Church Of St Peter

COUNTHORPE AND CREETON CHURCH LANE TF 0l NW (south side)

9/110 Church of St.Peter

30.10.68

G.V. I

Parish church. Late C12, early C13, late C13, C15, 1830 chancel shortened, 1853 rebuilding of nave. Coursed limestone rubble, ashlar dressings, Collyweston slate roof. Western tower, nave, south chapel, chancel. 3 stage late C13 tower, with 2 string courses, moulded eaves and corbel table, broach spire with outsized 2 light C13 gabled lucarnes in 2 storeys in the principal directions. Paired belfry lights with round shafts, floriate capitals and moulded hoods. In the west wall a lancet to ground stage and similar smaller light to upper floor. In the north west nave quoin is re-used C10 grave slab with interlace. In the north wall 2 C19 windows with paired lights and sexfoils. The C19 east window is of 3 cusped lights. The south chapel has entasised quoins and in the south wall is evidence for a narrow door of early character, suggesting it may have originated as a porticus. In the south wall is an early C13 window with plate tracery and 3 cusped lights and trefoils in moulded surround. In the west wall a lancet with moulded hood. The south door is recut with moulded hood and human head label stops. Further west is a 3 light C15 window with cusped heads to the lights and panel tracery. Built into the fabric are at least 5 pieces of C10 Anglo Saxon interlace decorated stone. Interior. C13 tower arch with chamfered reveals, decorated imposts, one with dogtooth, the other a fillet, and single chamfered arch. Above an off-centre blocked pointed doorway. In the south wall a chamfered archway into the chapel which contains a C13 lobed piscina. Single chamfered chancel arch has octagonal responds and developed waterleaf capitals. All fittings and roof are 1853 apart from C17 communion table and the C13 tub font on circular base with moulded octagonal top.

Listing NGR: TF0145919880