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St Peter

St Peter

Wapley

Gloucestershire

C13, C15 top stage to tower, entrance to porch and other work, restored 1897 by C.E. Ponting.

Architectural Features

West elevation of nave has 3-light restored Perpendicular window with chamfered surround, blocked door with Tudor-arched head, hollow-chamfered surround and carved spandrels

north elevation has 3-light window with chamfered mullions and leaded lights, blocked door with pointed arched head and chamfered surround, small carved female head above

C15 arch to chapel has elaborate stone panelling on its soffit and pair of image brackets in its east jamb, smaller similar arch over C15 chest tomb of John Codrington, 1475, with enriched quatrefoils carved on panels round sides.

Chapel has C15 corbel on east wall, carved as angel, to support an image, piscina in south wall, hollow-chamfered and moulded surround to east window.

Fittings: Perpendicular octagonal bowl font with quatrefoils in nave

Stuart Royal Arms of 1666-89 in nave

coat of arms in carved wooden surround in nave.

C17 carved wooden furnishings, including 2 sanctuary chairs in nave and chancel, 2 lecterns in chapel and nave, panelled chest in chancel, communion rail, holy table, panelled reredos incorporating shields of arms and panelling to north of chancel, pulpit in nave incorporating pieces of C17 carving including head of putto.

Painted stone tablet in nave with skull and crossed bones, to Thomas Hooper, 1675