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St Peter

Architectural Features

early C14 chancel, nave

tower with C15 alterations

Bullen Chapel of c.1450 to north of chancel.

gabled plain tile roofs and tall splay-footed shingled spire.

Chancel has diagonal corner buttress and offset buttresses, C15 Perpendicular 3-light east window and, to south, a lancet window with C15 arched head

an early C14 two-light window.

Bullen Chapel, with diagonal corner buttresses, has hood mould over C15 three-light east window with cinquefoiled heads and label mould over 4-centred arched doorway with sunk spandrels adjoining lateral north stack with octagonal ashlar shaft.

North aisle, with offset buttresses, has hood moulds over two C14 cinquefoil-headed 2-light windows, label mould over square- headed C14 two-light window with trefoiled ogee heads and a trefoil-headed light.

South wall of nave has roof-stair projection to east, and hood moulds over C15 segmental-arched

trefoil-headed 2-light window and (to west) a similar tran- somed window flanking gabled south porch of 1894 set in front of C14 plank door with iron strap hinges and knocker set in 2-centred arch of 2 hollow-chamfered orders.

C14 two-stage tower has C15 Perpendicular 2-light window above hood mould over 2-centred arched doorway of 2 chamfered orders

Interior: chancel has two C14 carved head corbels beneath roof hidden by mid/late C19 soffit boarding and with two brattished cross beams

mid C15 two-bay arcade to Bullen Chapel with 4-centred arches of two chamfered orders set on octagonal and engaged piers with moulded capitals.

Bullen Chapel has similar arch to north aisle, piscina to east, C15 fireplace with sunk spandrels and hollow-moulded architrave, and mid/late C19 soffit boarding to canted roof.

Nave has C14 plank door with strap hinges set in rebated pointed arch to rood stairs, C15 arch-braced common-rafter roof with moulded ashlar plates, moulded cross-beam

mid/late C19 collar purlin and late C16 texts on south wall.

Late C13 three-bay north arcade with 2-centred arches of 2 chamfered orders set on circular piers with moulded capitals.

North aisle has C14 common-rafter roof with soulace pieces and moulded ashlar plates.

late C16 altar (formerly manifold chest) with fluted Ionic columns and carved Renaissance decoration

early C17 pulpit with strapwork panels, quilloche carving to muntins and rails, late C19 top-rail and base and C17 tester

font has C14 octagonal bowl set on mid/late C19 base surrounded by reset C14/15 tiles.

Monuments: chancel has fine brass to William Todde, d.

1585, with kneeling figure at desk, fine brass with recumbent effigy flanked by angels to Margaret Cheyne, d.

1419,

early C16 floor tablet with brass cross to Henry, infant son of Sir Thomas Bullen.

Bullen Chapel has exceptionally fine brass with recumbent effigies to Sir Thomas Bullen, d.

1538, and wife set on tomb chest with crocketed ogee panels divided by pilasters to sides and with heraldic shield set in quatrefoil to end

Stained glass: mostly C19 and C20, including east window of 1898

Royal Arms of 1660 in south west window

Norman South nave wall, C13 arcade, of 3 bays.

C17 pulpit.

Fragments of wall-painting with lettering.

Several brasses including a large one to Sir Thomas Bullen, d.1538, the father of Anne Boleyn, resting on a decayed tomb chest.