Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building, mainly dating from around 1160, although it has Saxon origins. Constructed from stone, it features a chancel, North and South chapels, a nave, and North and South aisles, all connected by a continuous arcade of eight bays. The church showcases typical elaborate ornamentation, including carved capitals, banded columns, moulded bases, decorated arches, and external blind arcading. The western tower was added in the early 17th century, and there is a 15th-century font and crypt. The east end was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1850. Inside, there are finely carved 18th-century wall tablets and monuments, including one from 1742 dedicated to John Smith, a mezzotint engraver, by John Hunt, and a monument with a bust by M Noble from 1839, commemorating William Smith, the founder of stratigraphical geology. The church is part of a group with Nos 33 to 43 (odd) and 37a, as well as Nos 1 to 3 Black Lion Hill.