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St Peter And St Paul

Lingfield

Surrey

Tower and some C14 walling to south and west, remainder of church rebuilt in 1431 by Sir Reginald Cobham

Architectural Features

Horsham slab roofs with some plain tile patching, wooden shingled broach spire to Tower

C15 Perpendicular style windows with stone tracery, large window to the east and west window of north aisle two centred with hood moulding ending in carved human head and grotesque stops

carved head at apex of arch

Stained glass:- Some C15 glass fragments in south chancel window

Font - Octagonal stone bowl on stem, panelled stem with quatrefoil and human head decorations

Octagonal panelled wooden pulpit, panelled with arcade decoration

C15 screens between chancel and chapels

C15 misericords, 11 seats with 8 misereries surviving - a bishop, the Cobham rms, a rose and two heads

Monuments - North Chancel Chapel:- Table Tomb in north east corner, reputedly dedicated to Sir Thomas Cobham and Lady Anne Cobham

Rectangular tablet with flanking scrolls, crowning urn, and floral carving in apron

Firestone with purbeck marble top, panelled sides and inlaid brass figure on lid

Wall monument above

flanking angels and railed surround

Lady Cobham in widow's attire with Wyvern at her feet and angels to her head

Brasses:- Reputedly the finest set in Surrey

Two half length figures in chancel to John Swetecote

Further brasses to unknown girl

Further brasses in North Chapel to - Lady Eleanor Culpepper

Female figure under canopy

Lady of the Cobham Family C15

Brass to Katerina Stoket.Died 1420, and fine brass of John Hadresham, figure in armour, 1417

Now on north wall formerly on floor is incised figure circa 1530 made up of encaustic tiles

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