Parish Church Of St Peter

TG 21 NE CROSTWICK CROSTWICK COMMON

3/23 Parish Church of St. Peter (formerly listed as Church of St. Peter). 10/5/61 I

Parish Church, C15, Flint with brick and stone dressings. Slate roof. West tower, north porch, nave, vestry and chancel. Tower has base course, diagonal buttresses, stair turret. 2 light Perpendicular west window, single light cusped sound holes with hood moulds, 2 light Perpendicular sound holes with tracery, and embattled pierced parapet with crocketed pinnacles. Early C16 porch, of knapped flint with brick quoins and diagonal buttresses. Moulded brick arch with ½ columns with octagonal bases and capitals. Cusped brick niche in gable. 3 bay nave with north door and blocked south door. 2 and 3 light Perpendicular windows with tracery. Fallen stair turret to south with remains of a brick newel stair to former rood loft. Single bay chancel with C19 Perpendicular style 3 light east window. 2 light Perpendicular windows to south. C19 vestry to north. Tower arch, double chamfered with corbel responds in the form of animal heads, possibly sheep. Stoups to east of north and south doors. Seats in recesses under windows. C17, opposed butt purlin roof with straight wind braces and C19 wall posts, corbels and applied roll mouldings. Chancel arch with double hollow chamfers. Piscina in south chancel wall. Single framed chancel roof with collars and strutts and moulded wall plates. Wall painting of St. Christopher over south door. 2 benches with poupee bench ends.

Listing NGR: TG2578615873