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St Peter

North Leigh

Oxfordshire

Late C12 with mid C13 and early C14 alterations

Architectural Features

Late C13 three-light trefoil-headed east window restored and enlarged by Blomfield

C14 Caernarvon-arched doorway to north

mid C13 pointed chamfered lancet to south

to south is C14 offset buttress, an early C14 two-light Curvilinear window in blocked C13 archway and a late C12 blocked doorway, with a billeted and roll-moulded arch set on jamb shafts with cushion capitals

West gable has C14 offset buttresses, and early C14 two-light Curvilinear windows divided by central buttress rising to bellcote with cinquefoiled niche

Interior: early C14 trefoiled piscina with credence shell, and plain aumbry in north wall

Mid C13 double-chamfered chancel arch set on head corbels, with squint in south wall

Mid C19 octagonal font, and mid C19 pulpit and pews

Mid C19 waggon roof to chancel, and 3-bay arch-braced roof with traceried and foliate-carved spandrels

Mid C19 stained glass in east window. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: pp842-3

National Monuments Record)

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