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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Bishop's Hull

Somerset

C13 lower stage of tower, upper C14, 1536 chancel and chapel, 1827-8 nave enlarged one bay beyond South aisle, arcade of latter removed, West end rebuilt, mid C20 West gallery added, West end windows renewed and lateral stack with boilerhouse added on South front.

Architectural Features

butttress, reset C13 2-light West window, external stairs to West end gallery door.

Gabled West front, diagonal buttresses, lancet in gable end, 4-light Tudor head window flanked by similar 2-light windows, single storey 3 bay porch with pointed arch openings, inner door left C19 Tudor arched head, chamfered, panelled double door

Long 2 bays nave without arcades, Perpendicular arches between South chapel and chancel, chancel arch and arch between South chapel and nave dying into imposts, 2 arches to North chapel with angel capitals, tower arch blocked, entry via vestry door with blocked 2 centred arch above, perhaps entry to earlier gallery.

Aumbry in North chapel, 4 pieces of carved stone set against East Wall, one said to be dated, perhaps from demolished arcade.

Fine collection of C16 bench ends. including 6 set against wall in North chapel, majority of seating early C19 box pews.

The effigy of George Farewell (†1609) reclines within a shallow niche of this magnificent alabaster monument occupying the north wall of the chancel. He lived in the manor house just across the road from the church, and is said to have added the wings and the porch completed in 1586. On the side of the monument are the exquisitely carved figures of his wife, three sons, and five daughters.

Impressive alabaster monument in chancel to George Farewell, died 1616, reclining figure with wife below in bas-relief flanked by 5 daughters and 3 sons, traces of colour, segmental head of niche split.

The effigy of George Farewell (†1609) reclines within a shallow niche of this magnificent alabaster monument occupying the north wall of the chancel. He lived in the manor house just across the road from the church, and is said to have added the wings and the porch completed in 1586. On the side of the monument are the exquisitely carved figures of his wife, three sons, and five daughters.

© Mike Searle

Two good C17 wall tablets reset on South wall of nave, to George Farwell died 1647, and to his daughter Mary Brune, with pendant niche containg 3 children stacked one on top of the other.

Pulpit composed of reset panelling, probably constructed early C19.