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St Peter

Shirwell

Devon

SS 53 NE SHIRWELL SHIRWELL TOWN 5/67 Church of St Peter 25.2.65 - I Parish Church, largely C13 fabric to nave, chancel and bottom stage of tower.

Architectural Features

Mostly C15 south aisle and north transept, and top stages of tower.

C13 Lancet window to east.

Large slate sundial dated 1756 and damaged armorial shield over C15 south porch with transverse hollow chamfered beam supporting porch roof.

C13 doorway with pyramid stops surrounds an old door complete with lock.

C13 west doorway has chamfered 2-centred arch over early door and late C19 porch with some reused roof timbers and to 1 side, a reused moulded and crenellated wall-plate.

Late C19 unceiled waggon roof to nave, south aisle and chancel, although the 2 latter'may incorporate some earlier timber and have moulded ribs with carved bosses and moulded ribs, carved leaves in the angles of the intersections of the ribs, and carved fleurons in the wall-plate.

C19 north transept arch supported on west side by a massive C15 timber pier with 4 shafts of rough wave moulding between and fleurons in the capitals.

Badly mutilated piscina with cusped, arch shelf and carved head in scalloped drain.

Unrestored but slightly damaged recumbent effigy of an unknown lady in C15 dress in a low recess in the north chancel wall with quatrefoil decoration in base.

Above and towards east end a wall monument erected by Christopher Boyce - central medallion below emblazoned shield with floriate surround, cherubs and linen folds.

Above effigy a white-framed marble monument with grey background to Lady Anne Chichester 3 wall monuments on north wall of nave, George Lugg - a plaque within ionic collonettes and broken scrolled pediment above, painted unrestored medallion below

In south aisle to west of porch a wall monument to Anne wife of George Newbold , and George Newbold signed J Hughes, Barnstaple.

C12 Font with square bowl on round stem and supporting pillars with four flat blank arches to each side of the top.

East window by Kempe 1898 and other fenestration by W White of uncoloured glass in rectangular and diamond pattern.