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St Peter and St Paul

St Peter And St Paul

Upton CP

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, north aisle chapel 1349, C15, C16.

Architectural Features

Plain tile roofs.

West tower, 3 stages, has deep moulded plinth, 2 string courses, gargoyles to north, south and east, crenellated parapet,C15, with 8 crocketed pinnacles and single central pinnacle with weathercock.

Above, C15 cusped head triple lancet with panel tracery and moulded reveal with hood mould.

Third stage has 4 C15 cusped, transomed triple lancets with panel tracery, louvres and hood moulds.

Central buttress has C18 gabled ashlar and slate sundial with brass fittings.

North side has central C19 porch flanked by single C15 round headed triple lancets with panel tracery and plain square headed reveals.

To north, central restored C14 double lancet with ogee heads, splayed mullion, chamfered square headed reveal and hood mould.

East end has restored C14 triple lancet with ogee and trefoil heads, Decorated tracery and hood mould.

To west again, restored C14 Decorated style double lancet with splayed mullion and splayed square headed reveal with hood mould.

East end has restored C14 Decorated style triple lancet with cusped ogee heads, reticulated tracery, splayed mullions, chamfered and rebated reveal and hood mould with mask stops.

North porch, C19 in early C14 style, has 2 diagonal buttresses, single setoff, and coped gable with cross.

Nave north arcade, C13, 4 bays, has cruciform piers with flanking shafts, the flanking shafts of the 2 eastern piers keeled.

Tower arch, C13.

North aisle has to west, C17 framed panelling with reeded frieze, and window with C19 stained glass.

East end has C13 chamfered and rebated arch to north aisle chapel, with beast mask impost.

North aisle chantry chapel endowed 1349 by Sir John and Isolde Bray.

East end has window with stained glass, 1925, and chamfered bracket to right.

Chancel arch, C19 in C12 style, double chamfered and rebated with hood mould and mask stops.

East end has oak panelling and window with stained glass, c.1961, flanked by single mask brackets.

South side has to west, low side window with patterned stained glass.

Fittings include C14 octagonal font with moulded base and bowl, disused C19 octagonal font bowl, C19 fretted panelled timber pulpit on moulded C19 ashlar base and C20 desk-type lectern.

Oak chest with elaborate iron strapping, said to be c.1250.

C17 armchair with chip-carved back.

Monuments include Baroque style marble war memorial with scrolled pediment, 1918

marble and slate war memorial tablet from Methodist Chapel, 1918

4 small C20 memorials.