| St Andrew's Church, Willingale | |
St Andrew's Church, Willingale, from the south
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St Andrew's Church, Willingale
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| OS grid reference | TL 596 073 |
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| Location | Willingale, Essex |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 20 February 1967 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Flint with some freestone and puddingstone Dressings in clunch and re-used Roman bricks Roofs tiled |
St Andrew's Church, Willingale, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Willingale, Essex, England (grid reference TL596073). It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands less than 50 yards (46 m) from the adjacent church of St Christopher, and shares its churchyard.[2][3][4][5]
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The nave dates from the 12th century, and the chancel from the 15th century. During the 19th century the church was restored, and a porch and a vestry were added.[1]
The church is constructed in flint rubble, and contains some freestone and puddingstone. The dressings are in clunch and re-used Roman bricks. The roofs are tiled. The plan consists of a nave and chancel, with a south porch and a north vestry. At the west end is a wooden belfry and spire, both of which are weatherboarded. The east window dates from the 19th century and has three lights containing Decorated-style tracery. In the north wall of the chancel are two two-light windows from the 15th century, and between them is a blocked doorway. There are similar windows in the south wall, and a 15th-century doorway. In the north wall of the nave are two 12th-century windows with semicircular heads, and a doorway from the same period. The doorway contains a door with 12th-century scrolled ironwork. In the south wall are three windows in different styles; a 13th-century lancet window, a 14th-century two-light window, and a small window dating from the 12th century. The south porch is weatherboarded and it leads to a 12th-century doorway with a semicircular head and jambs in stone and Roman brick. The west window has a semicircular brick head, which probably dates from the 17th century.[1]
The octagonal font dates from the late 14th century. It is decorated with quatrefoils in circles, and with panels containing carved roses and heads. In the chancel are 15th-century piscinae and an oolite altar slab with carved crosses.[1] Also in the church are memorials dated 1614 in memory of the children of the rector.[2] The organ was made in 1905 by Thomas S. Jones and Son, but had been removed by 1997.[6] The ring consists of two bells, one of which has a 15th-century inscription.[4]