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St John The Evangelist

Little Wilbraham

Cambridgeshire

TL 5458 LITTLE WILBRAHAM CHURCH ROAD (North Side) 17/28 Church of St John the 31.8.1962 Evangelist II* Parish church of early C13 chancel, late C13 nave and north aisle and a West Tower inserted into the West bay of the nave.

Architectural Features

The South wall of the nave, however, is much older, probably C11 or C12 and has a round headed single light window.

The two windows in the South wall of the nave are C19 restorations of late C14 or early C15 work.

The late C11 or C12 century window has a splayed sill and moulding of scalloped pattern to the arch.

The South wall of the C13 chancel was rebuilt in 1850 and the whole cased in flint.

Inside: The West tower arch and the two arches to the side walls of the tower are of C13 date.

The nave and North aisle retain some of the original stone corbels carved, which carried the jack posts of the original roof.

The font is C15.