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Ilketshall St Andrew Village Hall
Charity No: 298372

St Andrews Church, Ilketshall St Andrew

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Hundred River and Wainford Benefice 
hundredriverbenefice.org.uk  
       
Rector The Revd Canon Paul Nelson
01502 575859
[email protected]

Wardens:      Rosemary Andrews      01986 781380
                        Cynthia Parry                01986 781637

Church Services
2nd & 4th Sunday in the month at 11am
details of all other services will be found on the church notice board.

Weddings Baptisms and Funerals by arrangement with the Rector

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St Andrews Church, Ilketshall St Andrew

The Church is a structure of considerable antiquity, and  comprises a nave and chancel only: the former is covered with a fine oak roof,  but the latter is sadly disfigured by sundry rods of iron, which have been  stretched across it to prevent the further spread of its walls. The walls of  the nave batter internally in a very remarkable degree, thereby producing an  unpleasant effect, and impressing the unpractised eye with an idea of  insecurity. The nave has two doorways in the circular or Norman style, and that  on the south side is richly ornamented with the zigzag, or chevron moulding.
The tower is remarkably lofty, and, standing on an elevated site, commands  extensive views over the nighbourhood: it is circular, with narrow pointed  windows, and crowned with an octagonal incumbent. Against the south wall of the  chancel is a fine inarched surbased monument, which is, probably, the founder's  tomb. The pinnacles, and moulding of its ogee arch, are terminated with bold  and well-wrought finials, barbarously clogged with lime wash. The font is  octangular, with eight plain shields. In 1810 there was a screen between the  body of the church and the chancel, which is now destroyed. The royal arms were  placed over the centre compartment, and the armorial ensigns of the Howards  stood on each side; the dexter shield having these charges—1. Howard. 2. Brotherton.3. Warren. 4. Mowbray. 5. Fitzalan. 6. Cloun, arg. a chief az. 7.  Maltravers.8. Widville, arg. a fess and a chief az. These shields have been  placed against the wall of the nave by the Rev. F. Barkway, the present  Curate.
 
Monuments.—"Under this stone lieth the body of John  Verdon, Gent., which was forsaken of the soule the 28th day of May, 1624, but  expectes it againe at ye day of the  resurrection."
 
"Thomas Elfe, of St. Andrew's, died Oct. 23, 1705, æt.  84." Elfe bears . . . . ona fess . . . . between 3 crescents . . . . as many  escallop-shells . . . . .

From: 'Ilketshall',  The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: volume 1 (1846), pp.  111-118. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=75121 Date  accessed: 19 February 2013.

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