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St Peter

St Peter

Needham

Norfolk

Norman round west tower with C16 brick and flint octagonal top stage with C19 battlements and with circular stair turret half way up.

Architectural Features

C15 Perpendicular nave windows, but walls are probably earlier.

Early C16 brick south porch with octagonal angle shafts with pinnacles and stepped gable, moulded brick arch, moulded brick friezes with quatrefoil motifs, arch-braced roof with crenelleted wall plate.

Interior: C15 arch-braced nave roof with high collar beams, with moulded and crenellated wall plate and tiebeams.

C15 bench ends with poppy-head and border with fleurons.

Back of one bench with carved trail and inscription "Use wel thy tyme for dethe is comyng M: The sentence of God Allmighty is everlastyng E".

C15 door to tower stairs.

Only the round tower remains of the original St Peter's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771164 that stood here in Norman times, chancel and nave were built in the 15th century and the chancel was entirely rebuilt by William Freston in 1735 - his monument > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771179 can be seen on the south wall. The brick south porch > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771169 is medieval as are a number of carved bench ends > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771174 in the nave, the backs of which were made from later woodwork. One may have come from a screen and has an inscription > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771177 carved in the wood.  The baptismal font dates from the 15th century also.

C15 octagonal font with four lions against stem and alternating roses and signs of the Evangelists on side of bowl.

Only the round tower remains of the original St Peter's church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771164 that stood here in Norman times, chancel and nave were built in the 15th century and the chancel was entirely rebuilt by William Freston in 1735 - his monument > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771179 can be seen on the south wall. The brick south porch > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771169 is medieval as are a number of carved bench ends > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771174 in the nave, the backs of which were made from later woodwork. One may have come from a screen and has an inscription > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1771177 carved in the wood. The baptismal font dates from the 15th century also.

© Evelyn Simak