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St Peter

St Peter

Waverton

Cheshire

Church: tower C16, aisles

Architectural Features

nave roof early-mid C17, restoration and additions dated 1845, and 1888 by John Douglas when clerestorey rebuilt.

Tower has angle buttresses and good 4-centred arched west doorway with arms in the spandrels below a label mould on figure stops.

Central figure seated on hood mould flanked by the arms of the Dutton and Hatton families.

Restored hammer-beamed roof dated 1635 with carved brackets and pendants has dentilled arrises to arch braces and window braced purlins.

Chancel is timber framed internally (perhaps copying original treatment) and has good fittings of late C19/early C20 including a memorial pulpit of 1903 to the 1st Duke of Westminster.