There has never been anything Anglo-Catholic about St Andrew's, but in architectural terms it's a grand and impressive space. Its stripped-down Gothic style, grey stone and oak fittings reminds me rather of St John's West Byfleet - and so it should, as both were designed by Caroë, Oxshott church in 1910-12. And that's about all there is to say. The new edition of Pevsner says that the roundel west window was installed in 1970, but it does look as though it was composed of older fragments: where did they come from? Note the sedilia used to store kneelers, two things we presume St Andrew's no longer has a use for.
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