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Milton

Cambridgeshire

Norman chancel arch and east nave wall, nave arcades c.1300.

Architectural Features

Aisles widened in early C15

Chancel C13 with C15 priests' door and south window, rebuilt except for south wall 1847, chancel roof designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.

Nave clerestorey early C16 and roof with ceiling inserted by Rev Knight , nave possibly extended in late C14 (with C16 fenestration) to C14 tower with embattled parapet

finials C15.

Plain tile roofs with modern tiles to chancel.

South porch, modern with south doorway seen by Wm Cole in 1744 possibly C16 copy of Norman arch.

Chancel, C15 three-cinquefoil light window and priests' door with head stops.

Chancel east wall monument to Ths Cannon 1726.

South aisle with defaced C15 niche, piscena with shelf, and locker rebated for door.

Two-centred arched niche to alter C13.

C13 double piscena with arch to west possibly reduced for inserted sedilia, plain aumbrey to east.

Font C13 plain octagonal bowl.

Brass with two robed figures and small brass insets of five children inscribed 'Pray for the soul of William Coke Knight one of the Kings Justices died 1553', and 'without law the People come to ruin'.

Wall monuments, i) to Elizabeth wife of Samuel Knight 1800, marble with two sculptred figures by Flaxman, ii) to Samuel Knight 1823 marble with draped altar stone and dove by Chantrey, iii) to Samuel Knight 1835 and widow 1844, plain pedimented marble slab by A. Swinton, Camb, and iv) brass plate inscribed John Harris 1659 with small incised kneeling figures and shield of arms.

Glass in east window of north aisle, Flemish C17 removed 1983 for alterations.

Chancel east window glass of note, and in south porch by Constable of Cambridge, glass in south aisle with intitial I.P.B. 1845.

Some reused C17 panelling in pews and carved panelled door to vestry, fine C17 communion table.

Choir stalls with misericords C15 possibly faced each other.

Altar rail C17 from Kings College chapel introduced by Wm Cole in 1779.

Royal arms from Landbeach church above south door.

106, 1888-1891 Humphries, K.P. Transcription of Wm Coke brass 1969 Gunnis, R. p.