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St Peter

Peterstow

Herefordshire

C15, possibly with Anglo-Saxon remains

Architectural Features

West tower: probably C15, protruding from nave, has deep moulded and chamfered plinth with a string course above

the same wall has three trefoil-headed single light windows and towards the west end a small round-headed C12 window.

To the west of this is a pair of C19 chamfered lancets and to the east of the porch one lancet similar, but largerly C13 and unrestored

South doorway, probably C14, is chamfered with 2-centred head and pyramidal stops to base of jambs.

Interior has scissor- braces, some bolted, perhaps C14 and restored, to nave roof

C13 chancel arch is altered and has 2-centred arch with double chamfers and moulded label above half-round responds with later foliated capitals.

Chancel has C14 piscina to south side with recessed trefoiled head and circular drain.

To north of altar is former circular font bowl with cusped underside removed from, and then restored to, the church

brass cross on altar for William and Maria Davis, died 1870 and 1861

to north side a chair probably C19, with turned bobbin balusters and rails in C13 style.

East window has stained glass depicting Crucifixion and Benediction as memorial to George Isreal Pellew, Rector, died 1897, with inscription: "In that he died unto sin once.

North window has stained glass showing Christ washing the feet of a disciple with the inscription "I have given you an example"

to the west of it a wall plaque in brass for Thomas Ross, Rector, died 1712 and his wife, Susanna, died 1692.

Vestry contains diagonal passageway to nave and pulpit, drainage plan of church and churchyard dated 1972 and photographs of rectors back to 1886, a portrait sketch of John Jebb, Rector until 1886, by W Smith, London, 1854, signed, "faithfully yours/ John Jebb", and a photograph ntake in 1919 of a portrait of an earlier rector, the Revd Charles Maitland Babington 1810-41.

Nave has late C19 brass lectern

early C17 pulpit, part hexgonal with Ionic capitals, arcaded and dentilled upper panels, reached from vestry by C19 moulded arch with 2-centred head.

north window at east end of nave has stained glass depicting Christ with inscription "THIS IS MY BELOVED SON HEAR HIM", to its west a triangular headed marble wall monument for James Matthews died 1840

reset bearded head-stop from label, perhaps C13, between west wall and westernmost window of north wall.

Font is C15 with octagonal echamferd base, plain octagonal stem and octagonal bowl chamfered on underside