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St Peter

St Peter

South Barrow

Somerset

C14 or earlier. chancel added and church much restored in 1850.

Architectural Features

plain clay tile roofs with ornamental clay ridge-pieces between stepped coped gables.

3-light C15 style east window with arched label having square stops

above a 3-light late C14 traceried window with arched label extended as a string

a Cl4 sedilia, two blocked pointed arched recesses in north wall, and a C13 style chancel arch.

Nave has similar roof, and tall wide tower arch, probably early C14, with bell-capitals to long single jamb shafts

most of rood loft stair survives in north wall, Fittings include Laudian altar rail and simple C17 altar table, C17 timber pulpit on C19 stone base, also a small sexton's desk of C17,

a number of C15 bench ends with a variety of carvings

font a chamfered cuboid bowl, lettered "1584/RM/SM", on possibly earlier shaft with attached corner shafts.

Monuments include an engraved brass plate dated 1584, First recorded incumbent 1312.