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St Peter And St Paul

Rochford

Essex

Possibly pre C12 Nave, C13 Chancel, circa 1210-20 north aisle and north arcade.

Architectural Features

C14 west tower with top stage of an unknown date, C16/C17 south porch and in C17 east wall of Chancel rebuilt.

C13 chamfered 2 centre arched doorway, label over, blocked C14 2 centre arched window.

C20 chamfered and trefoiled eastern window, north doorway, eroded soft stone C13 2 centre arched doorway.

C13 south doorway with jambs and 2 centred arch of 2 chamfered orders.

West tower, of 2 stages, the lower square, the upper an irregular octagon with restored crenellations and band, angle buttresses to first stage are capped with red tiles.

Nave, wooden octagonal pulpit carved and restored by Miss A.S. Tawke 1926, Lamb, Fish and Cock to side panels.

C1844 south eastern memorial window cuts through the original rood loft stairs doorway.

C13 very large purbeck marble octagonal font, each face with 2 shallow 2 centred arches, the stem cut down with shafts at angles, plain base.

Carved low rail from south doorway enclosing font to north.

Circular columns, moulded bases carved foliate capitals, responds have attached half columns.

C13 lancet window to west wall.

East cinquefoil light window with C15 quarries of yellow glass forming a cross and inscribed "Deus" or "Ictus" in black letters.

C20 ornaments of Nave and Lady Chapel, Stations of the Cross and Rood and statues of SS Peter and Paul carved in limewood by Austrian woodcarver Anton Dapre.

Carved wood 1914-18 War memorial to north wall by W. Himpett.

3 bells by Miles Gray 1626, James Bartlett 1684 and John Hodgson 1657.