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St Peter

St Peter

Wormleighton

Warwickshire

Early C12 origins

Architectural Features

Late C12/early C13

aisles largely rebuilt C14

Chancel C14

South porch C14/C15

South side has mid C14 straight-headed Decorated eastern window and renewed western window of paired lancets

North side has early C14 eastern window with cusped Y-tracery and Decorated western window

Late C12/early C13 south doorway inside of 2 moulded orders and hood mould with return stops

South aisle has C15 straight-headed south-west window

Late C13 west lancet

Small west lancet has buttress below with re-set carved heads

Restored corbel table of carved heads

Nave has late C12/C13 arcades of round piers with moulded capitals and chamfered arches

C16/C17 shallow-pitched queen strut roof

Fittings: chancel has some early C17 panelling

Mid C17 altar rails have turned balusters arid pendants

Fine Cl5/early C16 screen of 7 elaborately traceried and moulded panels

Said to have once been part of a musicians gallery in Warmington Manor House (q.v.). Re-cut C13 font on moulded stem

Finely carved bench ends in chancel

Some reused C15 panels in nave seats

Medieval encaustic tiles, said to be from Stoneleigh Abbey

C19 traceried pulpit

Framed Royal arms of 1826

Churchwarden'. Monuments: chancel north: John Spencer 1610. large fine wall monument with pilasters and entablature

Wall monument