1086 | Domesday Book mentions Priest in Chesterton with 1 Virgate (30 acres) of land. |
1200 | First recorded rector – Reginald de Paris |
1216 | Cardinal Guala arrives in England |
1217 | Guala is given the living of St Andrew’s by Henry III |
1218 | St. Andrew’s Church is given to Vercelli Abbey, in Italy, by Cardinal Guala. |
1260 | Cruciform Church on present site |
1330 | Church rebuilt in Decorated style with West tower, the transepts being extended to form the North and South aisles |
1334 | Guild of the Resurrection formed |
1350 | Chesterton Tower built |
1377 | Guild of St Mary founded |
1440 | Advowson transferred to King’s Hall, now Trinity College, Cambridge. |
15th Century | Doom Painting depicting the Last Judgement. |
1500’s | North vestry built. |
1642 | William Dowsing on instruction from Cromwell’s Parliament destroys 14 crosses and 40 pictures and levels the Chancel steps. |
1797 | Memorial to Anna Maria Vassa, daughter of Olaudah Equiano. |
1803 | Act of Parliament – all parish priests to reside within their own parish. |
1812 | Old Vicarage was built. |
1842-47 | The chancel, roof, and the church spire were restored. |
1860 | Church Organ installed at West end of the building. |
1897 | East Window given to church. |
1900 | Organ reconstructed in its present position. |
1921 | New clock installed in tower. |
1934 | North vestry extended (to create choir vestry). |
1939 | Organ rebuilt with separate console. |
1968 | Major restoration of tower and spire. |
1980 | Doom Painting cleaned. |
1990’s | Church tower floodlit, new shrubs planted in churchyard, building interior redecorated. |