Church of St Andrew, High Street, Soham - East Cambridgeshire

Minster church dating from 1180-90, of cruciform plan. Extended in C15 by one bay to the west when the tall four-stage west tower was built. Constructed of limestone, rubble and pebble stone with flint. Clunch and limestone internally. Restoration in Ketton stone. C15 nave roof. Wall paintings. The tower has been cordoned off due to loose masonry. The church suffers extensively from damp. National Lottery Heritage Fund grant awarded towards drainage work completed in 2019 as first stage of a larger repair project but a recent grant bid failed. Parish reviewing work and grant sources.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1126450

Local Planning Authority:

East Cambridgeshire

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Andrew

Street Name:

High Street

County:

Cambridgeshire

District / Borough:

East Cambridgeshire

Parish:

Soham

Parliamentary Constituency:

Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Region:

East of England

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Very bad

Priority:

A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA