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St Peter

St Peter

Kinver

Staffordshire

Mainly early C14, incorporating some C12 fragments from an earlier church

Architectural Features

substantial mid-C15 extensions

plain tile roofs with coped verges.

West tower: mid-C14.

Nave: at the junction with the south aisle to the west is a C12 pilaster buttress.

South aisle: early C14, extended to the east by a single bay in the mid-C15 to form the Grey Chapel.

Pointed C14 windows of three lights with Decorated tracery

the windows of the east bay have Tudor arches and cinquefoil-headed lights.

Gabled south porch of circa 1380 with a C20 eastern extension: 4-centred arch opening with an inner chamfered order and an outer quarter-round moulded order.

In existence by 1472 when its founder John Hampton was buried here.

In the centre of the north side is a mid-C19 door with Tudor arch, partly blocking the central window.

INTERIOR: C14 south arcade, and north arcade of 1856-7 by Thomas Smith of Stourbridge.

The easternmost column of the south arcade has the inscription "THO / PIXELL / WILL / BANNISTER / 1671 / CHUR WARDENS".

C14 pointed tower arch of three chamfered orders springing from engaged octagonal columns with moulded capitals.

Over the nave is an early C14 common-rafter roof with double collars

Over the south aisle a collar rafter roof with straight braces, C14 or C15.

C15 north chancel arcade with four-centred arches of two hollow-chamfered orders springing from cylindrical columns with moulded caps and bases.

The south arcade has pointed arches of two chamfered orders springing from octagonal columns with moulded capitals, C14

C15, restored and strengthened to the south by massive C19 brick arches.

C15 arch-braced collar rafter roof of 4-centred section over the chancel.

C15 panelled roof of 4-centred section over the north chancel aisle.

C14 sedilia and piscina at the east end of the C14 south aisle, all with ogee arches.

FITTINGS: late C14 stone font with elaborate tracery patterns.

Hexagonal oak pulpit with balustraded steps

dated 1623 but heavily restored in 1903.

Late-C17 oak communion rail with richly carved balusters.

MONUMENTS: The Grey Chapel: chest tomb of Sir Edward Grey with incised brasses of Sir Edward, his wife and children.

The Foley Chapel: mutilated C15 recumbant effigy of a knight reputed to be that of John Hampton , the founder of the chapel.

Nave: tablet to John and Ann Comber South aisle: large First World War memorial incorp- orating a statue of St. George.

Stained glass: east window of circa 1849 showing scenes from the life of Jesus, 2 early C20 windows in the south aisle.