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Cottenham

Cambridgeshire

Parish church, of C13 origins but mostly rebuilt in C15

Architectural Features

the upper stages of the West tower are 1617.

The early C13 parts of the church including the lower stages of the West tower and the chancel arch are of limestone ashlar

the C15 part of the church is of sandstone rubble

the 1617 upper stages of the West tower are of pink brick.

West tower, C13 with the two upper stages rebuilt in 1617.

Embattled parapet with four corner bulbous ogee finials of 1617.

West doorway, C13 of two hollow moulded orders in two centred arch with label.

The bell chamber openings have C13 intersecting tracery in the heads,

were probably reset c.1617.

Nave, C15 rebuilt on site of C13 church.

Embattled parapet, with moulded main cornice and beast gargoyles above clerestory of five windows, each of two cinquefoil lights with vertical tracery.

The chancel is also C15, but the fenestration is restored.

The chancel arch is early C13 double chamfered but the responds are C15, half round with half octagonal capitals.

C15 piscina and three seat sedilia in four bays, each with four centred foiled arch on columns with engaged shafts, in square heads with frieze of quatrefoils above.

Wall monument, North wall of chancel Mrs Alice Rogers and son Richard Dacres, White marble cartouche with drapery and cherubs heads beneath crest.

Font, octagonal bowl on octagonal stem, C15.