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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

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Suffolk

Mainly early C14, replacing C13 church.

Architectural Features

Heightened and re-roofed late C15, tower and south porch late C15.

West doorway with undercut moulded arch set within square frame, in the spandrels of which is carving.

C13 inner south doorway with crocket capitals to single order of shafts.

TM1473 : Eye: Late c15th two storeyed, timber framed Guildhall

Late C15 nave roof extensively restored 1869.

TM1473 : Eye: Late c15th two storeyed, timber framed Guildhall

© Michael Garlick

TM1473 : Eye, Late c15th two storeyed, timber framed Guildhall: Upper oriel window with carved sill 3

Alternate principals drop to moulded wall posts supported on carved timber head corbels, all of 1869.

TM1473 : Eye, Late c15th two storeyed, timber framed Guildhall: Upper oriel window with carved sill 3

© Michael Garlick

Arched longitudinal braces to secondary principals: false hammerbeams in form of carved crowned figures, all 1869.

Late C15 chancel screen consists of 4 principal bays either side of 2-bay opening.

Opening with cusped and sub-cusped arch, carved 3 tiers deep.

9 figures to north of central opening, 6 to south.

Rood and rood figures added 1925 by Sir Ninian Comper.

Braces terminate at wall posts on angel corbels.

MONUMENTS: wall monument (south chancel) to John Brown, died 1732.

Altar tomb to Nicholas Cutler, 1568 (north aisle): stone.

Altar tomb to William Honyng, 1569 (south chapel) is copy of the Cutler tomb.

Font and seating: 1869 by JK Colling.

Font cover 1932 by Sir Ninian Comper.