St Andrew's Church, Hempstead

St Andrew, Hempstead
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication Saint Andrew
Administration
Deanery St Benet at Waxham & Tunstead Deanery
Diocese Norwich
Province Canterbury


St Andrew is a Church of England church in Hempstead, near Stalham, Norfolk, England in the civil parish of Lessingham. It is a grade II* listed building [1]

The church was constructed sometime prior to the end of the 14th century, dedicated to St Andrew. The building still retains almost all of its original architecture, including its completely unrestored, uneven top beam. The real significance of the church comes from the rare quality of the painting on the rood screen. The screen consists of two ranges of eight panels each, the panels arranged in pairs. In February 1982, a thief armed with a screwdriver removed one the priceless painted boards of the rood screen. On it was an image of St Eligius. The panel has never been recovered.

References

  1. ↑ "Name: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW List entry Number: 1373720". English Heritage. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 1°33′49″E / 52.7996°N 1.5637°E / 52.7996; 1.5637

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