Abbey Church Of St Peter And St Paul

stone-slate, old plain-tile and lead roofs

Chancel, which was extended one bay beyond its aisles, c.1340, has deep buttresses, a carved string, to north, and 3 large windows with unique all-over tracery: north, a Jesse Tree

Early C14 south chancel aisle, with gabled buttresses and a south-east angle turret with stone spirelet, has, to east, a pair of 3-light windows with spherical triangles and, to south, four 3-light windows with cusped Intersecting tracery

South wall of late C14 nave aisle has 4 similar windows with plainer buttresses

The C13 south-west angle buttress has 2 tiers of niches, below tall gables, and a stone spirelet

Early Perpendicular south door is in a C15/C16 open porch with Tudor-arched entrance

3-stage crenellated west tower was largely rebuilt 1602 (date near top), with 3 chequered stone and flint octagonal corner turrets and a deep moulded plinth, but incorporates C12 work in the south-east stair turret and several round-arched windows

C12 north wall of nave has one restored tall Romanesque window, 2 inserted square-headed 3-light C14 windows with Reticulated tracery, and a small blocked Decorated doorway

Return to remains of former north transept has a C12 doorway (probably altered), with detached shafts, interlacing capitals and geometrical tympanum

C17 north wall has an arched window with plain mullions and transoms

Narrow 4-bay north chancel aisle is early C13, raised late C13, and has 2- and 3-light windows with some shafted jambs and mullions plus Geometrical tracery

Interior: The rear arches of the 3 sanctuary windows have rows of ball-flower ornament, and the tracery is encrusted with figure carvings, most notably the Jesse Tree to north

3-bay late Cl3/early C14 chancel arcades have composite piers and richly-moulded arches

North chancel aisle has large piscina and row of 3 aumbries, plus unused early C13 vaulting shafts with dogtooth ornament

Plain semi-circular north and south crossing arches may be Cll/C12

3-bay late C14 nave arcade has much plainer piers and arches

one pier bearing a large carved image bracket

East wall of south aisle has blocked window of transept and a small C14 doorway

Sanctuary windows have much contemporary glass (panels, figures and armorial)

mid C13 roundel in east window of north chapel

C14 fragments in a north window of nave

east window wheel by O'Connor to Butterfields designs (1847). C14 wall painting in south aisle

Pulpit and pews by Butterfield

early C16 choir stalls with carved poppy-head ends

base of C15 parclose screen

C17 communion table

two C17 chests

Romanesque lead font with figures beneath arcading

Monuments include 2 medieval coffins, 4 fragmentary C15/C16 brasses and 4 stone effigies, the earliest, of c.1280, a fine cross-legged figure

also many C17 and C18 stone and marble ledgers. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, pp.576-583).