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St Peter

St Peter

Coughton

Warwickshire

Late C15 and early C16

Architectural Features

Embattled parapet with C17 or C18 pinnacles

North aisle has north-west door, blocked inside with spandrels carved with a human head and foliage

Chancel and chapels have late C17 paving of alternating black and white diagonally-set flagstones

Fittings: C13 (VCH) font

on capitals and bases of C15 (Buildings of England) stem

Pulpit of 1891, but made up from traceried and linenfold panels

Stained glass: Some early C16 glass survives chancel east window has 3 sibyls c.1530

with C17 heads

North and south chapel windows with pieces of original glass

included small complete figures of the Apostles

Nave west window of 1890, attributed to Powell (Buildings of England). Throckmorton monuments, Nave: Sir Robert d.1518, but occupied by another Sir Robert (d.1791) Tomb chest with grey marble slab and marble sides with rich quatrefoil panels and shields

Grey marble chest tomb with panelled sides and brasses

Sir John (d.1580) and wife Large canopied alabaster monument with panelled base, effigies and 6 Corinthian columns

Chest tomb with black marble lid and brass and enamel cross

brass inscription plate

C17 and C18 monuments and grave slabs of the Throckmorton and other families

Peter's is an exceptionally complete Perpendicular church with good original furnishings and monuments. (V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.III, pp.82-4