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St Peter

Ashford

Devon

SS 53 NW ASHFORD ASHFORD 8/3 Church of St Peter - 25.2.65 - II* Parish Church, incorporating mediaeval furnishings and fabric to base of tower, but tower rebuilt 1798 according to plaque on north wall with inscription. "This Tower was Built at the Expense of the Parish in the year 1798".

Architectural Features

Crocketted ridge tiles to nave, chancel and north aisle, all partly damaged.

Bishops chair to right also uses C17 carved panels.

Ornately carved dado panelling to 3 sides of vestry and part of frieze on north wall.

Reset boss carved in shape of human head also on north wall and small cusped stone panel with mutilated figure of St John in relief probably C14 on fireplace mantel.

Reused C16 bench panels in pulpit.

Ornately carved bench ends and pews in nave and north aisle transept variously incorporating C16, C17 and C19 timber.

2 possibly reset 'poppy heads' on octagonal posts: In north transept there is also a single box pew and dado panelling of C16

C17 with C19 insertions.

Chancel window and east window have C19 stained glass.

Undecorated lead- lined font of a square bowl with chamfered corners on round column and square base, probably late Norman.