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St Mary

St Mary

Comberton

Cambridgeshire

Part of chancel late C13, nave early C14 and C15 or early C16, and west tower C14.

Architectural Features

C14 west tower of three stages, embattled, with setback buttressing.

Restored C14 fenestration with dagger cusping to two-light bell chamber openings.

Nave C14

late C15 or early C16.

South aisle, C14 in origin, restored C19.

C19, but with two C13 lancet windows, restored, in North Wall.

South wall has two C14 windows with dagger cusping, one with low-side opening, now with reset medieval glass.

Inside: C14 tower arch of clunch.

The north aisle and arcade was either rebuilt or added later C15 or early C16.

Late medieval nave roof of five bays with moulded and braced tiebeams.

The north aisle has a late C15 or early C16 roof also in five bays with moulded main beams, some with leaf ornament and a cornice originally with angel enrichment, but now mutilated.

Chancel arch is late C13 or early C14 and similar to the south arcade.

The chancel has been much restored in the C19, but the wide splays of the late C13 windows on the north side are still intact.

The font is C13.

Octagonal tapering limestone bowl on octagonal stem with C17 octagonal canopy of oak with acorn finial and urn finials to the edge.

A number of pews are C16 with carved ends and finials and the chancel screen is C15-C16 with much original woodwork both to the closed panels and in the vertical tracery.