Listed Building record MDO10332 - Church of St Andrew, Melcombe's Bingham, Melcombe Horsey.

A Parish Church of largely 14th Century construction of flint and rubble walls with ashlar dressing. The upper stage of the tower and south chancel are 15th Century and there was restoration and partial rebuilding of the chancel in 1844.

The parish church of St Andrew is situated in the park of Bingham's Melcombe House and is of considerable architectural interest. The walls are mainly of flint and rubble with dressings of Ham Hill and local limestone; the upper stage of the tower is partly of ashlar; the roofs are tiles, stone-slated and lead-covered. The Chancel, the Nave, the Bingham Chapel, the Horsey Chapel, the South Porch and the lower stage of the West Tower are of mid-14th-century origin. The upper stage of the tower is of the first half of the 15th century. In the second half of the 15th century the Horsey Chapel was extensively rebuilt, and the S. porch was incorporated with it, one floor covering both; the S. window of the nave is also of this period. In 1844 the E. wall of the chancel was entirely renewed, and the chancel arch was rebuilt. Full architectural description <3>. Listed as "Most Worthy of Preservation" <2>. <2-4> ST 70 SE MELCOMBE HORSEY BINGHAM'S MELCOMBE 10/150 26-1-56 Church of St Andrew GV I Parish church, largely mid 14 century, upper stage of tower and rebuilding of south chapel, 15 century, restoration and partial rebuilding of chancel 1844. Mainly flint and rubble walls with ashlar dressings. Nave and chancel have tiled roofs with stone copings bearing finials. South chapel roof is stone slated, north chapel roof hidden behind parapet. Plan: nave, chancel, west tower, north chapel and south chapel incorporating porch. Tower: 2 stages separated by strings, the upper one having north gargoyle; hollow-chamfered plinth; embattled parapet; diagonal and square set buttresses; vice turret with pyramidal stone roof; 3-light reticulated west window under 2-centred head with returned label; bell openings of 2-lights under 2-centred heads with pierced stone panels. Most windows are of 2 or 3-ogee headed, trefoiled lights under square heads. East chancel window similar to west window but of the 19th century. South nave window of 3-lights with panel tracery under a square head, with label having stops with carved initials. South chapel south window has shallow triangular head and is of 3-lights with panel tracery and a label with carved head stops. South chapel east window of 3-lights with panel tracery under a 2-centred head. South porch has a segmental pointed door of 2 chamfered orders. The south nave door has a chamfered, 4-centred head with continuous jambs. Interior features: chapel and tower arches are 2-centred with 2 chamfered orders and flat responds; chancel arch is of the 19th century with a flat soffit and jambs, the imposts being formed of reused window mullions; wooden chapel screen dated 1619; 18th century fielded wooden pulpit with cornice; 17th century turned communion rails; some benches possibly 16th century restored; c 1200 round stone font on C20 base; cinque foiled ogee headed niche in porch; C18, C19 and C20 monuments; some early glass; south chapel and nave have C19 waggon roofs; chancel has arch-braced collar roof; north chapel has flat boarded roof; some possibly C16 tiles; stoup in east jamb of south doorway; various reset fragments of medieval carving. 10/151 Table-tomb adjacent to north chapel of St Andrews Church GV II Table-tomb, dated 1757. Stone. Scrolled ends with flat top and panelled sides with egg and dart decoration. Cartouche of arms. RCHM, Dorset, vol III, p 162, no 1. <5>

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