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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Kirton CP

Lincolnshire

Mid C12, late C12, C13, C14, C15, c.1500 crossing tower and transepts demolished, and chancel shortened 1805 by William Haywood and stonework used for building west tower and extending aisles.

Architectural Features

Tall 4 stage tower rebuilt in 1805 from materials of former crossing tower, with bell moulded plinth, string courses, quatrefoil frieze to belfry stage, battlemented parapet with gargoyles and corner pinnacles.

C14 west door with continuously moulded and pointed surround.

North aisle has 6 tall early C14 3 light cusped Y traceried windows in chamfered and moulded surrounds, divided by gabled stepped buttresses.

Gabled north porch has early C13 double chamfered outer arch with shafted imposts, octagonal capitals and above an ashlar plaque records the restoration.

The inner doorway is also early C13 with collar shafted reveals and deeply moulded pointed head.

To left a C14 canopied recess.

Elaborate c.1500 clerestorey of 12 triple lights, panelled tracery beneath chamfered triangular arches.

Beyond a large 4 light C15 window, panel traceried with a hollow chamfered surround. c.1900 east window of 5 lights, panel traceried with hollow surround.

In the south wall of the aisle are 6 tall C14 4 light windows with curvilinear tracery and moulded pointed surrounds.

Gabled south porch has double chamfered outer arch with shafted reveals, late C12 inner doorway with triple shafted and collared reveals, circular capitals and 3 orders of moulding to the head comprising dogtooth with bead and reel, chevrons, and lozenges

6 bay C14 nave arcades with slender circular shafts, annular capitals and double chamfered arches.

Above are blank cusped headed panels to the wall surface. c.1500 nave roof retains moulded and brattished tie beams and some principals, all supported on octagonal stone corbels with carved wooden figures.

In east wall of the tower a C12 doorway, 2 orders of colonnettes, zigzag and lozenges, above is a tall blank opening with a moulded and pointed head, the original west doorway of the Church.

A C14 cusped ogee headed piscina at the west end of the nave, moved from the chancel in 1804.

C14 double chamfered chancel arch supported on C13 filleted shafted reveals on tall moulded bases, to former crossing piers.

Octagonal font, plain shields to cusped side panels, C19 base, and inscription round bowl records donation in 1405.

Monuments.