St Andrew's

Burton Overy

Leicestershire

 

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St Andrew's

Main Street

Burton Overy

Leicestershire

LE8 9EW

 

Usually open during daylight hours

 

Parking on roadside next to the graveyard

 

MAIN FEATURES OF INTEREST

 

Ø      Large gargoyle between the two East Windows

Ø      Great selection of slate grave stones including rare double sided illustrated stone

Ø      Unusual piscina with mythical figurehead beneath

 

HISTORY

 

 

 

IMAGES

 

 

View of the simple tub font from the west end of the church

Between the chancel and the north chapel sits on old pipe organ.

 

ORGAN SECTION

 

View of the simple tub font from the east. Note on the wall above the door beneath the tower the Royal Crest

 

Burton Overy's Mother Union banner

 

A intricately carved rood screen divides the chancel from the nave. This image shows detail of the wood carvings

Detail from one of the wooden beams revealing the date 1638

 

 

Simple rood tops the rood screen between the chancel and the nave

Stone piscina to the south of the altar with a carved ogee top. Below the piscina is a carved face which can only be seen by crouching (see below)

 

View looking west towards the rood screen

 

 

Rare double sided gravestone which features numerous symbols amongst the lettering

 

LARGER VERSION

Opposite side of the grave stone. This side contains less symbols and images.

 

LARGER VERSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINKS & REFERENCES

 

Ø      A CHURCH NEAR YOU : Burton Overy