Church Of St Peter And St Paul is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1967. A Medieval Church.

Church Of St Peter And St Paul

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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1967
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a parish church that features a nave originally built in the Norman style, with a chancel from the 14th century and a tower from the 15th century. The church underwent significant rebuilding in the 19th century, which included the addition of a south porch and a north vestry. The structure is made of rubble stone and has tiled roofs.

The west tower, which has two stages, includes a renewed battlemented parapet, angle buttresses, and a stair projection at the southeast corner. It features two-light openings for the bell chamber and a three-light traceried window on the west side. The nave contains two two-light traceried windows with flat heads and a simplified Norman doorway from the 19th century on the north side. The south side has a 19th-century two-light cusped window, a large restored lancet, and a restored Norman doorway with two orders of slightly chamfered arches. The inner arch rests on shafts with carved scroll leaf capitals and moulded bases.

The chancel has traceried windows, with a two-light window on both the north and south sides and a three-light window on the east side. There is a lean-to vestry on the north side. Inside, there is a double-chamfered arch leading to the tower. The nave features a small piscina with a stop-chamfered arch in the south wall and an arched opening from the pulpit to the chancel on the north side of the east wall. The restored Norman chancel arch has an unmoulded semi-circular arch supported by piers with carved capitals on narrow attached shafts.

In the chancel, there is a 19th-century cusped niche adorned with dogtooth ornamentation on the sides, carved angels, and a flat head. The church also has a trefoil piscina and 19th-century roofs. Notable fittings include a bowl and stem font, possibly from the 15th century, restored 17th-century pews, and a carved wooden panel featuring a bishop's mitre and coat-of-arms. Other fittings and stained glass are from the 19th century. A brass memorial to Philip King from 1592 includes an inscription verse and a panel depicting kneeling figures of King, his wife, and their twelve children.

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