The Plan of the Church

Here is a plan with a description of some of the features you can see in the church of St. Kyneburgha.

1 Porch – a late Saxon carving of ‘Christ in Majesty’ in the gable above (pictured left).

2 The Door – leading into the church dates from 1372.

3 Peter’s Pence Box – oak alms chest – pre Henry VII (1485 AD).

4 The Roof in the Nave – angels with instruments – 15^thentury oak.

5 Wall Painting – showing scenes from the life of St Catherine – note wheel – 14^th century.

6 Base of a Saxon cross.

7 The altar of St Kyneswitha – she was a sister of St Kyneburgha. They were both buried here until their bodies were moved to Peterborough in the 11^th century. The screen dates from 1330 AD.

8 Tower Capitals – the carvings show a ‘green man’, hunting scenes, a man fighting a lion and St Kyneburgha being chased by ruffian soldiers (pictured left), 1120 – 1124 AD.

9 Near High Altar – a Saxon carving of an Apostle, this was part of the shrine of St Kyneburgha – 8^th century.

10 Priest’s Door – on a semi-circular frame of stone, over the Priest’s Door in the south wall of the Chancel, is the following inscription: —

XV. KL.
MAI DEDICA
TIO HVI ECCL’E
A.D. MCXXIIII

In full this reads:

Quinto decimo Kalendas

Maias Ecclesiae
Anno Domino MCXXIIII

Or

The dedication of this Church was on the

17th April 1124.

11 The Chancel – note the tomb of Virgilius, an early Rector – c 1228 AD

12 The Lady Chapel – this was rebuilt in c1260 AD, and is dedicated to Our Lady Mary, the Mother of Jesus

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	1 Porch – a late Saxon carving of ‘Christ in Majesty’ in the gable above (pictured left). 2 The Door – leading into the church dates from 1372. 3 Peter’s Pence Box – oak alms chest – pre Henry VII (1485 AD).
	4 The Roof in the Nave – angels with instruments – 15^thentury oak. 5 Wall Painting – showing scenes from the life of St Catherine – note wheel – 14^th century. 6 Base of a Saxon cross. 7 The altar of St Kyneswitha – she was a sister of St Kyneburgha. They were both buried here until their bodies were moved to Peterborough in the 11^th century. The screen dates from 1330 AD. 8 Tower Capitals – the carvings show a ‘green man’, hunting scenes, a man fighting a lion and St Kyneburgha being chased by ruffian soldiers (pictured left), 1120 – 1124 AD.
	9 Near High Altar – a Saxon carving of an Apostle, this was part of the shrine of St Kyneburgha – 8^th century.
	10 Priest’s Door – on a semi-circular frame of stone, over the Priest’s Door in the south wall of the Chancel, is the following inscription: — XV. KL. MAI DEDICA TIO HVI ECCL’E A.D. MCXXIIII In full this reads: Quinto decimo Kalendas Maias Ecclesiae Anno Domino MCXXIIII Or The dedication of this Church was on the 17th April 1124.
	11 The Chancel – note the tomb of Virgilius, an early Rector – c 1228 AD 12 The Lady Chapel – this was rebuilt in c1260 AD, and is dedicated to Our Lady Mary, the Mother of Jesus