Cambridgeshire is a large and diverse county, and this is reflected in
its churches. In the south, chalk provided flints for even the grandest
of churches. The Fens in the north and east had no building materials of
their own, so limestone was transported from further north and may best
be seen in those churches that were owned or established by monastic
houses. In the former county of Huntingdonshire limestone dominates, and
bricks made from the local clays make an early appearance. In this book
author John E. Vigar presents a selection of the most interesting
churches from across the county, including the former counties of the
Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough, covering every period and
type of church, from simple Saxo-Norman churches such as Hauxton, to
late medieval churches where money was plentiful such as Whittlesey.
Former monastic houses are represented by March and Ramsey, a rare
seventeenth-century church at Guyhirn and one of the most important
nineteenth-century churches in England at Cambridge All Saints, as well
as many other ecclesiastical gems in the county. This fascinating
picture of an important part of the history of Cambridgeshire over the
centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting
this attractive county in England.
