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St Peter and Paul

St Peter And Paul

Osbournby

Lincolnshire

TF 0638 - 0738 OSBOURNBY HIGH STREET (North side) 11/62 Parish Church of 1.2.67 SS Peter and Paul G.V. I Parish church.

Architectural Features

C12, C13, C14, C15, C18 and C19.

C13 west tower of 3 stages, roll moulded plinth, chamfered string courses, plain parapet and clasped corner buttresses.

In the belfry stage are reticulated 2 light C14 cusped ogee headed belfry lights with quatrefoils, wave moulded surrounds and hollow moulded heads.

The north aisle has a blocked C13 doorway

3 three light C15 windows with cusped heads to the lights and chamfered 4 centred arched heads.

The C14 chancel has chamfered plinth and plain parapet.

C17 4 light east window has cusped tracery to the tall lights and a cinquefoil over.

The C14 south aisle has a wider 3 light window and 2 further 3 light windows with curved intersecting tracery to the heads, daggers and ogee tracery.

The C14 gabled south porch has a moulded triple engaged shafted outer doorway with annular impost and double chamfered arch, with set back gabled butresses.

The C14 inner doorway also has engaged shafted reveals, moulded annular imposts and a moulded head.

Interior: the 4 bay nave arcades have C13 octagonal filleted piers and double chamfered arches with hollow moulded heads.

Blocked C13 double chamfered tower arch with triangular headed early C18 4 panelled door in the blocking.

Tall C14 double chamfered chancel arch with engaged shafted reveals and moulded octagonal imposts.

In the chancel south wall is a fine C14 sedilia having cusped moulded ogee arched heads with crockets, human head stops and foliate terminals.

Fittings: C19 carved oak pulpit and pews, but the lower panels of the C14 chancel screen remain with fleurons and cusped mouchettes.

In the nave a fine collection of C14 oak bench ends including St George and the Dragon, Adam and Eve and Reynard the Fox, together with cusped blank arcading and foliage.

The tub font dates from the mid 12th century.

Mid C12 circular tub font with pelleted intersecting blank arcading to the sides and hobnail decoration to the rim.

The tub font dates from the mid 12th century.

© Maigheach-gheal

At the west end of the nave is a painted Royal Arms of George III dated 1797 and a raised and fielded charity board.

Also triptych of Commandment boards with a painted figure of Mary in the centre by T.Philips of Bourne and a further painted panel of a High Priest.

Monuments

Also in the north aisle a similar monument to John Greene, d. 1720, with scrolls and Death's head to an oval panel.