Description

SCALDWELL OLD ROAD
SP77SE (West side)
10/212 Church of St. Peter and
02/11/54 St. Paul

- II*

Church. C12 to C14 with C19 restoration by Williams, Slater and Gillett. Regular
coursed and squared coursed lias with ashlar dressings. Aluminium and lead
roofs. Aisled nave and chancel and west tower. South aisle is of 2-window range.
That to right is probably C19 reconstruction with double lancet window and door
to right and 3-light east window with intersecting tracery. That to left is C14
with 3-light Perpendicular window. Gabled roof with ashlar parapets. C14 gabled
porch to left has double chamfered arch. Single lancet west window. Lean-to roof
with plain parapets. North aisle of 2-window range has 2-light window with
intersecting tracery to left and 3-light Perpendicular window to right. 3-light
Perpendicular east window and 2-light west window with intersecting tracery.
Blank lancet to left. Large ashlar angle and clasping buttresses. Gabled roof
with ashlar gable parapets and finial. 5-light Perpendicular east window to
chancel with small quatrefoil and gabled parapet with finial above. North nave
clerestory of 3-window range of square windows with quatrefoils. Ashlar cornice.
Gabled roof with ashlar abutment parapet with bellcote at apex. West tower C12
of 3 stages. Single lancets in south and west face of first stage. Upper stage
recessed has 2-light round headed bell chamber openings in round- headed opening
with simple shaft between to each face. Plain ashlar cornice and parapets with
pinnacles at corners. Interior: Chancel: 2-bay north arcade of double chamfered
pointed arches with octagonal piers. Single C19 double chamfered arch to south.
Double chamfered chancel and side chapel arches. 2-bay nave arcade of double
chamfered pointed arches with octagonal piers; those to the north are taller.
Plain pointed tower arch, blocked. C19 roofs, ceiling panels to the chancel are
painted. Stained glass to east window and south aisle. C14 piscina in south
aisle. C19 ashlar chancel screen. Font probably C13 bowl on cluster of shafts.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.402).

Listing NGR: SP7686972574

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557623

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