All Saints Parish Church, St Ives

All Saints Church, St Ives, is a Grade 1 listed parish church with traces of an earlier building and a Norman Romanesque font. The church has a Kempe stained glass window. It is featured in Simon Jenkins 'England's Thousand Best Churches' as having a 'Theatrical Comper interior' and a 'steeple, high, elegant and with a gracefully tapering spire'.

On an evening in March 1918 a De Havilland DH6 took off from Hemingford Meadow and crashed into the spire. The top of the spire was hit and collapsed into the north aisle, and the aircraft fell into the south aisle causing serious damage to the church roof and interior. Sadly the pilot lost his life. It was not until 1920 that services were held in the church again and 1924 before the spire was rebuilt. The bells were not rehung and in use until 1930. This was the fifth time that the spire had been rebuilt or repaired.

A display of various artefacts will be on view, as well as the NADFAS (The Arts Society) Church Record books.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 14 September:

1000-1600

Location & directions

All Saints Parish Church, Church Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6DG

Contact on day:

Martin Collier

Telephone number:

+441480384334

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Access for wheelchair users is by the west door, which is near the bridge to Holt Island Nature Reserve.

Additional information

At 4pm there will be a semi-informal parish concert with a variety of musicians who are local or who have church connections. Refreshments will be available.

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