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St Andrew

Kimbolton

Cambridgeshire

Parish Church recorded in Domesday Survey, 1086

Architectural Features

the north and south arcades are C13

the external appearance is mainly C14 with C15 additions.

The roofs of the north and south aisles are noteworthy as are the screens and monuments.

Early C14 west tower with broach spire.

The doorway and other openings are early C14.

C14 nave, embattled, with four early C14 windows to each side of clerestorey.

C15 south aisle and chapel.

C15 south porch, also embattled.

Chancel, C14, with south wall rebuilt C18.

C15 east window, restored.

C14 north aisle and north chapel.

The marks of the original roof are visible in the east wall of the tower, above the early C14 tower arch.

Early C13 north arcade of four bays.

Late C13 south arcade of four bays.

C15 nave roof, restored.

Jackposts on C15 grotesque corbels.

North and south aisles have fine C15 roofs.

Main beams and principal rafters with carved bosses at intersections.

Jackposts in north aisle and intermediate principal rafters in both aisles are carved with figures, those in north aisle are of St. Michael and Angels with emblems of Passion.

Chancel arch C14.

One C15 arch to north wall and another to south wall of chancel.

C13 font, square bowl on repaired central and detached subsidiary shafts.

Between north chapel and north aisle, C15, of four bays, part restored.

Between south chapel and south aisle, late C16 and of five bays, including bay for opening.

Monuments.

1632 wall monument to Lady Isabella Smyth.

1642 altar tomb and wall monument to Henry, lst Earl of Manchester.

1658 free standing monument to Essex, Countess of Manchester.

1641, similar monument to Rt.

South aisle: 1722 wall monument to William Ashton VCH (Hunts) Vol. III.