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The Parish Church of St Peter

The Parish Church Of St Peter

Lynchmere

West Sussex

C11 3 bay nave (probably Pre-Conquest) 2 bay chancel

Architectural Features

base of tower are C12, the chancel enlarged

remodelled in C13 by the Canons of Shulbrede Priory.

Belfry and 2 pillars inside nave added in 1684.

West tower and west vestry:nave has roof by Woodyer, a combination of curved brace and king post type but the tie beam dated 1654 remains.

Chancel has C13 trefoil-headed piscina.

Heavy oak screen, pulpits and pews by Woodyer.

The church is medieval, very much restored, in fact largely rebuit, by W Woodyer in 1856 and P M Johnston in 1906.

The nave is C12, the chancel C13, the tower 1654, the inner north aisle 1856, the outer north aisle and south porch 1906, the west end of the aisle extended and the west vestry added in 1957.

The interior of the church is largely Victorian in appearance but it is evident that the south wall and much of the west end is C13.