Church of St Peter, Britford

Heritage listing

Details SU 12 NE 4/29 BRITFORD CHURCH LANE (east side) Church of St Peter and attached Radnor Mausoleum 23/3/60 GV I Anglican Parish Church and Radnor family mausoleum C9, C14 and C18 with restoration of 1872-73 by G.E Street. Flint and stone rubble with some chequer, tiled or lead roof with coped verges and cross finials. Cruciform plan, with south porch and north vestry. Gabled south porch of 1873 by Street, has pointed arched door with hood mould. South side nave has three pairs of cusped lancets, with buttress between second and third bays. Small lean-to chapel of 1873, built when Saxon arch inside exposed, has tiled roof and one lancet. South transept has three-light geometric-traceried window with hood mould with carved head terminals. South side chancel has three pairs of cusped ogee-headed lancets, east end has diagonal buttresses and three-light window with reticulated tracery and hood mould with carved head terminals. North side chancel has two pairs of cusped ogee-headed lancets and projecting vestry of 1873 in western bay, with two-light Decorated-styled window in gable. North transept has two-light geometric traceried window with hood mould. North side nave has three pairs of cusped lancets and one buttress, small chapel in eastern bay of 1873, corresponds to same on south, and has one lancet. West wall of 1764 was rebuilt by Street in ashlar, diagonal buttresses and three-light window with geometric tracery and hood mould. Square tower over crossing is of 1764, in ashlar with band at eaves level, plain chamfered pointed openings with louvres to east, south and north with oculus to west face, battlemented parapet and pyramidal tiled roof. Interior: heavily moulded pointed arch inside porch is by Street, doorway inside nave is Saxon round arch in dressed sto

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.