Cambridge, United Kingdom
Trumpington St
N/A
+44 1223366202
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Very beautiful church for sad funeral.
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In the shadow of St Mary's Church, Little St Mary's can still hold her own. Worth a quick walk through.
Went there for a Railfuture branch meeting in the meeting room at the back of the church. Refurbishment has been very well done (photo shows Dr. Colin Harris, Chairman of Cambridge Connect, giving a presentation of proposals for a Light Rail, or tram, scheme for the Greater Cambridge area, as an alternative to the Cambridge Autonomous Metro rubber-tyred 'bus that thinks its a tram' project).
A church has been on this site since the 12th century. The current structure dates from the 1340s when it was rebuilt by the fellows of Peterhouse, the first Cambridge college. During the medieval era, the church was tied to Peterhouse as the college chapel. Once Peterhouse built a separate college chapel in 1632, Little St Mary's was released to be a parish church again. When priest and poet Richard Crashaw left the church in 1643, many of the ornaments and statues were damaged or destroyed by Puritan iconoclast William Dowsing. Some of the damage, including that to Lady Chapel and sedilia have never been repaired. Further work was undertaken in the 18th and 19th century installed much of the current woodwork. The church features the crest of the Washington family as Rev. Godfrey Washington, great uncle of the first president of the USA is buried in Little St Mary's.
A quiet little haven in the centre of Cambridge.
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