St Peter & St Paul: reconsecrated 1958 after original church almost completely destroyed by enemy bombing in 1940; stone & brick with cream coloured plaster
St Peter & St Paul: nave & chancel; oak furnishings & east window portraying the patron saints of the church
St Peter & St Paul: surviving brass & effigies rescued after war damage
St Peter & St Paul: three recumbent oak effigies reputed to be Sir Robert de Horkesley, d. 1296, his son William, d.1332 & William's wife Emma, d. 1333
St Peter & St Paul: Sir Robert de Horkesley, d. 1296; hauberk of mail, close fitting hood, sleeveless surcoat; camail over the jupon
St Peter & St Paul: Sir William de Horkesley, d. 1332; open surcoat, camail beneath the jupon
St Peter & St Paul: Emma, wife of Sir William de Horkesley, d. 1333; robe covered with mantle hanging from shoulders; wimple hangs down in pleats, secured by fillet
St Peter & St Paul: Sir Robert Swynborne, d.1391, with son Sir Thomas, 1412
St Peter & St Paul: Sir Robert Swynborne, d. 1391
St Peter & St Paul: Sir Thomas Swynborne, 1412
St Peter & St Paul: Lancastrian 'SS' collar from the brass of Thomas Swynborne, 1412; ground completely chiselled out
St Peter & St Paul: Bridget Marney (nee Waldegrave), d.1549, with husbands, eng. c.1560
Entry Name: Church of St Peter and St Paul
Listing Date: 27 January 1982
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1266803
English Heritage Legacy ID: 420511
ID on this website: 101266803
Location: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Little Horkesley, Colchester, Essex, CO6
County: Essex
District: Colchester
Civil Parish: Little Horkesley
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex
Church of England Parish: Little Horkesley St Peter and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford