St Botolph's Church, Cambridge
St Botolph's Church, Cambridge | |
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Archdeaconry of Cambridge | |
Deanery | Cambridge South Deanery |
Parish | St Botolph, Cambridge |
Clergy | |
Rector | The Rev'd Jonathan Collis |
Asst Curate(s) | The Rev'd Philip Stewart |
St Botolph's Church, Cambridge is a
History
The church is dedicated to
The present building mostly dates from the fourteenth century and is built of flint and rubble with
The tower was built in the fifteenth century. It is surmounted by stone figures representing the four evangelists (restored 1971) and has a sundial on the south-west buttress. The four bells were cast in 1460 and are still in use.
The elaborate chancel was rebuilt in 1872 by the Victorian architect
The South Chapel was refurbished in memory of those who died in the First World War. The war memorial window in the South Chapel was one of the earliest commissions of Rachel Tancock (later Rachel de Montmorency). The two-light window depicts St George and St Michael. The chapel also commemorates the First Eastern General Hospital, built at the outbreak of the First World War on what is now the Cambridge University Library site.[1]
There are memorials to Thomas Playfere (1609, Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity), James Essex (architect), members of the Darwin family, and Sir Ernest Barker.
On 26 April 1950, the church was designated a
In the early hours of 4 February 2020 the church was broken into resulting in the destruction of an 1870 stained glass window by Charles Kempe, depicting Botolph and Margaret of Antioch.[3] In the first week of the church's online fundraiser over £3,000 was raised to repair the window and secure the church against further incidents, alongside repairs to the church's roof which had been stripped of its lead by thieves several months prior.[4]
Present day
The church is located at the intersection of Trumpington Street and Silver Street; the narrow Botolph Lane runs alongside the churchyard to the south and Corpus Christi College is to the north. The parish extends west, over the River Cam, into Newnham and includes several colleges.[5]
Gallery
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St Botolph's in circa 1870
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Stained glass window by Rachel Tancock
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Sundial on a tower buttress
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Interior, looking towards the chancel
References
- ^ "St Botolph's Church, Cambridge - Memorial Chapel 1st Eastern General". CCAN. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Botolph (1331905)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 March 2017
- ^ Spencer, Alex (14 February 2020). "Thief smashes priceless Cambridge church windows by Victorian artist". Cambridge Independent. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Eastwood, David. "Weʼre raising £10,000 to repair the damage to St Botolph's lead roof and our beautiful Arts & Crafts stained windows, and to prevent this happening again". Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Parish Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2017.