St Andrew's Church, Cherry Hinton

St Andrew's Church, Cherry Hinton is a Church of England parish church in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. It is Grade I listed.[1] The building dates from the late 12th century with a 13th-century chancel. It was constructed using locally available flint, clunch and Barnack stone (oolitic Lincolnshire limestone).

St Andrew’s Church, Cherry Hinton
St Andrew’s Church, Cherry Hinton
52°11′31″N 0°10′41″E
OS grid referenceTL 48971 57096
LocationSt Andrew’s Church High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestandrews-cherryhinton.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade I listed
StyleGothic
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Ely
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Cambridge
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt Revd Stephen Conway (Bishop of Ely)

History

Simon Langham when Bishop of Ely (1362–1366) was a major benefactor of Peterhouse, Cambridge and gave the rectory of Cherry Hinton to the college.[2]

The church was restored and rebuilt by George Gilbert Scott Jr. in 1880.[3] The chancel was restored in 1886 by John Thomas Micklethwaite.[4]

A daughter church, St John the Evangelist's, was founded in 1891 to serve the developing residential area between Hills Road and Cherry Hinton Road.

Architecture
Chancel with its Early English lancet windows

The ashlar-faced chancel with its pairs of lancet windows (c.1230-50.) is a fine example of Early English Gothic architecture. The east window was replaced in the early Tudor period by a five-light version in the perpendicular style. The ashlar-faced tower is also in the perpendicular style though there are remnants of Norman origin in the arches. Within the tower the second bell dates from the 14th century and is the oldest in the city.[4][1]

In the tower is the coffin-shaped tablet of Captain Serocold (d.1794) by John Flaxman.[4]

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St. Andrew (Grade I) (1126191)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Lyson's Magna Britanica Vol II" The Monthly Review January–April 1812 p. 21
  3. "Heritage at Risk:East of England Register 2018". Historic England. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. Nikolaus Pevsner. Cambridgeshire. "The Buildings of England." Second Edition (London: Penguin Books, 1970), p.317.
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