Little St Mary's, Cambridge
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Dedicated | 1352 |
Little St Mary's or St Mary the Less is a
History
There has been a place of worship on the site since around the twelfth century. The earliest known records of the church state that the first church here was called St Peter-without-Trumpington Gate, to distinguish it from St Peter by the Castle (or ad castrum). It was controlled by three successive generations of the same family until 1207. After that date it was given to the Hospital of St John the Evangelist and served by chaplains from that foundation.[2]
In the early 1280s
1643. At Little Mary’s, December 29, 30, we brake downe 60 superstitious pictures, some popes, and crucifixes, and God the Father sitting in a chayer, and holding a globe in His hand.
— The Journal of William Dowsing
In 1741 the church was refitted with wooden panelling,
The Reverend Godfrey Washington (the great uncle of US President George Washington), who died on 28 September 1729, is buried in Little St Mary's. His memorial is on the north wall close to the main door.
Little St Mary's has been a Grade II* listed building since 1950.[3]
Stained glass
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North-east window, by Charles Eamer Kempe
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Stained glass by Harry Stammers, depicting the Finding of Christ in the Temple
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SS Michael and Gabriel by John Samuel Bucknall (1917-1989)
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SS Stephen and Martin by F. C. Eden, installed in 1936 in memory of Edwin Charles Ogle
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St Andrew and St Elisabeth by F. C. Eden
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St Teresa and St Nicholas. Left-hand half of a four-light window by F. C. Eden, placed in memory of Mary Hamblin Clay (1860-1929)
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St Francis and St Monica. Right-hand half of a four-light window by F. C. Eden, placed in memory of Mary Hamblin Clay (1860-1929)
References
- ^ Little St Mary's, Cambridge. "Welcome to Little St Mary's Church, Cambridge" (parish website). Self-published. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Roach, J. P. C., ed. (1959). "The city of Cambridge: Churches". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3, the City and University of Cambridge. pp. 123–132. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Less, Trumpington Street (Grade II*) (1051677)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2022.