NHER 2833 (Building record) - St Andrew's Church, Hoe

St Andrew's Church, Hoe.

May 1960. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Parish church. Nave 1794 (datestone on south wall); chancel 1820 (datestone with initials C.H.W. on south wall); tower 13th century. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Much re-used ashlar in nave. Pantile and slate roofs. Truncated west tower; aisleless nave with north and south porches; chancel. Lowest stage only survives of unbuttressed west tower. Cusped two-light restored west window with a small blocked lancet below. Hipped roof below level of nave roof. Nave with six two-light windows with shallow heads and cusping, probably late-medieval re-used. Eaves with brick three-header corbel table. Chancel of same width as nave with a four-light Y-traceried east window. Interior. 15th-century tower-arch on semicircular responds. Wall tablet on gadrooned mount with painted arms to Roger Lestrange (died 1706). 14th-century octagonal font with quatrefoils on stem and bowl panels with flowers set in tracery. Group value with Hoe Hall."
Information from (S10), which should be consulted for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 May 2026.

1978. Field Observation.
There are possible remnants of Late Saxon work in the west wall and the tower base. Elements of note include a decorated tower arch, perpendicular fragments likely associated with bequests in the early 16th century, and a fine 15th century font. The aisles were removed and the north porch was moved at an unknown date. All of the nave except the west wall was rebuilt in 1794 reusing old materials. The chancel was rebuilt in 1820 and the porch in 1833. The top of the tower had been demolished by 1740, was rebuilt by 1823 and removed again by 1902.
E. Rose (NLA).

1970s or 1980s. Alan Carter Norwich Survey.
See (S1), which includes (S2).
T. E. Miller (NLA), 19 April 2006.

1999. Excavations.
Excavations for drains revealed the outlines of the original aisles and porches as well as a stone coffin slab and medieval tile.
A stair shaft was discovered in the west nave wall during removal of ivy. This may have been inserted in the 15th century to serve as a 'ringer' gallery halfway up the tower arch.
See report (S3) and notes (S11) in secondary file.
See also (S12).
E. Rose (NLA), 22 April 1999.

March 2006.
Faden's map of 1797 (S4) shows the church to the south of a road, with Hoe Hall (NHER 2832) to the north of the road. Between 1814 and 1847 the route of the road was moved to the south of the church.
Information from (S3).
D. Robertson (NLA), 15 March 2006.