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St Peter

Architectural Features

Early C15 tower: 3-stage diagonal buttresses to west face, later crenellated parapet with flushwork motifs and large gargoyles at the corners

The nave and chancel have late C19 exteriors in C13 style.

late C12 south nave doorway with 2 orders of engaged shafts and a semi-circular moulded arch.

5-bay north aisle with C19 3-light windows and restored early C13 doorway

Very good C15 7-bay hammerbeam roof to nave: east-west arched bracing between the wall posts and along the ridge, with angels either side of the collars

C15 octagonal font with well preserved carved panels.

To either side of the chancel arch are twin canopied niches with considerable remains of medieval colouring.

Early C17 pulpit, reduced in height in C19.

A late C19 dwarf screen incorporates 4 fine C15 traceried panels from the former rood screen: these panels retain original colouring.

C17 altar rails.

North chancel with good wall monument to Sir Edmond Barker and Lady Barker: 2 interlocked oval niches with frontal busts.

South nave with alabaster wall l monument to Johan Scrivener Effigy brasses to Edmond Chapman and Edmond Chapman in nave and chancel respectively.

Several C17-C18 ledger slabs to Barker family in chancel.

Graded I for surviving medieval work.