St Peter And St Paul

Large and imposing late C13 W. tower of 3 stages, with a large 2-light window to the bell-chamber, with banded shafts and chevron decoration.

S. side of church largely mid C14 in an early perpendicular style, with embattled parapets throughout, and much fine carved detail.

The frieze over the transept contains figures, beasts, faces, flowers etc., and there is a large and battered gargoyle on the E. wall.

Perpendicular clerestory with 2 windows in E. wall of nave, and carved frieze.

Chancel is ironstone with ashlar courses and parapet, apparently partially rebuilt, perhaps in later C14 when E. window was inserted.

Spacious and light interior, which continues the traditions of fine carving.

Nave of 4 bays with early C14 arcade, triple chamfered, on octagonal piers.

S. transept and its aisle also early C14, with a good series of carved corbel heads,

C15 cambered trussed roof, and in the S. wall, a trefoiled recess for an altar reredos.

E. window has stained glass by J.N. Comper, who also did the glass in S. transept window Incised slab in transept: 2 praying figures and their children below, John Dickenson and his wife, 1532.

Font, plain octagonal bowl on a low base, square with engaged shafts, C14.

The plain 14th century octagonal font is supported by four short columns.

© Julian P Guffogg