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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Shelford

Nottinghamshire

C14, C15, restored 1876-8 by Ewan Christian and 1954-5.

Architectural Features

Lead roofs to all but the chancel which is of plain tiles.

Angle buttressed embattled C15 tower set on a moulded plinth and of 3 stages.

The 4 C15 arched bell chamber openings each have 3 cinquefoil cusped lights with hood mould and label stops.

The north wall has a moulded arched doorway, to the left is a single arched C14 3 light window with flowing tracery and hood mould with label stops, further left is a single arched C14 3 light window with reticulated tracery and hood mould with label stops.

The east wall has a single arched C14 3 light window with flowing tracery and hood mould.

Under is an ashlar plaque inscribed "1677", The south wall has 2 arched 3 light windows, that on the right with restored C14 reticulated tracery and hood mould and that on the left with C19 flowing tracery, hood mould and label stops.

C14 double chamfered nave arcades supported on octagonal piers and responds with moulded capitals.

Mid Cl7 octagonal ashlar font on a pedestal decorated with stylised lozenge, fleur de lys and foliate shapes.

Cl? wooden chest and C17 metal chest.

C17 alms box.

Monuments in the south chapel with parclose screen include on the east wall, to Elizabeth Ellism 1761, a decorative bracket supporting a carved bust by Nollekens.

Under the east window is a large wall tablet supported on 3 brackets to Sir Michael Stanhope, 1587.

On the south wall is a C19 monument, colonnettes with shaft rings and decorative capitals flank the inscription and support an entablature decorated with fleuron and supporting 2 angels.

The monument to Katherine Stanhope, 1636, has a foliate surround to the inscription flanked by single vase pilasters with decorative capitals supporting the segmental pediment containing shield of arms.

The monument to Lady Georgiana West, 1824, by Chantrey has a kneeling figure over the inscription tablet.

A further floor slab to Charles Stanhope, 1712, has a shield over the inscription, and another C15 has an incised carved, defaced figure.

The front of the tomb decorated with 8 kneeling figures and the sides with 3 swaddling figures and a coat of arms.

There is a section of a C10 cross shaft decorated with the madonna and child, winged angel holding a book and knotwork.

The nave roof is supported on corbels, that on the north west representing an angel.