Monument record TCK 003 - Church of St Andrew

Tostock Church lies within the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the archdeaconry of Sudbury and the deanery of Ixworth. Status: rectory. (S1) The structure is: chancel, nave, N aisle, S aisle, S porch, W tower. (S2) The chancel is late C13. The E window is early Decorated. The side windows are late square-headed Perpendicular. There are fragments of late C15 glass in the E window. The nave is Perpendicular. The nave roof is late C15 and consists of arch-braced principals alternating with double hammer beams. The font is a C14 stone octagon in the Decorated style. The nave benches have fine carvings and good grotesques. The N and S aisles are Perpendicular. The S porch is early C15 and in the Decorated style.
In 1849 the whole interior of the church was repaired and re-seated with open benches. In 1872 the nave, the tower and the porch were thoroughly restored. In 1889 the chancel was restored and a new roof erected. (S2)