Church of St Peter, Coughton

Heritage listing

Details COUGHTON SP06SE 1/147 Church of St. Peter 01/02/67 GV I Church. Late C15 and early C16; chancel and chapels built for Sir Robert Throckmorton and in construction in 1518. Porch c.1780. Repaired and re-roofed 1829-30. Sandstone ashlar; south aisle mainly rubble. Stair turret of brick with ashlar dressings. Moulded stone plinths and string course. Low pitched lead roofs with parapets. Aisled nave, chancel, north and south chapels, west tower and south porch. Perpendicular style. 4-bay nave, 2-bay chancel. 4-centred arched doors and traceried windows. Tower in 2 stages, with double plinth and angle and diagonal buttresses. West doorway has hollow chamfered jambs and arch under straight head, and original double-leaf oak doors with moulded stiles and rails. 3-light west window, and small rectangular window above. String course. Bell stage has square-headed openings of 2 trefoiled lights and relieving arches. Embattled parapet with C17 or C18 pinnacles. Gothick south porch with ogee arch. South doorway with hollow-chamfered jambs and early C19 six-panelled door. Aisles, chapels and chancel have diagonal and side buttresses throughout. Aisles each have two 3-light windows and 3-light west windows. South aisle has trefoiled lights; north aisle has cinqfoiled lights and wider openings. North aisle has north-west door, blocked inside with spandrels carved with a human head and foliage. Nave clerestory of four 3-light windows with square heads and hood moulds and cinqfoiled lights. North and south chapels each have two 3-light windows and small door, and square-headed 4-light east windows, all with uncusped lights. South chapel has ribbed door, north chapel has linenfold panel door, blocked inside, and semi-octagonal stair turret. Chancel has 5-light east window with cinq

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.