St Peter's Church, Roydon

Heritage listing

Details TL 41 SW ROYDON HIGH STREET 1/4 (WEST SIDE) 20.2.67 Church of St. Peter GV I Parish Church. C13, C14 and C15 restored in C19. Flint rubble, mixed with freestone, with limestone and clunch. Red plain tile roof. Early C13 Nave, with C14 north arcade, of 2 centred arches with 2 chamfered orders. Octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases. South wall has 3 windows, one C14, of 2 cinquefoiled lights with tracery in 2 centred head and moulded label. Central window is C15, of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a segmental head with moulded label, and west window is C13 lancet. C14 south doorway. C14 north aisle has a C14 window in east wall, with 3 trefoiled ogee lights with net tracery in a 2 centred head. North wall has three C14 windows, each of 2 trefoiled ogee lights with tracery. 2 centred heads to 2 eastern windows and square head to western. C14 north doorway with double chamfered jambs, 2 centre arch and moulded label. West wall is a C14 window matching that at east end, but much restored. Early C15 Chancel has original east window of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a 2 centred head with moulded label. North wall has two C15 windows, one of 2 and one with single cinquefoiled light, both under square heads, with moulded labels. South wall also has two C15 windows, both of 2 cinquefoiled lights, one with segmental pointed arch and moulded label, and the other rebated for shutters. C19 south doorway. West tower is C14, of 3 stages with embattled parapet, restored externally. Late C14 tower arch is 2 centred, of 2 chamfered arches. West doorway is extensively restored. Late C14 west window of 2 cinquefoiled ogee lights with vertical tracery in a 2 centred head. Second stage has west window of 2 cinquefoiled lights with a sexfoil i

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.