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St Peter With Attached Railings

Upton Lovell

Wiltshire

C13, 1633 rebuilding, 1891 restoration by C.E. Ponting

Architectural Features

North side of nave has C17 two-light mullioned and transomed window with semi-circular headed lights either side of porch, short buttress to left

C13 chancel has lancet and pilaster buttress to north side, roll-moulded string course and corbelled eaves, east end has C19 stepped lancets with hoodmould, south side has 2-light Perpendicular window to left

C17 west tower with diagonal buttresses, ovolo-moulded semi-circular headed doorway with keystone, pair of arched lights to north side, middle stage has pair of recessed arched lights, bellstage has 2-light wooden louvred windows, moulded string course to plain parapet with crocketed corner pinnacles

Interior: 3-bay king post nave roof with moulded tie-beams with carved bosses, the east one dated 1633, moulded purlins, principals and braces from stone corbels to tie-beams

Double chamfered tower arch, probably C14

Early C13 double chamfered chancel arch on half columns with keel moulded shafts, C19 capitals

C13 roll-moulded string courses

C17 wainscot panelled reredos

C19 rerearch to east window on shafts with C13 moulded bases

stained glass to Sarah Ingram died 1898

Other fittings: restored C12 stone font bowl on C19 base

C17-style 1898 seating in nave and chancel

polygonal pulpit given by Rev

1717 George I Royal Arms, painted on board, on north wall of nave

Monuments: Late C14 effigy of knight, John, 5th Lord Lovell of Tidmarsh died 1408 against south wall of chancel

C15 brass to a priest

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