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St Peter

St Peter

Monkwearmouth

Tyne and Wear

Upper stages of tower before 1000.

Architectural Features

Rest of church by end C14.

5-stage tower has open-arched porch with 3 round-headed arches on impost blocks, the W arch with balusters supporting eroded low-relief carving of interlace-type animals.

above this, in former gable, an eroded figure

Chancel floor has ochre and terracotta coloured tiles repeating motif of figures at west door jambs among other medieval motifs, and inlaid bands of marble.

Glass includes two lights by Kempe in north transept

other glass by LC Evetts.

Ground to south of church a Scheduled Ancient Monument.