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Saint Peter

Twitchen

Devon

C15 tower, rest rebuilt and tower altered in 1844, by J. Hayward.

Architectural Features

C15 west doorway consisting of wave-moulded arch with spur stops and C19 ribbed boarded door.

C15 chamfered-arched doorway to tower stair with C19 ribbed boarded door.

C15 newel stair.

Carved wooden altar.

Panelled oak reredos with 3 traceried panels, carved by Mr H.Reade of Exeter.

Late C19 three-sided wooden pulpit in north-east corner of nave, with blind 2-light traceried panels to front, moulded top rail and wrought-iron reading desk support.

Restored C12 font with C19 octangonal step, restored circular stem with moulded and dogtooth-ornamented base, gadrooned and chevron-ornamented circular bowl, and flush C19 wooden cover.

Plain late C17 communion table in vestry at west end of nave, with plain turned bulbous legs and shaped apron to front.

C19 encaustic tiles to chancel floor.

C19 stained glass in chancel windows, dated 1844.

Nave window with C19 diamond-leaded clear glass and C19 stained glass in tracery with Biblical quotations.

Two panels of C19 stained glass in tracery of west window depicing St Matthew and St Luke (panels depicting St Mark and St John have probably been removed).

A church on this site is first mentioned in 1340, and was a chapel dependent on the Church of All Saints, North Molton (q.v.).