Parish Church Of St Peter

TL 26SE PAPWORTH EVERARD CHURCH Lane (South Side) 8/91 Parish Church 31.8.62 of St. Peter

GV II*

Parish church. Chancel walls and nave including buttresses C13 with east wall of chancel and west bay of nave rebuilt possibly in C17 re-using medieval material. West tower demolished after a great storm in 1741. Restoration in 1850 at expense of W.H. Cheere; tower rebuilt 1871 and spire added in 1877 and demolished in 1963. Plain tile roofs with stone copings to parapets with cross finials. Walls of field stones with limestone dressings. North elevation. Tower of three stages with main entrance through two-centred arch with shafted jambs and bell capitals, (similar to chancel arch), embattled parapet, two-light belfry window and one lancet-light. Three nave windows of two-trefoiled-lights with quatrefoil in two-centred arches and two chancel windows with single trefoiled-light. Gabled south porch and organ loft project from south elevation. Interior. Font C13; for monuments see R.C.H.M. These include wall monument to Charles Madryll Cheere, 1825 neo-Greek by Gaffin, London, floor tiles c.1850 with inscription on risers to chancel steps; chancel screen c.1920. R.C.H.M. West Cambs mon.1, p.196 Pevsner. Buildings of England p.448

Listing NGR: TL2826662644