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St Peter

Hurstbourne Tarrant

Hampshire

Late C12, C13, C15, and restoration of 1853

Architectural Features

lancets, coupled lancets, 2 Geometrical and 1 Perpendicular window, 2 C14 clear-story windows, some buttresses

Within, the pointed arcade rests on cylindrical columns, the font is C13 (with a C17 wood cover) the main frame of the tower incorporates parts of the screen, there are prescription boards above the chancel arch and a Royal Coat of Arms of George III attached to the tower-frame

There is a Jacobean pulpit, 2 old communion rails, an old south door, and several wall monuments

A most interesting feature is a set of medieval wall paintings in the north aisle, the chief having the subject of 'The three living and three dead'.

Photo coming soon