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St Wendreda, March c.1900(Cambridgeshire Collection)

St Wendreda, March

History of St Wendreda

Listed Building

Parish Church, mainly mid C14, c1400, late C15 and c1528. Restored 1874. Rubblestone with Barnack limestone dressings and flint and brick to late C15 clerestorey. Roof of nave leaded with tiles to rebuilt roof of chancel. Plan of West tower, nave, North and South aisles. South porch, and chancel. Four stage West tower and spire, 1350-1400, embattled with five stage buttressing. … The angel roof of the nave is particularly fine. It is of double hammer beam construction with a tier of winged angels to the soffits of the jackposts as well as the hammer beams. The North and South aisles are of similar late C15 date with blind arcading to the North and South walls. The font is C12, recut. There are brasses to Andrew Dredeman (d.1501) and his wife in the nave floor and to Anthony Hansard (d.1507) and his wife, in the South aisle.

St Wendreda, March c.1902

St Wendreda c.1902

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

St Wendreda, March (RGL2026)

Sources

  • Historic England
  • Photographs

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