Church Of St Peter And St Paul

TL 36 SE DRY DRAYTON PARK STREET (South Side) 1/86 Church of St Peter 31. 8.62 and St Paul

II*

Parish Church. Late C13 West tower, late C13 and C14 nave arcades, substantial C19 restorations including the rebuilding of the chancel in 1851 and the west tower restoration of 1874. Pebble and fieldstones with clunch dressings to windows and doors and limestone to quoins. Original wall material cased with broken pieces of limestone ashlar and the clunch dressings have mostly been replaced by Ketton stone. Slate roofs. West tower of three stages, with C19 brick embattlement and two-light bell stage openings and west window. Nave has C19 clerestorey with three C14 style quatrefoil openings. South aisle also restored late C13 or early C14 work. Chancel C19. Interior: North and south nave arcades of three bays, each with two-centred arches of two chamfered orders on octagonal columns with moulded capitals but obscured bases. Both sides of north arcade have moulded labels with mask stops. Tower arch of three chamfered arches, the inner of half-octagonal responds with moulded capital and bases. The chancel arch is similar to that of the nave arcade. Font: C13 limestone. Octagonal basin on square stem with polygonal shafts to each side. Brasses: West of chancel arch. Thomas Hatton and his wife 1540. Male and female figures with shields of arms above and indents for two groups of children and inscription. In chancel; male figure with inscription plate. Medieval. R.C.H.M. West Cambs., mon.(1) Pevsner. Buildings of England, p331

Listing NGR: TL3799961957