Church Of St Peter

SU 3535 STOCKBRIDGE STOCKBRIDGE (north side) 15/20 CHURCH OF ST PETER

GV 29.5.57 II

Parish church. 1866-7 by J Colson. Flint with stone dressings, old plain tile roof. Plan of chancel with N vestry/organ chamber. N & S transeptal chapels and nave with aisles and in SW corner tower having S door. Chancel has 3-light Perp E window copying E vestry window; reused C15 3-light trefoiled window with traceried head, diagonal buttresses. To S central buttress and single trefoiled light and squareheaded 2-light. To N in vestry door and single lights. Tran- septal chapels as tall as chancel with 3-light Perp windows. To E of S one c.1300 2-light pointed window. Tall nave with trefoils high in gables and out- shot aisles with buttresses between bays, and reused C14 squareheaded 2 or 3-light trefoiled windows. To W of N aisle mid C12 2-light lancet, with circular light in head, window to W of nave window large pointed trefoil window. In W bay of S aisle tower with buttresses to bottom stage, pointed S door, W half-octagonal stair tower to 2nd stage, with S window of 2-pointed lights with round light in head. Offset top stage having 3 separate bell openings on each face. Added short broach spire. Inside chancel slurred glass; rear arch of E window has shafts supporting keel mould. Below painted reredos. Painted barrel-vaulted roof with ribwork, on foliage corbels. Pointed chancel arch on foliage corbels. Arcades on round piers with free Decorated foliage. In S transept E window in large rear arch with trefoiled niche. Stained glass in aisles. Norman Purbeck font of table top type on short round column on square base. King post roof and in aisles arch brace on corbel. SW corner has tower with door into nave.

Listing NGR: SU3549935143