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St Peter

St Peter

Oadby

Leicestershire

Largely C14, but extensively restored in 1887.

Architectural Features

Fragmentary carved panels in second stage, paired foiled bell chamber lights above.

Half timbered porch of 1908 containing a doorway apparently C14 so re-sited, with continuous moulding.

It retains a C14 east window, four lights of reticulated tracery and a hood mould with ball flower decoration and corbel heads.

Tower partially clasped by aisles with early C14 arch from nave: semi-octagonal responds and capitals.

C15 arcades of f four bays with slender clustered shafts and complex moulded arches.

Perpendicular roof with shallow cambered tie beams with very short stumpy king posts carved as heads.

Chancel roof possibly of the C15, cambered tie beams and king posts with fine tracery filling in the triangulation.

Ornate Victorian reredos with linen fold panelling, wrought decoration and angels.

Victorian wood pulpit with sounding board suspended above.

Font t probably C14, round basin with deeply moulded rim is supported on a base with trefoiled panels.

Various C18 wall memorials in chancel and south aisle.

Stained glass: in the south aisle east window of 1887, florid figures of love, truth, mercy and fortitude.

South east. window of 1910, Christ with angels and seraphim, etc., and south west window of 1928 "suffer the little children" are both highly decorated and coloured, probably from the same studio.

Glass in chancel east window is undated but of late C19 and very fine: faith, charity, love and hope are personified in the main panels with angels above and illustrative scenes below with appropriate text.