St Peter

All faces have C13 paired opening belfry lights with pointed, almost triangular heads.

As this is cut by the C13 string course, it is likely, from other evidence seen elsewhere in the church, that this represents the C11 Anglo-Saxon nave roof pitch.

The blocked arcade of this aisle is visible, and in the easternmost blocking is a reused C14 3-light window with reticulated tracery.

The east window is C14 2-light with curvilinear tracery and to either side are carved heads, one with tiny arms and hands.

The south side has a plain rectangular C17 altar window, a narrow early C13 lancet at high level and a small C17 single light at low level.

The 2-light south window is C14 with Y tracery restored in timber.

The west window is C14 2-light, restored in C19.

The doorway is early C13 with 3/4 engaged shafts and dog tooth moulding to reveals with annular capitals and imposts with nail head decoration.

The south doorway is C12 with plain imposts, and semi-circular head.

The south clerestorey is part plastered and has a pair of 2-light early C17 windows with reveals, heads and mullions in brick.

INTERIOR: The C13 2-bay south arcade has an octagonal pier and responds with double chamfered arches.

The tower opening is C14 and ogee headed and there is a step up from nave to tower.

The ladder up to the tower chamber is C16.

The C13 chancel arch has 3/4 engaged circular shafts and capitals with nail decoration.

The remarkable nave king-post roof is early C17 and a fine example with four arch-braced moulded tie beams decorated with a carved heart at the west end, and circular rosettes on the undersides of the two central beams.

The purlins and principal rafters are also moulded and at their junctions are carved corner pieces with scalloped edges.

At the west end of the nave at high level, behind the roof tie beam is a deeply splayed circular opening dating from early C11, and likely to be the original west light of the Saxon Church.

The east aisle window has C14 stained glass, depicting the crucifixion, St. Catherine at her wheel, and St. Cecilia with her organ.

The west aisle window has stained glass of 1850.

The fittings and pulpit are C19 but the chancel prayer desk is C15 with the ends having panels of traceried decoration.

The Alms Box is out of a single piece of wood, and inscribed "This is Gods Treasury, Cast One Mite into it, 1639".

The C15 font is plain and octagonal and has a wooden bell-canted cover with cross top.

TF0592 : Kingerby, St. Peter's Church: The plain font

© Michael Garlick

MONUMENTS: In the chancel is a coffin shaped flat slab, on its side, of a bearded C14 knight, said to be one of the Disney Family.

The carving is in low relief, and the figure is placed under an ogee gable.

At the west corner of the south aisle are two further monuments.

On the west side is a mid C13 knight, cross legged, with puppies by his pillow

The second monument on the south side has been partly truncated, it is late C14, a knight with hands in prayer, with his feet on a dog, and a finely carved heraldic surcoat and chain mail.

Both figures are on C14 tomb chests with shields in quatrefoils.