St Peter

North and south aisles alike: opposing doorways with deep continuous ogee moulding of 2 orders, figure stops, cusped ogee headed niche over south doorway, diagonal buttresses, gable parapet to east

Interior: 5 bay arcade to north and south, octagonal piers, double chamfered arches, the outer chamfers being hollow, hood mould with grotesque stops above arches, piers and arches reddened from fire of 1486.

low double headed recess with figure corbel between arches to west wall of north aisle.

Roof partly renewed in late C19, boarded lining, C15 tie beams arch-braced from wooden wallposts of standing apostles, queen posts supporting collars having tracery above, hammer beams of clerics holding shields alternating with ties.

Tall tower arch with polygonal shafts, figure corbel above, fireplace to south wall of tower with stone segmental arch.

choir stalls incorporate 4 C15 poppyheads and some traceried panels.

Wall painting above chancel arch of Christ in glory, late C19 in medieval style perhaps copied from original wall painting, part above collar beam on fabric, stair to roof loft to left with wooden arch.

Screens: late C15 chancel screen with traceried painted panels much erased, renewed C19 with traceried lights and rood loft with vine frieze

early C14 parclose screen to south aisle renewed, delicate Decorated tracery, ogee headed tracery lights, grotesques to top rail and cusps of tracery, lion heads to crocketted finials on muntin buttresses

C15 parclose screen to north aisle, traceried lights and tracery to panels with tudor rose and cusps

C15 tower screen renewed, crocketted ogee tracery to some lower panels.

Trefoil headed piscina to north aisle, multicusped piscina and some medieval encaustic tiles to south aisle chapel.

C16 table with very bulbous legs to north aisle chapel

oak table with frieze dated 1637 and with initials TE TE in marquetry, at time of survey by tower

Baroque C17 lectern painted black with gilded classical ornament

TF6528 : Silver lectern in St. Peter's church, Wolferton

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eagle lectern of silvered brass from Church of St. Mary Magdelene Sandringham (q.v. 2/47) presented by HRH Alexandra Princess of Wales as thanks offering for recovery of Prince of Wales from typhoid in 1871.

alms box from structural timber with braced wrought iron lid having C15 flower head rivets