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St Peter

Dyrham

Gloucestershire

Mid C13 origin, early C15 tower and porch, altered c.1470, south aisle restored for William Blathwayt after 1688, redecorated 1964 by E.F. Tew.

Architectural Features

plinth, string courses, diagonal weathered buttresses, gargoyle to each corner and embattled parapet, stair turret to north with pitched roof and slit windows.

Porch has pointed arched south door in hollow-moulded surround with hood mould, weathered diagonal buttresses and string course, pair of 2-light windows (unglazed) with trefoil heads to west, 2 gargoyles to south, quatrefoil frieze and cornice.

Interior: porch has flat common rafter roof, stone benches to sides, remains of C15 stone carving of praying woman, circular geometric scratch-mark to left, remains of holy water stoup to right of door, door has 4-centred arch, square moulded surround and heavy hood mould.

North aisle has arcade of 3 arches, pointed outer arches and wider central span, 2 piers to west of 4 clustered shafts with moulded capitals and bases, eastern pier altered c.1470 to allow a rood screen to be carried across entrance to chancel, eastern arch springs from half-shaft on mask corbel.

Fittings: late Norman font in nave with square bowl and 2 large scallops to each side, C17 vase-shaped stone font in south aisle with acanthus carved pedestal.

Jacobean carved wooden pulpit in nave with sounding-board.

C16 Flemish altar triptych.

Remains of C18 carved panelling in chancel and Jacobean carved sanctuary chair.

Mediaeval encaustic tiles on floor of south aisle.

9 hatchments in south aisle from early C18 to 1872 including large one of William Blathwayt, 1717.

Royal arms in tower.

On floor of south aisle, brasses to Sir Maurice Russell, 1416, in armour, and Isobel his wife, with canopies and Latin verses.

In south aisle, stone tomb of George Wynter, 1581 and his wife, stone recumbent effigies, canopy of 2 arches by one with Corinthian columns and heavy superstructure

finely carved hanging marble monument to Mary Blathwayt and her parents by John Harvey, contract dated 1710, cost £90

Stone monument in chancel with skull, scrolled open pediment and Latin inscription to William Laugton, 1663

stone tablet to Amy Trewman, 1677.

In north aisle, baroque stone monument with skull, swags and crossed bones to Isaac Tyler, 1693

marble monument to Francis Freeman, 1757

marble monument to Sir George Best Robinson, 1855

3 C17 brass memorial plates, Thomas Weare, 1697, William Weare, 1697 and Mary Weare, 1639.

Chancel window contains 4 C15 tracery lights with figures under canopies, St. John the Baptist with bare legs, the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist (restored) and a female saint

in tracery of north aisle west window a piece of grisaille glass showing white rose of York

Photo coming soon