Benchmark - St Peter & St Paul - Preston, Rutland
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N 52° 36.730 W 000° 43.001
30U E 654593 N 5831576
Cut benchmark on the north west corner of St Peter & St Paul's church tower, Preston.
Waymark Code: WM11HZ6
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/29/2019
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Cut benchmark on the north west corner of St Peter & St Paul's church tower, Preston.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
SK |
8699 |
0237 |
CUT MARK |
ST PETER AND ST PAULS CH W JUT NW ANG NW FACE BUTT |
139.650 |
3 |
'N' |
1963 |
0.200 |
"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."
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