Building record 4634/1/1 - St Peter & St Paul's Church

A 12th century church with 13th and 14th century additions. Rebuilt circa 1622. The chancel was repaired and altered in 1808 and again in 1854 by E F Law. Further repair work was carried out in 1927. Built of coursed limestone rubble with ironstone dressings and slate roofs. The church consists of a chancel, nave and west tower.

{1} Church. C12, repaired c.1622; chancel repaired and altered 1808 and again in 1854 by E.F. Law. Coursed limestone rubble with ironstone dressings; slate roofs. Chancel, nave and west tower. Chancel has 3-light east window with C19 Perpendicular tracery, set in larger round-arched opening with keyblock. Datestone above inscribed "CN/1808". Blocked chamfered Tudor-arched door to north and 2-light chamfered stone mullion window to north-west at high level with hood mould. South side of chancel has central 3-light arched mullion window with hood mould, blocked pointed arched window immediately to right, blocked 1-light low-side window to far left with pointed trefoil-headed light and transom, and blocked chamfered priest's door with round-arched head. Nave has 4-light arched mullion window to north with hood mould, chamfered Tudor-arched south door with hood mould flanked by similar 2-light windows, all probably dating from C17 repairs. Tower has pilaster buttresses to middle of each side. Blocked door to left of buttress to north with round-arched head and pointed trefoil-headed piscina to far left. Small round-arched windows to middle stage and 2-light bell-chamber openings with quatrefoils to heads except for east side which has original 1-light round-arched openings either side of buttress. Battlemented parapet. Off-set buttresses flank east window and chancel has chamfered stone eaves. Interior: chancel has simple sedilia, piscina and aumbry. Unmoulded round-headed chancel arch with carved imposts. Tall narrow round-headed tower arch with moulded imposts, with similar wider inner arch. Font is inset in north pier of tower arch and has polygonal stem and bowl. 2 hatchments, oil on canvas. Brass to Clement Edmonds, d.1622 and his wife Mary. Standing wall monument signed H. Cox to Elizabeth wife of Purbeck Langham who died 1736. Plinth has plain pilasters to angles. Inscription is flanked by fluted Doric pilasters bearing triglyph frieze and broken pediment flanked by lamp finials and framing gadrooned urn with cartouche of arms to base and gilded flame finial. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p379; VCH: Northamptonshire: Vol IV, 1937, p281)

{4} The church at Hackleton is substantially of 12th century date, with additions of the 13th and 14th centuries. It became ruinous and soon after 1622 was extensively repaired. It was altered in 1808 and 1854. Repairs were also carried out in 1927.

{6} Simple aisleless church. Norman arch incorporates re-used worked stone of zoomorphic design thought to be Viking in character and 1000 years old, possibly originating from a churchyard cross. In the C16th the church was partly demolished and used as a dog kennel and pigeon house. It was restored to its original function in 1620.

{7} Standing building; medieval church and churchyard of Preston Deanery.

{8} Find of a decorated medieval floor tile, from the medieval church of Preston Deanery, also a painting, notes, sketches and drawings;

{9} Undated photo, also two identical photos, one dated May 1975, and another photo dated May 1975;

{11} SP 7884 5567: St Peter & Paul's Church.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 4/121 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.379 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.281-82 (unchecked) (Series). SNN10247.

<5> Glynne S., 1859, Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne, (unchecked) (Manuscript). SNN39492.

<6> 1994, Visit Churches in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, (checked) (Pamphlet). SNN33492.

<7> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.381-83 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<8> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/222/1-8 (Archive). SNN115.

<8> Richmond H., 1988, Survey of Northamptonshire Parish Churches, (unchecked) (Unpublished Report). SNN1195.

<9> Photographs of buildings in Hackleton (Photographs). SNN112513.

<10> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of South Northamptonshire, 06/09/1988 (Report). SNN112993.

<11> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), OS 6" 1958 (Map). SNN112944.

<12> Lee M., 2004, Henry Penn, Bellfounder, 1685-1729, p.41-53 (unchecked) (Article). SNN109357.

<13> ST PETER AND ST PAUL'S CHURCH, BF052054 (Archive). SNN116323.

<14> St Peter and St Paul's Church, Preston Deanery, Hackleton, BF107332 (Archive). SNN116322.

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Dec 17 2024 4:30PM