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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Long Compton

Warwickshire

Early C13

Architectural Features

with late C13 or early C14

late C14 and C15 alterations and additions

Chancel rebuilt late C13 or early C14, with much C19 restoration, 3 bays, with chamfered plinth, quoins and coped gable to east with cross at apex

To east a C19 window in C14 style of 3 lights and geometric tracery

To north and south two restored late C13 or early C14 windows, each of 2 lights with cusped geometric tracery

To south, between windows, a C15 chantry chapel, now vestry, of 2 small bays with stone flag lean-to roof

Early C13 nave

with early C14 north aisle and clerestory of early C15

To south, late C14 gabled porch with stone-slate roof and coped gable

Double-chamfered doorway with C17 double plank doors with muntins and rail forming panels

Stone benches with very worn C14 or C15 tomb to east

Part-restored early C13 doorway of 2 orders

To west of porch, and to 2 openings east of porch an early C14 window of 2 cusped lights and quatrefoil within chamfered surround

To early C14 north aisle 3 similar windows, but without hood moulds and labels

To north, towards west, a C13 segmental-headed doorway with edge-roll surround

To north and south of C15 clerestory 5 square-headed windows, each of 2 lights with cusped tracery

first 2 stages of late C13 and now rendered

top stage C15

Moulded plinth, offset diagonal buttresses rising to C15 stage and a string course to each stage

To east angle a C13 flat buttress

Below parapet a moulded eaves cornice with gargoyles to north and south

Towards top of each face of second stage a C13 window of 2 lancets with central polygonal shaft with moulded capital and unpierced spandrel

C15 square-headed bell-chamber openings, each of 2 lights

Also to north a restored doorway leading into chantry chapel, with late C13 or early C14 window directly above, now hidden externally by chapel, but identical to those to either side and in north wall

To west of westernmost window in south wall a late C13 trefoiled recess

Restored late C13 chancel arch, double-chamfered, with polygonal responds and moulded capitals

Hood mould above arch with carved head labels

Reconstructed C15 low-pitched nave roof with moulded tie-beams, braces and purlins

Hammer-beams supported on polygonal moulded capitals with carving

angels

C19 stained glass in chancel and tower windows

C19 font

C19 stone pulpit incorporating some C15 panels (perhaps from former font) of ogee-headed tracery with crocketed pinnacles