St Andrew’s was built by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860-2 from patterned red brick and vitrified headers. It consists of an aisle-less nave with a wagon roof and a bellcote. He also designed the associated vicarage.
A new tabernacle for St Andrew’s
The Blessed Sacrament gets reserved in churches for practical and devotional reasons. Those who visit the sick and dying can take consecrated hosts on their visits without delay. At the moment reservation is especially useful indeed as nobody touches the contents during the week – that means if I disinfect my hands before distribution this … Continue reading A new tabernacle for St Andrew’s
8 Shillings and sixpence per Word
You may recall that I asked for some help funding the restoration of the superfrontal for St John’s Chapel some time ago (see here). Angie Fox has started work by taking things apart and restoring the lettering – it reads ‘Sanctus – Sanctus – Sanctus’ meaning ‘Holy – Holy – Holy.’ Interestingly the original price … Continue reading 8 Shillings and sixpence per Word
Arrangements inside the Church Building
Previously I have written 3 little blogs named ‘The Beauty of Holiness’ about St Andrew’s Church history and how both the needs of the congregation and the arrangements within the building have changed over the past 160 years. Some of the adaptations stood the test of time, some seem to need revising to make the … Continue reading Arrangements inside the Church Building
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Paul Griffiths has written a short history of St Andrew’s Parish over the past 150 years which can be accessed via the link below.
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