St Mary - Stow-cum-Quy, Cambridgeshire - Medieval Churches on Waymarking.com

"The church of St. Mary stands in an isolated position alongside the old Cambridge-Newmarket road, but close to D’Engayne’s manor. The earliest architectural evidence is from the 12th century, indicating an aisleless nave of which one window arch survives. To this were added transepts on the north and south, immediately west of the chancel arch. The outer walls of early 13th-century date still stand on the north and the south-east, and the arch of the south transept is used in the later nave arcade. In the first half of the 14th century the church was enlarged with a rebuilt chancel, an aisled nave of four bays with four new arches on the north and three new ones on the south. Then in the late 14th century the west tower was added. The clearstorey was rebuilt, or perhaps added, in the 15th century. The roofs over the naves and aisles are also of the 15th century.
In 1739 the chancel was shortened by 18 feet, because Sunday services were confined to the nave centred on the pulpit, and the altar was only used for Holy Communion four or five times a year. In 1879-82 the church was extensively restored by a London architect William White, who also designed the porches.

The chancel screen is of early 15th century, though much restored, and in front of it in the nave floor is a brass to John Ansty (died c. 1465), his wife (figure now lost), 12 sons and 4 daughters. Later monuments commemorate members of the families of Stern, Lawrence and Martin. There is a painted canvas with the Royal Arms (1714-1801). In the tower are five bells cast by John Darbie in 1670."

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Building Materials: Stone

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