Church in Somerset, England
The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
The tower remains from the 15th-century building; however, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1861 by Charles Edmund Giles.[1][2]
In the 18th century the living was held by the family of James Woodforde the author of The Diary of a Country Parson.[1][3]
The parish was combined with All Saints in Castle Cary in 2017 to form a single benefice.[4][5]
Architecture
The stone building has Doulting stone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a two-bay chancel, three-bay nave and a north aisle. There is a vestry to the north-east and organ chamber to the south-east. The three-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses.[1] The tower holds six bells,[6] having been increased from four in the 1990s.[7]
The interior has 19th-century fittings except the 17th-century pulpit, a chest from the 16th century and a 12th- or 13th-century font.[1] The font is made of yellow/grey stone has a circumference of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in).[8]
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