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St Peter

St Peter

Alton

Staffordshire

C12 core with C13 and C18 additions, restored and enlarged 1831 and extended 1884-5 by J.R. Naylor.

Architectural Features

Mainly C19 ashlar with edged herringbone tooling and C13 coursed and squared sandstone blocks

slate and plain tile roofs with coped verges.

West tower: C13 with later alterations

second stage has a late C14 pointed west window of 3 cinquefoil-headed lights with hood mould terminating in heads, segmental pointed belfry openings of 3 trefoil-headed lights with Perpendicular tracery over

gargoyles to north and south.

Pointed windows with Y-tracery and returned hood moulds, blind lancet with returned hood mould over a Tudor arch doorway with roll and hollow mouldings and hood mould terminating in square blocks

Interior: C12 north arcade, restored, cylindrical columns, square abaci and double chamfered semi-circular arches

Fittings: font probably C15 but recut. octagonal with panelled and traceried sides

late C19 wooden pulpit, semi-octagonal, heavily carved

Monuments: Bill family memorial of 1782, marble wall plaque.

Wall painting: above the north arcade remnants of a late C14 painting depicting the story of the Three Quick and the Three Dead.