St Andrews Church, Hempstead
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| St Andrew, Hempstead |
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| Dedication | Saint Andrew |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Deanery | St Benet at Waxham & Tunstead Deanery |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Province | Canterbury |
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St Andrew is a Church of England church in Hempstead, near Stalham, Norfolk, England. The church was constructed sometime prior to the end of the 14th century, dedicated to St Andrew. The building still retains almost all of its original architecture, including its completely unrestored, uneven top beam. The real significance of the church comes from the rare quality of the painting on the rood screen. The screen consists of two ranges of eight panels each, the panels arranged in pairs. In February 1982, a thief armed with a screwdriver removed one the pricless painted boards of the rood screen. On it was an image of St Eligius. The panel has never been recovered.
The church also contains the Harvey family crypt, which contains the remains of over 50 family members, including William Harvey and Eliab Harvey.
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