East Window, St Andrew's, Droitwich
East window c1919 by Pearce & Cutler.
This is Droitwich's most central church but an oddly inconspicuous one for the parish church of a town. The medieval building sits in a rather cramped site, it's south side totally hidden by adjoining buildings and it's tower removed in 1927, when the north aisle was also largely rebuilt owing to subsidence caused by the extraction of salt. The stump of the tower remains on the north side embedded in the aisle, but the west façade with it's three gables compensates and forms an attractive ensemble.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the church open (on a Saturday morning, I believe it's usually locked) and was undisturbed as I explored the delightfully sprawling interior (a short but wide building divided into highly uneven spaces).
The chancel is a rather cramped space whilst the north chapel (formerly the base of the tower) impresses most with it's fine 13th century capitals adorned with faces, unusually grand detailing for a parish church.
East Window, St Andrew's, Droitwich
East window c1919 by Pearce & Cutler.
This is Droitwich's most central church but an oddly inconspicuous one for the parish church of a town. The medieval building sits in a rather cramped site, it's south side totally hidden by adjoining buildings and it's tower removed in 1927, when the north aisle was also largely rebuilt owing to subsidence caused by the extraction of salt. The stump of the tower remains on the north side embedded in the aisle, but the west façade with it's three gables compensates and forms an attractive ensemble.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the church open (on a Saturday morning, I believe it's usually locked) and was undisturbed as I explored the delightfully sprawling interior (a short but wide building divided into highly uneven spaces).
The chancel is a rather cramped space whilst the north chapel (formerly the base of the tower) impresses most with it's fine 13th century capitals adorned with faces, unusually grand detailing for a parish church.