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St Peter And St Paul

Black Notley

Essex

C12 Nave.

Architectural Features

Chancel possibly C12 but may have been rebuilt C15/C16.

Early C16 south porch possibly mid C14 west bell turret C19 north Vestry, organ chamber and much restoration.

Red plain tiled roofs with ornate ridge tiles.

Chancel with red brick angle buttresses, one with stone panels with the date 1682 and the letters I.P. C20 3 light east window with top tracery and 2 centred head and label.

West of the vestry is a restored C15 2 light window with tracery in a square head.

Nave south wall to east has a window similar to that in the chancel but larger with different tracery, the internal details are restored C14.

There are 2 C12 round headed windows much restored.

Between these windows is the C12 plain semi-circular head to doorway, again restored.

The door is C19/C20 but with good C12 ironwork affixed to it.

Remains of a third C12 window are visible to the east.

The north wall east window is similar to that in the vestry and there are 2 C12 windows similar to those in the south wail.

West wall window C15 of 3 lights with vertical tracery in a 4 centred head.

Carved spandrels to segmental arch with cusped sidelights.

Boarded C15 7 cant roof, moulded wall plates.

Carved bosses at angles.

Sedilia, C14 segmental pointed head, stop chamfered jambs - restored.

C20 stained glass to east window after 1939-45 bomb damage.

Grafitti dated 1699 to north wall window cill.

Tie beam with carved spandrels to braces, stone corbels with ornate fleur-de-lis rood.

Blocked C12 north doorway.

C14 piscina in south wall, cinquefoiled pointed head, chamfered and hollow chamfered jambs with broach stops, quatrefoil drain.

C19 carved panel pulpit, octagonal on stone base.

2 hatchments, one each to north and south walls.

Wall monuments to W. Rayment 1766, E. Notledge 1879, Thos.

C19 stone octagonal font with quatrefoils to panels.