 19th century scissor-braced nave roof with crenellated tie beam. Rood stairs survive. Triple chamfered tower arch. 19th century crown post chancel roof on chamfered tie beam. Embattled 15th century wall plate survives. 17th century iron twist altar rails. Early 17th century pulpit: punched arcading on fluted pilaster strips above dado of rectangular panels with diamond fielding; scrolled consoles support rth century glass in head. Wall monument to Colonel Edmond Soames (died 1706) against south chancel wall 1710, signed by Robert Singleton (of Bury St Edmunds). White, pink and grey marble. Pedestal with inscription plaque. Life size statue of Colonel Soames in military dress against round-headed grey ground. Open pediment with central cartouche and swags supported on carved pilasters right and left. Wall monument in north chancel wall to Thomas Dereham 1722: marble with pilaster strapwork above inscription panel cartouche. Apron acting as pedestal extends to ground. To left, a wall monument to Robert (died 1612) and Thomas Dereham (died 1559); marble with black slate inscription tablet framed by pilasters support- ing decorated architrave. Composition with crowning achievement and scrolled apron.
Information from (S2).

March 2009.
Church awarded £112,000 for essential maintenance work
see (S5) in file
H. White (NLA), 4 March 2009.

September 2009. Building Survey.
A programme of archaeological building recording was undertaken on the southern porch of the church, which revealed that the porch had been built against the 15th century body of the church. There were also indications that the upper, shaped part of the gable and the flanking buttresses was also a later addition probably during the late 17th century meaning that the main body of the church is earlier than previously though, prehaps 15th to 16th century.
See report (S5) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S6).
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.341).
S. Howard (NLA), 15 December 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 June 2019.