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St James

St James

Little Paxton

Cambridgeshire

Late C12 parish church of which the chancel remains almost intact with evidence of early window openings in East

Architectural Features

South walls, and two almost complete doorways, one reset in the early C16 South aisle wall.

North wall of nave is said to have been demolished in the mid C17 and was rebuilt in 1849 when the Church was completely restored.

Built into the lower courses of the North wall are some C12 carved stones.

Roofs of tiles and slates.

West tower of three stages has a chamfered plinth and embattled parapet with grotesque gargoyles at the angles.

The C12 door is reset and has a fine carved tympanum with a figure of the Good Shepherd, a large cross enclosed in a circle, and a wolf and a lamb.

Two chancel windows of C14

and one 'low-side' C15 window to West of C12 chancel doorway with shouldered corbels.

Interior: partly restored C12 chancel arch of one plain square order, and responds each with one attached shaft.

C16 arcade reconstructed in 1849 of four bays with segmental-pointed arches on octagonal piers with moulded capitals and chamfered basis.

Font with plain octagonal bowl on central chamfered shaft with three small octagonal shafts, C13.

Font cover of painted oak C17.

Monument to Robert Throckmorton 1698-9.