Old Church of St Peter

Heritage listing

Details TQ 64 SW PEMBURY OLD CHURCH ROAD 5/394 Old Church of St Peter 20.10.54 GV I Parish church. Norman nave and chancel, C14 tower, porch and nave roof, chancel much rebuilt in 1867 by R. Wheeler of Brenchley. Nave and older masonry of the chancel of sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins, rest is coursed sandstone ashlar. Red tile roof and tower spire is shingled. Plan: Nave with south porch. lower chancel with C19 lean-to vestry on the north side. West tower. Exterior: Relatively short single stage west tower with large diagonal buttresses. Low spire surmounted by an old, possibly C18, weathercock. Quatrefoil lights to the belfry. West doorway has a 2-centred arch with moulded jambs and hoodmould. Above a 3-light window of ogee-arch headed lancets. On the south side of the nave gabled porch to left. 2-centred outer arch with double-chamfered arch ring and hoodmould. Triple lancet above and slit windows in the side walls. C19 tile floor but roof of old collared common rafter couples. South doorway is probably Norman, a plain round-headed arch containing a C19 panelled door. To right the porch covers the lower part of a Norman round-headed lancet. To right a restored quare-headed 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery and a hoodmould. South side of chancel is 2 bays, left one with 2 cinquefoil-headed lancets and the right one has a 2-light window containing Y-tracery which once descended further down but the lower part is cut by a small C19 arch-headed priests door. Buttresses on south side and east end have diagonal buttresses, most enriched with carved armorial bearings, some are replacements of the C14 originals. Arms of Hardreshull and Colepeper families. East window C19 3-light window with decorated tracery and hoodmould. North side of chancel has a similar 2-li

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.