Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

TG 41 SE 2/46

MAUTBY MILL ROAD (north side) Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

25.9.62

II*

Parish church. Late C12 west tower with C14 belfry. Late C13 chancel and nave, the former remodelled C14 retaining original continuous plan. Restored 1884 and 1984. Quaternary flint with Lincolnshire Limestone ashlar dressings and Ironpan elements. Thatched roofs. Two stage circular tower with C14 octagonal belfry stage. Two-light reticulated west window. No ringing chamber openings. Set-off below belfry. Alternate facets of belfry pierced by wide trefoiled lights. Crenellated parapet. Gabled south porch with continuous mouldings to entrance arch. Double chamfered north doorway below hood on head stops. Three restored two-light Flowing north and south nave windows. One buttress at east end of nave. Two two-light Y tracery south chancel windows flank priests' door. Doorway with one hollow chamfer and square imposts. One two-light Y tracery window to north chancel. Five-light intersecting east window.

Interior. Tower arch has wave mouldings and casements and one order of shafts with polygonal capitals. Octagonal font enriched by eight engaged shafts to stem framing traceried panels. Bowl panels have quatrefoils and shields. Former south aisle revealed by octagonal arcade, the piers on bases with angle spurs and polygonal capitals. Stilted double chamfered arches. Boarded nave roof. Restored C16 chancel screen comprising two bays each side of cusped ogee opening. Traceried dado panels. Panel tracery below C19 top rail. Founder's tomb in south nave under broken ogee canopy with crockets. Early C14 effigy is cross-legged and in armour. Stepped sedilia and piscina in chancel, cusped. Chancel roof of principals on curved braces, two tiers butt purlins.

Listing NGR: TG4807012377