St Peter

Nave arcades, north and south aisles and clerestorey C15.

Roofs of slates and modern plain tiles.

South aisle wall projects at east and west end as buttresses, with one blocked possibly C14 window.

Very fine C15 niche in south aisle with crocketed canopy on demi figure of angel.

Nave roof restored C19, has C15 carved wooden corbels to moulded tie beams with carved spandrels to braces.

Font C16, octagonal bowl panelled with carved head bosses to quatrefoils, supported on octagonal stem with spurs to plinth.

Monument in north aisle to Henry Gorges, d. 1674, Superintendent and Surveyor General of the draining of the Bedford Level.

Attributed to A. Storey Two kneeling figures in white marble holding hands over two books under open pediment, parents of Henry Gorges, whose white marble effigy with wig and Roman costume lies on tomb chest below.

Monument to Ashton Benyon, d. 1856, by E. Davis Pevsner, Buildings of England, p.460.

The inscription reads: ASHTON BENYON Born Sept.r 27th 1836, died May 22nd 1856. He drooped and died In manhood's early dawn: Approaching death Subdued with solemn sadness all the pride Of youthful strength. And so he bowed his head And sank. - To rise again. This monument erected in love and hope by his sorrowing sister Emily Pigot. The monument is signed "E. Davis. Sc London".

© John Sutton