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St Mary

St Mary

Farcet

Cambridgeshire

C12 nave, west tower C1180-90, mid C13 chancel and south chapel.

Architectural Features

South aisle rebuilt with wider east bay 1270-80.

South porch C14.

Church restored in 1852 and north aisle and arcade added with original C12 north door resited.

South doorway C13, has chamfered jambs with a two-centred head

south porch C14 outer archway of two chamfered orders on splayed responds with a two-centred head.

South chapel rebuilt chancel north wall has a C15 'low-side' window of two cinquefoiled and transomed lights in a four-centred head with moulded label.

late C13 south arcade of four bays with round arches of two chamfered orders (and one two-centred western arch), octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases

the east respond has a moulded corbel with a free pendant carved with foliage, the west respond has an attached half column.

late C13, two centred of two chamfered orders with hollow-chamfered responds and attached semi octagonal shafts with moulded caps and bases, mid C13 arch to chapel of two chamfered orders with chamfered responds moulded capitals and plain bases.

Locker in north wall of chancel reused material possibly C15, piscina with trefoiled head, projecting drain

wooden shelf C13, Sedillia restored C13.

Nave roof rebuilt on old corbels with carved foliage, grotesque beast and head, and shields, the reset carved wooden angels with shields and six carved heads are possibly from the earlier roof.

Pulpit, date AD 1612 rebuilt with early C16 carved panels.

five benches, early C16 with fleur-de-lis poppy heads.

For monuments and floor slabs see RCHM and VCH, of note is an inscribed slab over the south doorway to Dorothea Wright 1674 known for her healing powers.