St Andrew's Church, Tarvin

St Andrew’s Church stands in the heart of Tarvin, a village in Cheshire, North West England. The building is made of red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof and has been a Grade I listed structure since the National Heritage List for England began. It serves as an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, linked with St Peter’s Church in Duddon. The church’s origins go back to the 12th century, with major changes made in the 14th, 15th, 18th and 19th centuries. The church is worth visiting for its layered history and rare architectural details. The nave roof, dated 1650, was rediscovered beneath 18th-century plaster during a restoration in 1891. The south aisle holds a single-framed roof from 1380, the only one of its kind in the county. The Bruen Chapel contains a 14th-century wooden screen and a carved “church imp” squint. Five memorial boards in the church are thought to have been painted by members of the Randle Holme family of Chester. Inside, the octagonal font dates from the 15th century and the Flemish reredos from around 1500 remains in the chancel. A two-tier brass candelabrum from the 18th century still stands in place. The churchyard includes six Grade II listed structures, including a mid-18th-century sundial and war graves from the First World War. The gravestone of Beatrix Hollinsworth and tombchests of local families add to the quiet interest of the surroundings.