Description

KIMBOLTON HIGH STREET
TL 095675
(NORTH SIDE)
6/62 CHURCH OF ST. ANDREW
14.5.59 I
Parish Church recorded in Domesday Survey, 1086, but the north
and south arcades are C13 and the external appearance is mainly
C14 with C15 additions. The roofs of the north and south aisles
are noteworthy as are the screens and monuments. Of Barnack and
rubblestone with some pebblestone. Early C14 west tower with
broach spire. Of three stages on plinth with four stage angle
buttressing and newel staircase in north west angle. Moulded
main cornice enriched with mask and other ornament. The doorway
and other openings are early C14. Three stage broach spire with
three tiers of gabled spire lights. C14 nave, embattled, with
four early C14 windows to each side of clerestorey. C15 south
aisle and chapel. Embattled with cut-down corner pinnacles.
Five three-light windows with vertical tracery and a similar
five-light window to east end. C15 south porch, also
embattled. Similar outer and inner arches with shafts and
moulded jambs in two centred arches with square heads and
tracery to spandrels. Round headed niche above outer archway.
Chancel, C14, with south wall rebuilt C18. C15 east window,
restored. C14 north aisle and north chapel. Ogee heads to five
cinquefoil lights in four centred arches. 1853 porch to Montagu
family vault beneath north chapel. 1847 north vestry.
Interior. The marks of the original roof are visible in the
east wall of the tower, above the early C14 tower arch. Early
C13 north arcade of four bays. Two-centred arches of two
chamfered orders with label of nail head ornament, on alternate
round and octagonal columns. Late C13 south arcade of four
bays. Similar arches and moulded label on round columns. C15
nave roof, restored. Jackposts on C15 grotesque corbels. North
and south aisles have fine C15 roofs. Main beams and principal
rafters with carved bosses at intersections. Jackposts in north
aisle and intermediate principal rafters in both aisles are
carved with figures, those in north aisle are of St. Michael and
Angels with emblems of Passion. Chancel arch C14. Two centred
and of three moulded orders with the responds on linked attached
shafts with moulded capitals. North of the chancel arch is a
small niche with cinquefoil tracery and crocketed ogee head.
One C15 arch to north wall and another to south wall of
chancel. C13 font, square bowl on repaired central and detached
subsidiary shafts. Screens. Between north chapel and north
aisle, C15, of four bays, part restored. Between south chapel
and south aisle, late C16 and of five bays, including bay for
opening. Cinquefoil and subcusped tracery with ogee heads.
Traces of original painting to closed lower panels. Monuments.
South chapel. 1632 wall monument to Lady Isabella Smyth. 1642
altar tomb and wall monument to Henry, lst Earl of Manchester.
1658 free standing monument to Essex, Countess of Manchester.
1641, similar monument to Rt. Hon. Anne, Lady Mandeville.
South aisle: 1722 wall monument to William Ashton
VCH (Hunts) Vol. III. RCHM (Hunts) p167.
Pevsner: Buildings of England, p275.
Norris Museum, St. Ives, Inskip Ladds Records.

Listing NGR: TL0993067862

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17527883

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