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St Peter

St Peter

Thornton

Leicestershire

C13, C14, C15, C16, Chancel of 1864.

Architectural Features

Western tower with spire, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch, chancel, Tall two stage C15 tower with stepped angle buttresses, plinth, chamfered string course and embattled parapet.

3 light C15 west window with panel tracery, in pointed surround with hood mould.

A buttress on the south side has a mass dial, The C19 south porch, in red brick and half timbered, conceals the large early C14 south door with iron hinges and worn scrollwork.

Fittings: C15 octagonal font with unusually arranged quatrefoils.

Base of C15 rood screen now in north aisle, with some original paintwork.

SK4607 : St Peter, Thornton - Stained glass window

In the south aisle east window fragments of early C14 stained glass.

SK4607 : St Peter, Thornton - Stained glass window

© John Salmon