Lilstock: St Andrew
Overview
Grid reference: ST 167 448
The present building is the chancel of the former parish church, the rest having been demolished in 1881 when the parish was united with Kilton.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
A simple rectangle with west bell-cote and a narrow porch.
Description of Archaeology and History
The present building is the chancel of the former parish church, the rest having been demolished in 1881 when the parish was united with Kilton. It is not known who the architect was for the adaptation of the chancel as a place of worship. Of older remains, the east window and chancel arch suggest a fifteenth-century date.
Exterior Description
The church at Lilstock was recast from the chancel of the former parish church in 1881 and in its present form consists of a small rectangular building with a west porch. The configuration of the ground to the west suggests that the nave may have been about forty feet long, but it is difficult to make out any other features. (In 1875 the church had a chancel, nave, porch and tower). Approached from the west the building appears entirely nineteenth-century, the low porch having a hipped roof and a Caernarvon-headed doorway in the west wall, and a lancet light in each end wall. Above this, the gable of the nave has barge-boards and then a small wooden turret with a pyramidal roof coveted with slates and capped by a simple iron cross. The north wall is blind and the south wall has one window, presumably of 1881. This is set within a chamfered surround and has a cinquefoiled head. Just to the west of it is a straight vertical joint in the masonry. In the east wall is a two-light window, each light with a cinquefoiled head, and the moulded dripstone with two reused carved stone heads. This gable also has bargeboards and the apex is crowned by a small iron cross like that on the bell-cote.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the building has plastered walls and a tiled floor with one step at the communion rail. The red and buff tiles are hexagonal up to the step and square beyond it. There is a large font, and set in the floor under the communion table is a ledger slab. Two further slabs are let into the blind north wall. The roof is entirely nineteenth-century, with closely set scissor-braces, and the only old architectural feature to remain is the fifteenth- century chancel arch with a hollow moulding reaching to the floor each side of a moulding carried attached shafts. A small credence recess with a nineteenth-century chamfered surround in the south wall of the sanctuary pretends to be a piscina.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar is a table made up of curved timbers which appear to be re-used from the roof of the former church. They are of oak with a roll moulding along the edge. The top is Victorian.
Font (object)
The font is large and primitive, variously described as Saxon or Norman, with a shallow bowl on a very thick stem. A shallow zig-zag runs round the bowl and the stem has a writhen decoration of grooves rather like some Norman pillars.
Churchyard
Grid reference: ST 167 448
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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