North east view of Saint Andrew's Church, Plymouth ([1834])

THE SOUTH DEVON MONTHLY MUSEUM. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 1ST, 1834. VOL. III. No. 16. PRICE SIXPENCE. Pages 133-134ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, PLYMOUTH.WE have already presented to our readers an interior view of St. Andrew's Church, and as an accompaniment we now present an exterior one. Few in this neighbourhood but are familiar with the latter; and we are inclined to hope that a great number are equally so with the former.Little can or need be said further, as respects its late improvements, but that the renovation of this part of the edifice was not forgotten. The decayed portions of the walls having been removed; new porches built; new murinions introduced into most of the windows; and the whole of the walls newly pointed. This part of the contract was undertaken by Messrs. Shepheard and Oldrey.The general effect of this building is not unimposing though nowise remarkable for workmanship and execution. A good view of it however, as is the case with too many of our sacred edifices, is prevented by the overflowing state of the Church yard. We hope the "march of intellect" will sweep away that remnant of superstition and prejudice, which induces us to make our churches into charnel houses.We have no certain record of the erection of the present building, but the foundation is of early origin, being mentioned in a survey of the Western Churches of this kingdom made, in 1291,by order of Pope Nicholas. It was formerly connected with the buildings on the south, (and is believed to be so now by subterraneous passsages, [sic]) called the Abbey, this being the Church to a Monastery. The Tower, which is bold and handsome though plain, was built about the year 1440; and the style of the architecture of the Church will not admit its being referred to a much earlier date, being that which prevailed in the reigns of Henries IV. V. and VI. and Edward IV. The different parts of the Church have been evidently built at different times, yet the intervals have not been such as to cause any marked difference in the style.We are indebted to the kindness of G. T. Page, Esq., Architect, for the drawing from which the annexed engraving is taken, it was executed expressly for the Museum. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]

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