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The tower was built in the fifteenth century. It is surmounted by stone figures representing the four evangelists (restored 1971) and has a sundial on the south-west buttress. The four bells were cast in 1460 and are still in use.
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The South Chapel was refurbished in memory of those who died in the First World War. The war memorial window in the South Chapel was one of the earliest commissions of
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In the early hours of 4 February 2020 the church was broken into resulting in the destruction of an 1870 stained glass window by
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and G. Gray. It is a fine example of high Victorian decoration and was conserved and restored in 2008 with help from the
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The present building mostly dates from the fourteenth century and is built of flint and rubble with
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remaining in a Cambridge parish church; its paintings date from the late 19th-century restoration.
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The Church of Saint Botolph in Cambridge, as seen from the southwest. Behind it is
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The elaborate chancel was rebuilt in 1872 by the Victorian architect
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The parish extends west, over the 391:(architect), members of the Darwin family, and Sir 276: 266: 261: 251: 241: 229: 217: 212: 204: 196: 191: 181: 171: 166: 154: 146: 141: 129: 117: 105: 97: 78: 23: 696:Church of England church buildings in Cambridge 398:On 26 April 1950, the church was designated a 421:The church is located at the intersection of 8: 29: 20: 706:Grade I listed churches in Cambridgeshire 528: 448: 630:from the original on 14 February 2020 603:from the original on 14 February 2020 517:Interior, looking towards the chancel 385:Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity 7: 591:Spencer, Alex (14 February 2020). 571:National Heritage List for England 18:Church in Cambridgeshire, England 14: 324:Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 566:"Church of St Botolph (1331905)" 510: 498: 483: 467: 451: 441:and includes several colleges. 353:and worked on by local artists 293:Church of England parish church 250: 145: 289:St Botolph's Church, Cambridge 24:St Botolph's Church, Cambridge 1: 374:Cambridge University Library 505:Sundial on a tower buttress 311:The church is dedicated to 299:, England. 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