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St Andrew

Oakington

Cambridgeshire

TL 46SW OAKINGTON HIGH STREET (South East Side) 8/85 Church of 31.8.62 St. Andrew II* Parish church, early and late C13, C15 and C19.

Architectural Features

West tower, late C13, of coursed pebblestone, rubblestone with some re-used tiles, on splayed plinth with embattled parapet with gargoyles.

The original gable of the C13 roof to the nave can be seen in the East wall of the tower.

South aisle, C13 in origin but rebuilt in C15.

Restored fenestration with vertical tracery and in West wall a C13 lancet, now blocked, remains.

South porch, C19 but the inner arch is C13, two centred and of two chamfered orders with the outer on restored shafts. (Similar to Longstanton St. Michael q.v.).

Chancel is early C13 with restored lancets to South wall, but the South doorway with a single chamfered order in a pointed arch is original.

North doorway rebuilt in C15 when four centred arch in square head inserted.

North chapel has two C15 niches flanking one window each with cusped ogee arches and small vaulted canopies.

There are several early C13 tomb slabs, reset, with omega ornament.

The font is C13.

The sides of the basin are carved, two have round headed arcading in three bays, and one has similar arcading but in only two bays.