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HER 8291 - CHURCH OF ST PETER

Church. 12th century south door and walls,some 13th century remains in Chancel, 15th century tower, 16th century south porch; all restored in 1865 when the north aisle and north chancel chapel were added. Roughly coursed flint and sandstone rubble nave with ashlar quoin dressings, coursed heath-stone tower and north walls. Plain tiled roofs,renewed to north, with wooden shingle broach spire. Nave with north aisle, chancel to east with north chancel chapel and vestry, porch to south and square tower to south west corner. Short tower with orbelled eaves, small two- light, louvred openings to top of each face, irregular, small, openings on remaining faces. Larger plate tracery window to south. Three-light. cusped tracery windows to buttressed north aisle, large 19th century windows to east end. One 13th century lancet window survives in south chancel wall. Arched double doors to west end of north aisle, single door at junction of tower to west end. South door circa 1170, in arched stone surround with one order of jamb shafts and outer fillet roll moulding. Timber framed, gabled, porch to south with cusped barge- board and brick infilling. Interior: Tiled floor, four bay, round pier, arcade to north aisle; crown-post roof to aisle. 14th century chalk chancel arch on restored half-octagonal responds. Two bay, round pier, arcade between chancel and north chapel with foliage capitals. 13th century Piscina on south chancel wall. Wavy edge decoration to south door and tower arch. Fittings: Marble and mosiac reredos in new chapel. 20th century screens. 19th century stone pulpit. Octagonal 17th century wooden font with lead lined bowl on centre stem with 8 detached columns. Monuments: East wall of old chancel: Monument to Reverend John Harris. Died 1759. White stone on grey stone ground, black stone inscription panel. Flanking scrolls over eared apron below on gadrooned base. Skll, serpent and glass carvings in apron, floral garlands and cartouche over keystoned arch to top. North arcade of Chancel: Monument to Judith Harris. Died 1765. Triangular white pyramid with grey roundel, cherubs head above apron with flowers below. PEVSNER: Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) page 97. Listing NGR: SU8974750778

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