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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Godalming

Surrey

Principally C12, C13 and C14 with earlier origins and later additions and alterations, including restorations of 1840 and 1879

Architectural Features

Plain tile roofs

4-bay aisled nave, having C11 work in 2 eastern bays, aisles added C13, all extended westwards C15 or C16 and further extended to west, north and south C19 (in 2 phases). South porch, of 1879

Transepts C12, altered

Crossing tower, with early C12 lower stage, C13 belfry stage, c14 parapet and spire

Lower 3-bay chancel, extended eastwards C14, and restored

having north and south chapels added early C13, north chapel rebuilt with vestry 1879

South transept has a 3-light Perpendicular window under hoodmould with wall monument on its left

north transept has a Perpendicular window, a C12 doorway with imposts, and a C19 vice on east side with Caernarvon- arched doorway, slit windows and leafy finial

Tower: some tile quoins

Chancel: south chapel has Perpendicular windows of 2 and 3 lights under hoodmoulds and a C13 triple-lancet window

to its east end a C15/C16 Tudor-arched doorway with shields in spandrels and above it a late C13 window having 5 stepped lancets below 3 roundels with cinquefoils and hoodmould

arcades have C12 circular columns and triple- chamfered pointed arches at east end, otherwise octagonal columns and double- chamfered pointed arches

panelled roof with early C16 bosses

Tower has C12 pointed arches to transepts and restored Norman arch to chancel

Transepts have: C13 double-chamfered pointed arches on attached circular columns to aisles and chapels

heads of C12 windows

Chancel: C13, 2-bay, pointed-arched arcades on circular and octagonal columns (attached at ends)

heads of C12 windows, some with painted decoration

C14 squint in south wall

early C14 aumbry, piscina and sedilia

in south chapel, outline of former C13 east window, with painted decoration, and of lancet in south wall, with painting of St John the Baptist

also in south chapel, some old glass in east window, and fine collared rafter roof, probably C16, with heavily-moulded tie beams and wall plate and incised decoration to corbels on north side

Monuments: in south chapel, stone chest tomb of John and Elizabeth Westbrook, diving cable- moulded base, cusped blind tracery to sides and moulded lid

in chancel, wall monument to Judeth Elyott, d.1615, having figure of lady kneeling before book on lectern in elaborately-decorated aedicule, the cornice surmounted by coat of arms, shields and end pedestals with skull and hour-glass, and tablet with skull and cross-bones underneath

brasses in chancel commemorating Thomas and Joan Purvoche, d.1509 (2 figures) and John Barker, d.1595

Fittings: C15 or early C16 chalk font, in south chapel, with pyramidal base, octagonal stand with pointed arch to each face, roll moulding and octagonal bowl

panelled, polygonal pulpit of c.1600, elaborately carved with strapwork decoration and decorated lozenge and rectangular panels