St Leonard
Southoe, Cambridgeshire
A Grade I listed church in Cambridgeshire with splendid Norman carvings over south entrance and other ancient features.
The large church presides over a spacious churchyard and reflects the size and importance of the town, the largest in Cambridgeshire and still growing. The imposing, pinnacled Perpendicular tower dates from the 1530s and has a ring of ten bells.
Inside St Mary's, the lofty arcades and tall chancel arch lead the eye up to the nave roof. Have a good look at the cornices around the edge, with their carvings of angels and animals including hares, eagles and camels.
The font is Norman, but most interior woodwork is Victorian, including the pews and pulpit. The windows, with glass from the second half of the 19th century, depict events from the life of Christ.