St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson

St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson
St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson, from the south
St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson Location in Dorset
Coordinates: 50°46′35″N 2°09′53″W / 50.77627°N 2.16485°W / 50.77627; -2.16485
OS grid reference	SY 885 974
Location	Winterborne Tomson, Dorset
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Churches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	14 July 1955
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman
Specifications
Materials	Flint

St Andrew's Church in Winterborne Tomson, Dorset, England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,^[1] and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[2] It was declared redundant on 1 June 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 26 March 1974.^[3]

The small flint Norman Anglican Church of St Andrew has an apse at the east end and a barrel vault roof which curves around it.^[2] The roof was replaced and windows inserted in the 16th century.^[1] The interior has limewashed walls, a 15th-century font^[1] and flag stone floor, along with early 18th-century oak fittings. The pews, pulpit, screen, communion rails and matching table and other woodwork were provided by William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose family lived locally.^[2]

By the early 20th century had fallen into disrepair and was being used as an animal shelter. Repairs were paid for by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings who sold a collection of Thomas Hardy’s manuscripts to raise the funding.^[2] The work was supervised by A R Powys who also oversaw the work at the Old St Cuthbert's Church, Oborne.^[4]

See also

• List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England

References