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St Peter And St Paul

Coleshill CP

Warwickshire

C14 and C15 but drastically restored in 1868-9 by W. Slater

Architectural Features

plain tile roofs

West tower: probably mid to late C15

West doorway with roll and hollow-moulded surround, 4-centred arch and crocketed hood mould with carved angel stops

Nave and aisles: C19 pointed 2-light side windows with Geometrical tracery, hollow segment-moulded surrounds and hood moulds with stops carved as heads

Coved eaves with carved fleurons

Chancel: late C15

Buttresses set diagonally at the eastern angles and at the bay divisions to the north and south: each has a gargoyle and crocketed pinnacle above, the latter have panelled sides

Priest's doorway of 2 roll-moulded orders with a 4-centred arch and a heavily crocketed hood mould terminating in carved harts

Mainly C14 but the 3 western bays are C15 and probably contemporary with the west tower

C14/C15 wagon roofs over nave and aisles, the former is of rounded section and the latter segmental pointed

In the north wall is a doorway to the vestry which matches the external doorway in the south wall in that it has a four-centred head and a heavily crocketed hood mould terminating in carved deer and surmounted by a fleur-de-lys

C15 low pitch roof carried on camvbered tie beams panelled with trefoil-headed arcading

The tie beams are supported on brackets which spring from stone corbels carved as angels

Moulded ridge piece and purlins with carved floral bosses

Fittings: outstanding C12 font

Squat base and circular basin carved with round-headed arcading springing from cylindrical columns with cushion capitals, which form 11 compartments altogether

The scene is surrounded by a circular band which cuts across the 2 supporting figures

The other 9 compartments contain alternately interlaced or vertical foliage scrolls, and single figures (four in all). C19 octagonal pulpit in a quite elaborate Gothic style with Geometrical tracery to the panelled sides, and a leaf encrusted cornice

In the north aisle are 2 carved stone heads brought from a site in the High Street

probably C12

Early C17 chest with elaborately curved sides

Oak parish chest bound with iron straps, possibly C14

Monuments: 2 early C14 cross-legged knights each with a surcoat and mail hood

Several monuments in the chancel

3 brasses: William Abnell, vicar, d.1500

The other monuments are all Digbys: Simon, d.1519 and his wife Alice: alabaster

Sir George is in plate armour, the heads of both figures rest on cushions

around the sides are figures of kneeling children

Stained glass: good late C19 windows in the chancel and in the west walls of the tower and aisles.

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