HER 11871 - CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL

Church. Principally 12th century, 13th century and 14th century with earlier origins and later additions and alterations, including restorations of 1840 and 1879. Bargate rubblestone with ashlar dressings. Plain tile roofs; leaded spire. 4-bay aisled nave, having 11th century work in 2 eastern bays, aisles added 13th century, all extended westwards 15th century or 16th century and further extended to west, north and south 19th century (in 2 phases). South porch, of 1879. Transepts 12th century, altered; north transept extended 1870. Crossing tower, with early 12th century lower stage, 13th century belfry stage, c14 parapet and spire. Lower 3-bay chancel, extended eastwards 14th century, and restored; having north and south chapels added early 13th century, north chapel rebuilt with vestry 1879. 1960s octagonal extension at north-west corner (not of special interest). Nave: 19th century in appearance, in Decorated style, with plinth, double board door to porch and three 2-light windows. South transept has a 3-light Perpendicular window under hoodmould with wall monument on its left; north transept has a Perpendicular window, a 12th century doorway with imposts, and a 19th century vice on east side with Caernarvon- arched doorway, slit windows and leafy finial. Tower: some tile quoins; roll- moulded bands below and above belfry stage which has 2 round-arched, louvred lights on each side; parapet; corbelled table below spire which has gabled louvred vents to corners at base, 8 ribs, ribbed leading, lucarnes at top, and weathercock. Chancel: south chapel has Perpendicular windows of 2 and 3 lights under hoodmoulds and a 13th century triple-lancet window; to its east end a 15th century/16th century Tudor-arched doorway with shields in spandrels and above it a late 13th century window having 5 stepped lancets below 3 roundels with cinquefoils and hoodmould. Chancel has perpendicular-style 3-light window in south wall and 19th century 5-light window with geometric tracery to east end. North chapel has 1879 east window copying that of south chapel, and 1879 Perpendicular-style door and two windows on north side. Interior: Nave; arcades have 12th century circular columns and triple- chamfered pointed arches at east end, otherwise octagonal columns and double- chamfered pointed arches; panelled roof with early 16th century bosses. Tower has 12th century pointed arches to transepts and restored Norman arch to chancel. Transepts have: 13th century double-chamfered pointed arches on attached circular columns to aisles and chapels; heads of 12th century windows; piscina and aumbry in south transept. Chancel: 13th century, 2-bay, pointed-arched arcades on circular and octagonal columns (attached at ends); heads of 12th century windows, some with painted decoration; 14th century squint in south wall; early 14th century aumbry, piscina and sedilia; crown post roof. Chapels: each has piscina and aumbry; in south chapel, outline of former 13th century east window, with painted decoration, and of lancet in south wall, with painting of St John the Baptist; also in south chapel, some old glass in east window, and fine collared rafter roof, probably 16th century, with heavily-moulded tie beams and wall plate and incised decoration to corbels on north side. Monuments: in south chapel, stone chest tomb of John and Elizabeth Westbrook, diving cable- moulded base, cusped blind tracery to sides and moulded lid; in chancel, wall monument to Judeth Elyott, d.1615, having figure of lady kneeling before book on lectern in elaborately-decorated aedicule, the cornice surmounted by coat of arms, shields and end pedestals with skull and hour-glass, and tablet with skull and cross-bones underneath; brasses in chancel commemorating Thomas and Joan Purvoche, d.1509 (2 figures) and John Barker, d.1595. Fittings: 15th century or early 16th century chalk font, in south chapel, with pyramidal base, octagonal stand with pointed arch to each face, roll moulding and octagonal bowl; panelled, polygonal pulpit of c.1600, elaborately carved with strapwork decoration and decorated lozenge and rectangular panels; 19th century gallery in north chapel. A Bott, A Guide to the Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Godalming (1987). N Pevsner, Buildings of England, Surrey (1971, 2nd Edition), pp.254-256. Listing NGR: SU9681144001

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