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St Andrew

St Andrew

Great Staughton

Cambridgeshire

Late C13 chancel

Architectural Features

part of north and south arcades, C14 north and south aisles and south porch.

Early C16 west tower, north vestry and north chapel.

The church is noteworthy for the monuments in the chancel and south aisle.

Early C16 west tower, embattled with crocketed pinnacles at corners and moulded main cornice with gargoyles.

Early C16 frieze with cusped panelling below main cornice and above double splayed plinth.

Early C16 fenestration, door and bell chamber openings.

Each side of clerestorey with 5 C15 windows (restored).

C14 north and south aisles.

C14 fenestration in south aisle, C15 in north aisle.

C14 south porch with C19 slate roof.

C16 door of nail studded battens and ornamental lock plate.

C13 chancel with original south doorway and one lancet window in north wall.

Two C14 windows in south wall, one to east with low side.

C15 east window of 5 cinque- foil lights.

North vestry dated 1526 and inscribed E NEL on parapet.

North chapel, also early C16.

Two early C16 cinquefoil light windows.

Probably of late C13 origin but rebuilt in C15.

C19 nave roof on C15 corbels.

Early C16 north chapel.

C15 chancel arch.

Communion rail, late C17.

C13 font, octagonal bowl on modern stem.

Dated 1539 and inscribed to Oliver Leder and Frances, his wife.

Monuments.

Sir James Deyer 1580, Margaret, his wife 1560

and Sir Richard Deyer 1605 and Marie his wife, 1601 erected by Sir William Deyer.

Late C17 white marble cartouche to Christopher and Mar , infant children of John Conyers.

White marble panel to Sarah, wife of John Spencer and Sarah, their daughter, 1632.

Black marble and alabaster altar tomb to Sir James Beverley, 1670.

Large wall monument of partly painted freestone to Sir George Wanton, 1606, erected by Sir Oliver Cromwell.