Church Of St Peter And St Paul

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade I listed parish church located in Halvergate. It is a medieval structure that was restored by Brown and Lowe in 1857, with a new porch added in 1867 by James Benest and a new roof by R.M. Phipson in 1873. The church is constructed of flint with stone dressings and features a slate roof. It includes a west tower, south porch, nave, and chancel.

The three-stage tower, dating from around 1450, has diagonal buttresses and a south stair turret projection. Its flushwork buttress faces and base course are notable, as is the west doorway, which has spandrels containing pendant shields. The west window features three lights with Perpendicular tracery set in a stilted arch with a hood mould. There are rectangular traceried sound holes on two levels, and the top stage and half stage below have been rebuilt in flint and brick. The belfry openings are two-light with 'Y' tracery, and the tower is topped with a stepped battlemented parapet.

The porch has parapet gables and diagonal buttresses, with a south doorway that includes attached shafts and windows on the north and south sides. Former finials, removed from the tower in 1958, are attached to the buttresses on the southeast and southwest corners and are late 17th century in date, likely representing the evangelists. Inside, there is a 14th-century doorway with an ogee, wave-moulded arch, crockets, crocketed pinnacles, and a finial. The south side of the nave has three two-light windows with Curvilinear style tracery, while the north side has three two-light windows and a blocked door. The two western windows feature 'Y' tracery, and the other has paired lancets. The chancel, mainly from the 19th century, has single two-light windows on the north and south and a three-light window in the east with a Decorated style. There are single buttresses on the north side and diagonal buttresses at the corners, along with parapet gables.

The interior is primarily from the 19th century, featuring a Perpendicular tower arch with attached shafts, a banner staff locker recess in the south nave wall, and a Perpendicular chancel arch with half shafts. There are brasses on the north and south chancel walls.