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St Peter

St Peter

Barrowden

Rutland

C13-C15, restored later C19.

Architectural Features

Tower of C14, of ashlar, and of 3 stages, with plinth and clasping buttresses with set-offs.

C13 2 bay nave arcades, the S earlier with circular pier and crocket capital.

Chancel has restored Perp E and 2 S windows and small S door and C19 boarded 4 bay roof incorporating fragments of original Perp roof and 3 carved supporting figures each side.

Plain octagonal font from the 13th C.

S aisle has lead roof, S window with Geometric tracery and SW Perp window, small cusped headed piscina and C13 plain octagonal font on 4 short moulded and chamfered piers and central drainage pier.

Plain octagonal font from the 13th C.

© Julian P Guffogg

Door, now 2 leaved, C17 or possibly earlier.

Small brass wall monument to former rector Rowland Digby d. 1546, fine stone wall monument to Roland Durant d.l588, and further monument of 1840.

Re-assembled fragments of fine pulpit dated 1605.

Right side of rector's chair c1540 carved with inscription 'Rowlandus Digbi, Rector' and 'D.E.' and 'B.A.' either side fleur-de-lys.

Otherwise C19 oak choir stalls, pulpit and pews, and brass lectern.

Majolica tile reredos by firm of Maw.