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St Peter

St Peter

Thornbury

Devon

Norman origins, rebuilt in C14

Architectural Features

again in C15.

The earliest feature - as in several churches in the vicinity - is a Norman south doorway.

A substantial rebuilding must have taken place in the C14 judging from the eastern end of the north arcade and probably the transept and tower.

The rest of the church dates from the C15

early C16 when it reached its present form.

South wall of nave has 2 early C16 3-light segmental headed mullion windows with square hoodmoulds, 2-light one towards east end.

South transept has a restored Perpendicular style window on its end wall and a C15 style 2-light mullion with 4-centred heads on the east wall.

Very good Norman south doorway of 2 orders with semi-circular head which has several different mouldings including chevrons around its outer ring.

2 orders of colonnettes with different carved capitals.

The 2 western arches are C15 with Pevsner A-type piers, and moulded wide segmental arches.

The 2 arches to the east are C14

Pews are modern but those in the channel re-use some old carved panels likely to have come from earlier benches.

Otagonal C15 or C16 font with plain granite bowl and sandstone base and stem.

Good C17 alabaster memorial in north chapel with effigies of male and female figures believed to be Sir John and Lady Speccott.

Accompanying alabaster relief on wall at the foot of the memorial depicts Sir Humphrey Specott and his wife Elizabeth.

Simple memorial on south wall of chapel of John Johns died 1715 with winged angel's head below plaque and hourglass above it.

Memorial on north wall to John 14aynard and his sister Margaret who died 1694 and 1766 with decorative carving around edges, armorial shield above and relief figure of child below.

Slate floor memorial in chapel dated 1681 to William Hamond rector of the parish.