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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Glentham CP

Lincolnshire

To the west end of the north aisle is a recut C13 lancet.

Architectural Features

The north wall has a moulded plinth and a blocked C13 doorway with hood mould and human head label stops.

There are 2 C15 large 3 light windows set in deep concave chamfered reveals with cusped panel tracery to heads and hood moulds.

Further east is a 3rd smaller C15 2 tight window.

In the east wall of the north chapel is a C16 chamfered surround with moulded hood mould, now containing 3 C20 leaded lights.

The chancel of one bay has been shortened as the springing of a C13 arch can be seen.

In the south wall is a small C15 plain priest's door with chamfered reveal retaining an early wooden door.

The south side of the aisle has 2 C15 windows as the north side.

The C14 south porch has projecting stepped buttr-essesto either side of the deeply moulded entry arch which has a hood mould with human head label stops, that on the left being a C20 replacement.

Above the arch is a shield of arms charged with 3 rams and a chevron, over this a nodding ogee niche containing a pieta, surmounted by a C14 castellated finial base with C19 cross fleury.

The south doorway retains its original C14 planked door and iron closing ring.

the late C13 3 bay north and south arcades have octagonal piers, capitals and responds and double chamfered arches.

The nave roof is a C16 tie beam with staggered butt purlins.

To the east end of the north aisle is a blank C14 recess with moulded cambered arch head with stop chamfer and hood mould, perhaps an Easter Sepulchre, with to left a statue bracket, beneath which is a small doorway with concave moulded surround and cambered head.

In the chancel north wall is a further late C13 double chamfered archway, opening into the vestry, formerly the north chapel, and beyond to the east is the springing of a further bay.

The altar rails are C17 sturdy turned oak balusters.

In the nave is a C17 oak readers chair with carved back panel.

In the sanctuary is a fine mid C19 Gothic chair with angel headed arms.

In the south aisle is an important early C14 coffer with carved front and stiles having intersecting arcades, rosettes and daggers.

The splendid pulpit of c.1918 has openwork carving and symbols of the Evangelist.

The font is a circular bowl on a circular pedestal with stiff leaf decoration to the underside of the bowl, inscribed "about 1260 and 1916".

In the north aisle the most easterly window has fine early C20 stained glass in memory of Montague Cholmeley, killed 1914, of Norton Place