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The nave of the Church of St Peter is Anglo Saxon built probably in the 9th century. On each side of the nave there is a round-headed Saxon arch into a porticus (small space for a side-chapel). The arch to the south is plain, but that to the north is supported by decorated stone slabs. The carving on one slab seems to be developed from the style of decoration of the Bewcastle and Ruthwell Crosses at the beginning of the 8th century; the style of the other seems to be 9th century.
In the 14th century the north and south transepts were added, making the church the cruciform building it is today. Each transept is next to the Saxon porticus on its corresponding side and includes the east wall of that porticus. The arches where the transepts meet the nave are Decorated Gothic, as is the east window of the chancel. A 15th-century tomb chest monument in the church is supposed to be that of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham who was executed in Salisbury in 1483. Also 15th-century is a small, iron-bound wooden chest in the north transept.
The finely-carved pulpit is late 17th century.
The west wall of the nave was rebuilt in 1764.
In the 14th century the north and south transepts were added, making the church the cruciform building it is today. Each transept is next to the Saxon porticus on its corresponding side and includes the east wall of that porticus. The arches where the transepts meet the nave are Decorated Gothic, as is the east window of the chancel. A 15th-century tomb chest monument in the church is supposed to be that of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham who was executed in Salisbury in 1483. Also 15th-century is a small, iron-bound wooden chest in the north transept.
The finely-carved pulpit is late 17th century.
The west wall of the nave was rebuilt in 1764.
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- Place of Worship