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chancel is an arch opening into the chapels, but
there is no chancel arch, nor any arch at the west end of either chapel,
the screen being the only mark of division.
The north chapel is now divided; the larger and western
portion has its arch and Decorated screen blocked up, and is used for a
Sunday-school; the smaller eastern portion is now a vestry, the entrance
to which is by a small Perpendicular door on the north side of the
altar.
The Font is octagonal, with moulded base; the upper half of
the bowl is plain, but on the lower half, which is splayed, there are
three shields; one is charged with a cross, another with two keys in
saltier, and the third with two swords also in saltier, the symbols of
St. Peter and St. Paul, to whom the church is dedicated.
The Tower is very picturesque and much overgrown with ivy;
it stands at the west end of the nave, to which it opens with a low
massive arch, under which on the north side is a curious stoup with
foliated head.
The west door is a fine example of the Perpendicular style;
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shields. Above are
three shields, that on the dexter side is charged with a cross; the one in the centre bears the
arms of France and England quarterly, and the other has the arms of
Archbishop Warham.
The south side of the bell chamber is pierced with two
quatrefoiled circular windows, and the north side with one, and also
with a square labelled Perpendicular window. Another of the same
character as the last is on the west side.
The dimensions of the various parts of the church are as follows:—
LENGTH WIDTH
ft.
in.
ft. in.
Nave
56 0 x
44 0
Aisle
34 0 x
15 6
Chancel
32 0 x
17 4
South
Chapel
24 0 x
15 6
North Chapel (now
Vestry) 21 0
x 15 0
Tower
17 9 x
14 9
There are six bells, but one of them is cracked. Four |