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St Peter

St Peter

Evercreech

Somerset

C14, C15, restored 182S by Jesse Gane of Evercreech and 1843, further late C19 work.

Architectural Features

embattled parapet with quatrefoil piercing, big corner pinnacles, smaller intermediate pinnacles, niche with defaced figure to west, 4-light west window with much restored tracery, west doorway with moulded 4-centred head surround, ornamental spandrels, paired ribbed doors.

Four bay buttressed north and south aisles, similar parapets, pinnacles, gargoyles, 3-light windows

small neo-medieval vestry with south door.

this wall also with a slender 2-stage ashlar buttress and a tripartite C18 wall monument

Interior plastered on wood block and encaustic tile floors.

Nave with very fine tie- beam roof with bosses, arcading, angel busts, and the crest of the Duke of Somerset, who was Lord Protector of Edward VI, trio whole with restored medieval colouring, carved stoop angel corbels

Fittings predominantly late C19 including reredos, sedilia, altar rails, choir stalls, brass eagle lectern, pews, stone pulpit, and stone font.

the north obscures carved stone corbels which appear to support an early roof, below gallery a pier with 2 carved angel corbels set low down.

Further west gallery under the tower which appears to incorporate reused medieval work.

Pair of large brass candelabra, probably C18.

C17 wall monument in south aislei several good C18 and early Cl9 wall monuments.

Stained glass, late C19 to the east and west windows.