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St Peter

St Peter

Addingham

West Yorkshire

Late C15 rebuild of Norman church, traces of which remain inside interior of tower (re-used stone with chevron decoration), late Medieval timber roof to nave, probably contemporary with Tudor north aisle

Architectural Features

Coped gables with kneelers, that to chancel surmounted by carved cross.

Interior: Nave has 3-bay Tudor arcade with octagonal piers lacking capitals and 4-centred chamfered arches.

King-post trusses with stop-chamfered principals, curved braces to ridge, moulded tie-beams, 2 have carved bosses.

Semi-octagonal baptistry set under gallery retains C18 font of baluster shape.

Several wall monuments to the Cuncliffe family of Farfield Hall (q.v.) the best by Sherwood (Derby) to Eliza Parr, 1809: the crown decorated with mourning figure and draped urn, the apron with swag either side of inscription.

Good fragment of a late Saxon cross has two figures set under a circle in which is set a cross carved in relief.