St Clement's Church, Cambridge
| St Clement's Church, Cambridge | |
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St Clement's Church from the North
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| 52°12′33″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2091°N 0.1180°E | |
| Location | Bridge Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1UF |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Prayer Book Catholic |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. Clement, Cambridge |
| Deanery | Cambridge North |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Cambridge |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks (PEV) |
| Priest in charge | The Revd Canon Nick Moir |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Canon John Morgan |
| Honorary priest(s) | Fr Andrew Macintosh Fr Robert Van de Weyer |
St Clement's is a Church of England parish church in central Cambridge. The church is a Grade II* listed building.
The church is located in Bridge Street, Cambridge, part of the central Cambridge conservation area. The churchyard provides a green oasis in the street. The small parish contains many historic buildings, including the Old Vicarage, which adjoins the churchyard.
The present church was built in the first half of the 13th century, and it is believed to be on the site of an earlier building. The walls are of rubble with some brick with freestone dressings. The building initially consisted of the four west bays of the north and south arcades of the nave. The nave arcades and South door remain from the 13th century. There is an inventory of church goods for the year 1278. The east bay of the arcades appear to have been rebuilt in the 14th century. There is an octagonal, perpendicular font. The first pier on both sides was rebuilt in 1538, the clear-story and aisle windows were added, and north and the south aisles were rebuilt and widened. The advowson passed from St Radegund's Priory to Jesus College.
The present chancel, built in brick, was added in 1726, replacing an earlier one that was demolished in 1568. It contains a fine mural of 1872 on the east wall by Frederick Leach, of Christ in Glory surrounded by angels and saints. The tower, designed by Charles Humfrey, is of cement render and initially had a spire; it was added in 1821-2, after a bequest by William Cole. Pevsner describes the tower as "somewhat silly". A vestry was built on the site of the former north chapel in 1866. The spire was removed from the tower in 1928. A chapel was created in the south aisle in 1933, with screens in Anglo-Baroque style.
The church has the oldest memorial to a Mayor of Cambridge; the French inscription on the tombstone of Eudo of Helpringham who died in 1329 during his sixth mayoralty gives an early version of the modern form of the name of the town—'Caunbrege'. In the north aisle there is a beam with a carved punning inscription of c. 1538, which is thought to indicate that Thomas Brakyn, who lived in the parish at the time, contributed to the cost; he is buried in St Clement's churchyard. The church registers begin in 1560.
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