Church of St Peter and St Paul, Preston
Description: Church of St Peter and St Paul
Grade: II*
Date Listed: 10 November 1955
English Heritage Building ID: 187480
OS Grid Reference: SK8700802371
OS Grid Coordinates: 487008, 302371
Latitude/Longitude: 52.6122, -0.7164
Location: Church Lane, Preston, Rutland LE15 9NG
Locality: Preston
Local Authority: Rutland
County: Rutland
Country: England
Postcode: LE15 9NG
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Listing Text
PRESTON CHURCH LANE
SK 8602 and SK 8702
4/1
Church of St Peter
and St Paul
10/11/55
II*.
Parish church. Late C12, early C13. nave, clerestory, tower, and porch late
C14. Rubble, ashlar, tiled roof. Nave, chancel, aisles, west tower, south porch.
Restored in 1856. Nave clerestory of 3 2 light Perpendicular windows. South
aisle has 3 2 light Perpendicular windows with hood mouldings and label stops.
North aisle has 3 2-light straight-headed Perpendicular windows with flat labels
and hood moulded arched doorway of c1200 to west end. Chancel is C15 and has
one 2-light Perpendicular window on north wall and so south wall. To the left
on the south wall of the chancel is a priest's door with finial and stained glass
light. Large "Decorated" East window wade in 1856 out of square-headed original.
Chancel clerestory has paired Perpendicular windows on north and south walls.
Late C14 south porch with small lights in returns. Embattled western tower with
2-light bell openings with a transom and a recessed spire with two tiers of lucarnes.
Interior: Norman north arcade of 3 bays. Circular pier and square abaci. Capitals
with scallops or waterleaf. First two arches have zig-zag decoration. South
arcade c.1250 circular abaci and double chamfered. Sedile with leaf capitals.
Decorated ogee-headed recess at east of south aisle. Stained glass in east window
by Gerente, 1856.
Listing NGR: SK8700802371
Source: English Heritage
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