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St Peter

St Peter

Levington

Suffolk

TM 23 NW LEVINGTON CHURCH LANE WITH STRATTON HALL of St. Peter 5/14 Church of St. Peter 16.3.66 - I Church, mediaeval.

Architectural Features

Work of c.1500 and later in red brick.

Simple pointed south nave doorway and similar blocked north doorway are of c.1300

A small south chancel window has tracery and a cusped inner arch, perhaps late C14.

A square-headed low-side window, and the north window opposite, are of C14 or C15.

The late-mediaeval plank door was probably repositioned from the inner doorway.

money was bequeathed c.1480 for its construction.

The belfry stage was rebuilt 1636 for Robert Hitcham (datestone on south tower wall), with hood-moulded windows.

Large windows of moulded brick were inserted late C15 or early C16, that in the east wall of 3 lights and traceried

The walls of nave and chancel were raised c.1500 and the roofs rebuilt.

Rood beam with a variant of trailing leaf carving.

C15 octagonal limestone font with sunk facets carved with alternating shields and roses, and supporting angel beneath

Good early C17 octagonal pulpit, the panels arcaded and carved with strapwork.

Mid C17 altar rails with turned balusters.

The mid C17 panelling which lines the chancel walls was taken from Brightwell Hall