St Christopher fresco, Impington

St Andrew Impington

History of St Andrew's Impington

Listed Building

The earliest date for the existence of Impington in 991 with the  manor was given to the monastery at Ely by Duke Brithnoth. The name is said to derive from the Saxon tribe, the Empings, who settled here. ‘Epintone’ is described in the Domesday Book with a population of 143.

See also:

https://reeddesign.co.uk/paintedchurch/impington-st-christopher.htm

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1843 Romilly records in his diary 29.7.1843:

Dined at Impington Hall … Swinny has just discovered a fresco painting of St Christopher at Impington: he told us the beautiful legend of St Christopher sinking under the weight of the child bearing the sins of the world.

Ed. note: Mr Swinney was then owner of Impington Hall. ‘Some interesting fresco paintings, one of a giant St Christoper, have been recently laid bare’ (Paley, Ecclesiologist’s Guide (1844)). The fresco dates from the fifteenth century and is on the north wall of the church.

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The sketch books of Cissy Macfarlane-Grieve who lived at Impington Hall in the early 20th century contains numerous pictures of the church, many of her friends sitting in the pews.

Other features that Cissy would have been familiar with are the wall painting and the memorial brass.

15th century representation of St Christopher.

16th century brass of John and Margaret Burgoyne and their 7 sons and 2 daughters.

There are other memorials inside and outside the church.