Church of St Andrew the Great
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW THE GREAT, ST ANDREW'S STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1331889
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew the Great
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW THE GREAT, ST ANDREW'S STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1331889
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew the Great
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW THE GREAT, ST ANDREW'S STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW THE GREAT, ST ANDREW'S STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Cambridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 45086 58428
Details
In the entry for:
ST.ANDREW'S STREET. 1. (West Side) 942 TL 4558 SW 7/2 Church of St Andrew the Great. 26.4.50. B The ecclesiastical grade shall be amended to read grade II and the first sentence of the list description shall be amended to read:-
¨Parish church rebuilt from design of Ambrose Poynter in late Gothic style in 1843¨
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ST ANDREW'S STREET 1. 942 (West Side) Church of St Andrew the Great TL 4558 SW 7/2 26.4.50. B 2. Rebuilt from design of Ambrose Poynter in late Gothic style in 1843. Has slight remains of earlier structure and early Cl2 double capitals in heating chamber. Nave of 5 bays with side aisles. West tower of four stages. Contemporary woodwork and roof. South Porch 1850, vestries 1897. Many C18 mural monuments from former church, including one in memory of Captain Cook and his family. (RCHM 46).
Listing NGR: TL4508658428
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 47730
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge, (1959)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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