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St Peter

St Peter

Stutton

Suffolk

C15 nave and south tower, ground floor of which serves as south porch.

Architectural Features

C12 window and decoration reset in east wall of vestry.

South wall, quatrefoiled roundel to gable, window of 3 trefoiled ogee lights under a square head, west wall, small window, trefoiled 2-centre arched, east wall small, reset, decorated C12 round- headed window, above and below the window are fragments of Norman decoration.

C19 2-centre arched doorway under a square head and label, carved spandrels.

West window possibly C15, tall, of 2 cinquefoiled ogee lights above and below a transom, tracery over.

South Tower: Crenellated with gargoyles to east, south and west faces, buttresses to southern angles, flint chequerwork to crenellations, plinth and buttresses.

Pair of double doors, each of 5 overlapping boards, carved lintel over and boarding above.

C19 and C20 stained glass to windows, Wooden screen of 5 bays, cusped arches, tracery over, entrance through central bay.

Hatchment above arch.

Area of red and yellow painted tiles to floor.

C19 stained glass to windows.

Memorials to Rev Tobias Rustat and Sarah his relict 1766.

Royal arms board over.

Altar rails, posts of twisted brass, moulded wooden top rail.

Brass lectern.

Octagonal pulpit with no stem, pierced traceried panels.

Pews with carved poppyheads, side and front panels.

South wall, 9 stone or brass C19/C20 wall plaques to Reade family and one to R Gladwell.

C19 stained glass to windows.

Three C19/C20 wall brasses to north wall.

North wall monuments, urn on a shelf with pendants, Bridget Allen 1777.

To north west and south west walls are 2 similar monuments, that to north wall John Jermy 1662 and his wife, set within a pair of arches the carved kneeling couple face each other with a prayer desk and open books before them, behind the man is a son and behind the woman 2 daughters.

Carved pilasters, cornice and coat of arms over.

The south wall monument is similar, to Isaac and Lady Jane Jermy 1623, the clothes are different and there are no kneeling children.

Octagonal font, two 2-centred arches to each face, large central column to stem with 8 smaller angle columns, all with capitals and bases, octagonal base.

5 cant roof of 7 bays, boarded between principals, carved figures holding shields to east and west of north and south moulded wall plates.