Description

TL 4646 DUXFORD GREEN STREET
(West Side)
15/59 Parish Church of
St John
22.11.67
GV I
Parish Church, now a redundant church. Late C12 tower, nave and
chancel. C13 tower heightened and chancel lengthened. Chapel of two bays
added to north side of chancel c.1330, late C14 window added to ground stage
of tower and west end of nave. Late C15 north aisle, and arcade, arches to
tower and north chapel and C15 window to nave, and chancel; C15 porch, C16
east window. C18 repairs in brick. Restoration of tower and wall paintings
1985. Walls of flint and pebble and clunch rubble with limestone and clunch
dressings with brick repairs. Copper covered flat roofs, lead covered spire,
plain tiled nave roof. North elevation: Nave with lower pitch of original
C12 roof and original truss embedded in west gable wall. South aisle with
repaired two-stage buttresses, three three-cinquefoiled-light windows in
recessed moulded four-centred arches. Chapel with diagonal buttress to east,
grotesque gargoyles and cornice with vine and ball flower ornament; two
windows with flamboyant tracery, ogee heads and crocketed finials. Tower of
three stages with loop window at second stage and early C14 two-light window
with quatrefoil in two-centred arch; C15 embattled parapet and small leaded
spirelet. South porch; timber-framed and plastered with carved spandrels
and kingpost roof. South doorway, clunch with round arch enriched by chevron
ornament, tympanum relief carving of cross with stepped arms. Interior: C12
round headed tower arches, to west with three attached columns, lobed cushion
capitals and plain bases on chamfered plinth, to east with single shafted
jambs cushion capitals and a pair of carved dogs to left hand base on
chamfered plinth. Above the arches on walls facing east and west are
fragments of wall paintings. Two bay C14 arcade from chancel to chapel with
continuous moulded orders with semi octagonal shafts; C15 two bay arcade to
nave, tower, and north chapel with two-centred arches and semi octagonal
responds. Two ogee-headed niches in chapel, and cinquefoil-headed piscina,
round arched niche to east wall of nave. Font C13 octagonal bowl on clunch
pedestal. Late C14 stair to chancel screen. Sealed doorway and part of west
window in north aisle. C18 floor tiles and late C17 barley sugar balustered
communion rail. Late C15 benches. Roofs: Nave roof C14 scissor braced
collar rafter roof. C15 chancel roof with moulded cambered tie beam and
principal with carved bosses at insections. Aisle roof of six bays with
double ogee moulded principal rafters. Chapel roof roughly set timber
possibly sealed originally. Floor slabs; to Sarah wife of John Rayner
d.1732; to Richard Hitch d.1816. The unification of St John's Parish Church
with St Peter's was discussed in 1650 and completed finally in 1874, the
Church became derelict and is now in the care of the Redundant Church Fund.
The north chapel was used as a school room from the mid C17 to c.1847.
R.C.H.M., Report. 1958
V.C.H., Vol. VI, p217
Kingston School of Architecture Measured Drawings St Johns, Duxford 1977

Listing NGR: TL4781346197

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St John's Church, Duxford at Wikipedia
• St John's Church, Duxford official website
• Wikidata Q7593547

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