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Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road which runs east–west.
The college spent over 150 years attempting to obtain a purpose-built chapel Emmanuel College Chapel [93] c. 1590 Church of England: Original chapel (previously dining hall of Dominican friary) became library. Current Christopher Wren structure 1677.
The Chapel's large stained glass windows were completed by 1531, and its early Renaissance rood screen was erected in 1532–36. The Chapel is an active house of worship, and home of the King's College Choir. It is a landmark and a commonly used symbol of the city of Cambridge. [4] [5]
The Lady Chapel, added to the south side of the nave. In 1741 the church was refitted with wooden panelling, box pews, choir gallery, and the present pulpit. From 1856–7 Sir George Gilbert Scott restored the church and removed the 18th-century panelling. Further restoration work was carried out in 1876 and 1891, but by 1880 the church was ...
Formerly chapel of ease to Stretham Little Thetford Baptist Church Thetford [18] 1867 Baptist Union: Cathedral of the Holy & Undivided Trinity, Ely: Ely: Trinity [19] Medieval Church of England: Ely Cathedral & St Peter's Cath. since 1109. Ded. to SS Etheldreda, Peter till C16th St Mary, Ely Ely: Mary [20] Medieval Church of England: Ely Team ...
Moses Carter (c. 1801 – 8 July 1860 [1]), known as 'The Histon Giant', was a strongman who lived in the village of Histon, near Cambridge in the United Kingdom. During his life Carter was famous locally for a number of feats of strength, the best-known today being his carrying of a large boulder from a ballast hole on Park Lane to 'Boot ...
The following locations in Cambridgeshire lack known monastic connections: Barnwell Priory Abbey : (The Church of Saint Andrew -the-Less, Barnwell), built adjacent to former Priory Church, called 'The Abbey Church'
Guyhirn Chapel: Wisbech St Mary 1660 1960 Church of England: Churches Conservation Trust: St Mary Magdalene, Guyhirn Wisbech St Mary Mary Magdalene: 1878 Church of England: Sold for conversion before 2012 [35] St John the Baptist, Parson Drove: Parson Drove: John the Baptist: Medieval 1974 Church of England: Parish church 1870.