Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, YOXFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1283976
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, YOXFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1283976
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, YOXFORD ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, YOXFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sibton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 36742 69543
Details
TM 36 NE SIBTON YOXFORD ROAD
5/111 Church of St. Peter - 7.12.66 - I
Parish church. Medieval, restored 1872. Nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower, south porch, north vestry. Random flint and stone rubble, knapped flint to lower part of chancel; stone dressings; plaintiled roofs. Early C15 tower: 3-stage diagonal buttresses to west face, later crenellated parapet with flushwork motifs and large gargoyles at the corners; 2-light west window, 2-light bell chamber openings. On the south face of the tower is a stone sundial dated 1827. The nave and chancel have late C19 exteriors in C13 style. 2 2-light windows to south nave. Simple porch (1893); late C12 south nave doorway with 2 orders of engaged shafts and a semi-circular moulded arch. 5-bay north aisle with C19 3-light windows and restored early C13 doorway; the west window of the aisle is original. Chancel rebuilt 1878. 4-bay aisle arcade with circular piers, probably re-used from the nearby abbey. Very good C15 7-bay hammerbeam roof to nave: east-west arched bracing between the wall posts and along the ridge, with angels either side of the collars; richly decorated wallplate; the east bay is panelled out as a canopy of honour to the rood. C15 octagonal font with well preserved carved panels. To either side of the chancel arch are twin canopied niches with considerable remains of medieval colouring. Early C17 pulpit, reduced in height in C19. A late C19 dwarf screen incorporates 4 fine C15 traceried panels from the former rood screen: these panels retain original colouring. C17 altar rails. North chancel with good wall monument to Sir Edmond Barker (1676) and Lady Barker: 2 interlocked oval niches with frontal busts. South nave with alabaster wall l monument to Johan Scrivener (1662). Effigy brasses to Edmond Chapman (1574) and Edmond Chapman (1626) in nave and chancel respectively. Several C17-C18 ledger slabs to Barker family in chancel. Graded I for surviving medieval work.
Listing NGR: TM3674269543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285349
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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