St George's Church, Little Thetford
St George's | ||
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St George's Church, Little Thetford | ||
Style Gothic | | |
Completed | 1867 | |
Specifications | ||
Capacity | 140[1] | |
Length | 19.5 metres (64 ft) | |
Width | 4 metres (13 ft) | |
Nave width | 6.75 metres (22.1 ft) | |
Materials | Fieldstone & limestone rubble & dressed limestone with plain tiled roof having end parapets | |
Administration | ||
Province | Province of Canterbury | |
Diocese | Diocese of Ely | |
Parish | Little Thetford with Stretham | |
Clergy | ||
Bishop(s) | Bishop of Ely | |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Chris Hill |
St George's Church, Little Thetford, is an Anglican church in the village of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
St. George's Church is a 14th-century stone building with slate roof.[2] In 1751 it was recorded as a chapel of ease attached to Stretham served by the rector there.[3] The roof was thatched until 1863, when the church was heavily restored.[4] In 1886, it was struck by lightning and required extensive rebuilding.[5] Today, the church consists of a chancel, nave, north porch, and south vestry. The 14th-century octagonal bowl font still has an original lead lining.[6] St. George's Church, a Grade II* listed building,[4][7] is part of the Ely Team Ministry.[8] The complete registers start in 1654 and are kept at the Cambridge Records Office.[9][10][11]
Architecture
Exterior
The previously thatched roof has been plain tiles since the extensive restorations of 1863.
Interior
In a survey recorded in 1751, two bells were noted in the west end and the nave and chancel were thatched.[3] The present single bell, marked "chapel of Ely house, London", is dated 1769. The 19th-century roof is of collar rafter type. The two centred chancel arch, 19th century, have two moulded orders, the inner on engaged colonnettes.[6] The 1980 vestry conversion included toilet, refreshment facilities and improved access for the disabled.[12]
References
- ^ assumes 6 people per pew; 14 pews and 56 free standing chairs
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-09586-9
- ^ a b Francis Blomfield (1751). "Hamlet or Town of Thetford". Collectanea Cantabrigiensia, or Collections relating to Cambridge, University, town, and county. Francis Blomfield. p. 25. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Church of St George, Thetford". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Ely". The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald. 4 May 1886. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d T.D. Atkinson, Ethel M. Hampson, E.T. Long, C.A.F. Meekings, Edward Miller, H.B. Wells, G.M.G. Woodgate (1953). Pugh, R.B. (ed.). The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Cambridge and the isle of Ely. Vol. IV. Oxford University Press. pp. 157–158.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Historic England. "Church of St George (Grade II*) (1302358)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Shaw, Tony (n.d.), The Friends of St. George's Church, Leaflet
- ^ "Thetford or Little Thetford". UK & Ireland Genealogy. GenUKI. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire Archives". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ A transcript of the Little Thetford parish registers are maintained on-line on the local village web site
- ^ Friends of St George. "St George's Church". Little Thetford. Retrieved 13 August 2010.