The Chancel, nave and lower part of the tower are from the 12th century. Look for the scalloped capitals at the springing of the nave/tower arch. In the 15th century a south aisle was added along with the arcade and clerestory windows. The north wall then had to be raised and the angel corbel roof rebuilt. Look for the late 15th to early 16th century slender pulpit, the (originally painted) 17th century font and the wall paintings in the Chancel. At least one of the 18th century chandeliers came from St ‘Bene’ts’ in Cambridge. The modern lights were designed by Stephen Dykes Bower, an architect who continued in the Gothic style when it had long gone out of fashion.
A compact church of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Inside it has a thirteenth-century font with large corner scrolls, pews with doors and some splendid wall monuments. Those in marble are mostly to members of the Pemberton family. The beautiful beaten copper monuments were made by members of a local school, set up to provide employment for returned WW1 Soldiers. In the churchyard a mausoleum, 1922, designed by Ambrose Poynter.
St Peter’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Offord D’Arcy, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
St Swithins church building is part of a group of 7 churches and due to structural issues is not in use at the moment. If you want to arrange a funeral, wedding or baptism you are welcome to hold the service at one of our other churches.
Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity, number 287486.
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