Baptism Font - St Peter - Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Medieval round font in St Peter's church, Stoke Lyne.

"ST. PETER comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south transepts, with a tower over the south transept. The nave and chancel were built in the 12th century, and both the chancel arch and the fine south doorway are Romanesque work of this period. Over the doorway there is a niche containing a contemporary statue of a seated figure, probably St. Peter. There is a 19th-century porch.

The south transept was added early in the 14th century and forms the lower stage of the tower. This is lighted by a three-light window with reticulated tracery, and has an embattled parapet and a pyramidal roof. Its repair or alteration in 1658 is recorded by an inscription on the exterior.

The church once had a northern aisle. Christopher Pettie is said to have been buried in it in 1651, but it had been destroyed by the early 19th century with the exception of the eastern bay, which was reconstructed to form a quasi-transept. The blocked-up arches of the arcade can still be seen in the north wall of the nave.

Repairs in 1757 included repointing the tower, plastering the roof, and walling up one of the doors. By the mid-19th century the church was in a dilapidated condition: the chancel walls and roof were in need of repair, the floors were uneven, and the walls green with damp. In 1868–9 the church was re stored at a cost of £2,130; the architect was H. Woodyer, the builder C. Chappel. The chancel was rebuilt on the old foundations: the three Romanesque windows at the east end were copied from the originals, but the circular window above them was a new feature. The stained glass was given by Lady (Algernon) Peyton in 1873. The walls of the nave were repaired and a new west window built. The tower was raised and buttressed and battlements were added. The porch was rebuilt, a vestry added, and the church reseated.

In 1951 the chancel was again restored and refurnished by Sir Algernon and Lady Peyton. The Victorian reredos was removed, and a new altar and altar rails of unstained oak installed. The whole effect of the white-washed interior is one of extreme simplicity and beauty.

The round font is medieval. Ten pews were installed in 1654, but the other existing ones are modern. In 1873 Lady Peyton also gave an organ, and electric light was installed in 1949, the brackets being made at the local forge."

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