Building record 589/3/1 - Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Preston Capes

Church. C13-C15, restored 1853. Coursed squared ironstone, lead roofs, chancel tiled. Chancel, nave, north and south aisles, west tower.

{1} Church. C13-C15, restored 1853. Coursed squared ironstone, lead roofs, chancel tiled. Chancel, nave, north and south aisles, west tower. 3-light Perpendicular east window. North side of chancel wall much rebuilt with single low-side lancet window to west and signs of other blocked windows. To south a 3-light mullion window and priest's door to left. Nave has 2 bay clerestory with 2-light mullion windows with C18 leading, plain coped parapet and 2 C18 lead rainwater heads and pipes. 3-light Decorated east window with reticulated tracery and hood-mould with label stops, two 2-light Decorated windows either side of north door. North-west and west windows have 2 lights and depressed arch heads. South aisle has 3-light Decorated east window with cusped heads and intersecting tracery, a 3-light arch mullion window with hood-mould to right of south porch, a 2-light Decorated window to left. South porch has double-chamfered door and holy water stoup. South door within has 4-centred arch head and hood-mould. West and south-west windows of south aisles have similar windows to those in corresponding positions in north aisle. Both aisles extend across sides of west tower. 3 stage west tower with pointed arch and 3-light Perpendicular window above. Belfry stage has 2-light Perpendicular windows. Angle buttresses and battlements. Interior: C17 communion table. East window flanked by Commandment, Creed and Lords prayer boards grouped in pairs vertically by segmental pediments with gilded urns. Chancel roof of 1853. Chancel arch with 3 chamfered mouldings, innermost on polygonal responds. Nave has 3 bay arcades. Westernmost arches cut off by tower. North arcade has octagonal piers, double-chamfered arches, moulded capitals and respond at east end. South arcade has round piers, octagonal abaci and chamfered arches. Nave roof C19, old lean-to roofs to aisles, that of south aisle with stop-chamfered ties. Octagonal Perpendicular font with tracery patterns to sides, but built into south-east pier of tower. Some C15 pews. C18 wall monument in chancel. Painted Carolean Royal Arms in west end of south aisle.

{5} Undated photo;

{6} Sketches, drawings, plans, measurements and notes, also copies of entries of excommunications 1607-1633;

Historic England, Undated, St Peter and St Pauls Church, Preston Capes, BF107389 (Archive). SNN114594.

<1> Baker G., 1830, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.429-31 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77327.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 15/102 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<2> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.83-4 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.378 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.378 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> 1903, Kelly's Directory (1903), (unchecked) (Trade Directory). SNN48170.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Preston Capes (Photographs). SNN112975.

<6> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/221/1-16 (Archive). SNN115.

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Dec 17 2024 3:55PM