Listed Building record MDO13829 - St Andrew's church, Fontmell Magna

The parish church of St Andrew has walls of greensand ashlar and lead covered roofs. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, near the middle of the village, has walls of Greensand ashlar and lead-covered roofs. The lower stages of the West Tower are of the second half of the 15th century. The Nave, South Aisle and South Porch are probably of mediaeval origin, but they were rebuilt in c. 1862 and no original work remains. The Chancel, North Vestry and North Aisle are of 1862. When the N. aisle was built a carved parapet of 1530 was transferred to it from its former position on the old S. aisle and S. porch. <2>

Church of St Andrew. Grade II*. The church contains a mid-12th century Norman font of couldron shape. The bowl has foliate scrolls and eight birds<3-4>

Fontmell Magna, The Village and its Church (Monograph). SDO18272.

St. Andrew's Parish Church (Monograph). SDO18273.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1962 (Map). SDO18658.

(ST 86541699) St. Andrew's Church (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 22-23 (Monograph). SDO99.

(1) THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW, near the middle of the village, has walls of greensand ashlar and lead-covered roofs. The lower stages of the West Tower are of the second half of the 15th century. The Nave, South Aisle and South Porch are probably of medieval origin, but they were rebuilt in c.1862 ad no original works remain. The Chancel, North Vestry and North Aisle are of 1862. When the N.aisle was built a carved parapet of 1530 (Plate 10) was transferred to it from its former position on the old S.aisle and S.porch (Hutchins III, plate opp.557) The architect for these works was G. Evans of Wimborne (Faculty, Sarum Dioc. Regy.).

<3> DOE (HHR), 1985, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District, 20 (Scheduling record). SDO17732.

<4> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 207-8 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205899 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 16 2025 5:00PM