Nominal: 775 Hz Weight: 1205 lbs Diameter: 39.06" Bell 1 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 1296 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Cambridge: St Andrew the Great
Diocese of Ely
Church, 614026
http://www.stag.orgOverview
Grid reference: TL 450 584
Formerly known as St.Andrew without Barnwell Gate, the present church was designed by Ambrose Poynter and built in 1842-3 but, it incorporates some earlier material and a large number of monuments and some other contents from the earlier church. The walls are of ashlar, and the roofs slate-covered; the style is that of the late 15th century.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisled nave, shallow sanctuary and west tower. The south porch and the vestries at the west were built in 1850 and 1897 respectively.
Footprint of Church buildings: 594 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Formerly known as St.Andrew without Barnwell Gate, the present church was designed by Ambrose Poynter and built in 1842-3 but, it incorporates some earlier material and a large number of monuments and some other contents from the earlier church. Ambrose Poynter designed two other, and inferior, churches in Cambridge - Christ Church, Newmarket Road, and St. Paul, Hills Road.
Exterior Description
The walls are of ashlar, and the roofs slate-covered; the style is that of the late 15th century. The tower is of four stages with angle buttresses on the east, diagonal buttresses on the west and an embattled parapet. The second stage has single pointed lights in the south and west walls, and a two-light window with tracery in the north wall. In each wall of the bell-stage is a three-light window with vertical tracery in a four-centred head.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
Mid 19th Century
A number of windows of mid-19th century date, including the east window (incorporating the arms of Christ's College, the See of Ely, Queen Victoria, the Deanery of Ely, and Emmanuel College) the first, second and fifth window on the south side and the west window.
Interior
Interior Description
The east window is of five cinquefoiled and transomed lights with vertical tracery in a four-centred head; the internal splays and soffits are panelled, and jamb-shafts at the angles are continued up above the head to support a straight moulded cornice enclosing traceried spandrels. The east and side windows of the aisles are all of much the same character as one another and are of three lights with external labels carried across the wall face bet - weer the buttresses and, internally, with panelled splays and soffits and wood pelmets. The roof over sanctuary and nave is in five bays divided by queen-post trusses with curved braces below the tie-beams and others between the queen-posts and the collar beams; all the spandrels are enriched with pierced tracery; the aisle roofs are of ten bays, each subdividedby chamferedbeams with enrichments at the intersections, and all these roofs are contemporarywith the building.
Fixtures and fittings
Panel
19th Century
Benefaction boards Two in tower, recording charities of (a) Thomas Carrington, 1820, and (b) Elizabeth Cook, 1841.
Font (object)
Mid 19th Century
Octagonal, of limestone, and mid-19th century in a late 15th century style.
Brass
Leonard Chappelow, BD, 1768, Professor of Arabic; Mary his wife, 1779, has a lozenge-shaped inscription plate.
Brass
Edward Noyes, 1801, shield-shaped plate.
Brass
Mid-19th Century
Record of bequest by Christopher Rose, d.1661, for an annual sermon to be preached on the day of his death. Mid-19th century, and presumably replacing an earlier one.
Organ (component)
Mid 19th Century
Case
Bells
Nominal: 1576 Hz Weight: 368 lbs Diameter: 23.88" Bell 2 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14418 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1485 Hz Weight: 406 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 3 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14419 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1318 Hz Weight: 408 lbs Diameter: 25.88" Bell 4 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14420 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1172 Hz Weight: 486 lbs Diameter: 27.94" Bell 5 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14421 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1042 Hz Weight: 551 lbs Diameter: 29.63" Bell 6 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14422 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 982 Hz Weight: 668 lbs Diameter: 31.63" Bell 7 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14423 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 873 Hz Weight: 822 lbs Diameter: 34.38" Bell 8 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1956
Dove Bell ID: 14424 Tower ID: 15139 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 450 584
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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