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St Andrew

St Andrew

Northborough

Cambridgeshire

5141 NORTHBOROUGH CHURCH STREET (north side) Church of St Andrew TF 1507 27/420 15.12.55 I GV 2.

Architectural Features

Late C12 to C13 nave.

C13 aisles.

North aisle has chamfered doorway, 2 C17 straight headed windows

C13 west window with Y-tracery.

South aisle has 2 C13 Y-traceried windows.

Good C13 south doorway with 2 orders of colonettes, heavily moulded arch.

C15 porch with 4 centred arch.

Very large south chantry chapel built by Geoffrey or Henry Delamore circa 1330-50.

Interior: C13 3 bay arcades with circular piers, circular capitals and abaci and double chamfered arches.

Decorated chancel arch with fillets on the responds and one capital has carved foliage, chamfered and moulded arch.

C15 sedilia and piscina in south aisle.

Rebuilt C17 altar rail.

TF1507 : St Andrew, Northborough - Font

Plain Cl5 octagonal font C19 and modern furnishings.

TF1507 : St Andrew, Northborough - Font

© John Salmon

Monument to James Claypole 1594/Claypoles owned Northborough Manor Ebue, Oliver Cromwells daughter married a Claypole and his widow also lived at Northborough.