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St James

St James

Spaldwick

Cambridgeshire

Nave wall and north door, and part of east wall C12.

Architectural Features

Nave arcade to south C13.

Chancel and chancel arch early C14, tower mid C14 and spire completed by end of C14.

Clerestorey added to nave c.1370, and south porch.

South chapel c.1500 and south aisle and porch rebuilt.

C17 buttresses added to north side of nave and parapets rebuilt.

Octagonal spire has projecting figure at top of broaches, three tiers of spire lights, the top light has a carved stone 'J. Rivitt 1873'.

Clerestorey of three bays with paired lights in squared-headed arches possibly C16, and plain parapet

South porch c.1500, has a reset late C14 archway with shafted jambs with moulded capitals and bases.

Two-centred chancel arch, early C14 of two chamfered orders resting on moulded corbels.

Tower arch C14, two-centred with three moulded orders.

Nave arcade c.1250 of four bays with two-centred arches with two chamfered orders and moulded labels with nail-head ornament on circular columns with moulded capitals and bases.

Reset doorway in south aisle c.1250 with two-centred arch and two moulded and chamfered orders.

The chapel has an early C16 roof with moulded beams and a carved boss.

Early C16 oak screen repaired.

C13 font has an octagonal bowl.

On either side of north door are two early C14 coped coffin-lids.