Corpusty: St Peter
Overview
Grid reference: TG 114 294
An aisleless nave and chancel in a single vessel with four big two-light Perpendicular windows on the south (and only three on the north).
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave and chancel in one, west tower, south- west porch.
Description of Archaeology and History
Largely Perpendicular. Detailed analysis and examination of the building and site would doubtless establish an earlier and more complex building history.
Exterior Description
The church has changed little in its external appearance since the engraving of c.1820 in Blomefield - i.e. it is still an aisleless nave and chancel in a single vessel with four big two-light Perpendicular windows on the south (and only three on the north); the belfry openings are still blocked up, the surviving evidence of cusped tracery more vestigial now than then; and the roof coverings are of Norfolk pantiles. In the 1820's the east window was largely blocked up, with a small mullioned three-light window inserted low down: later in the 19th century the east window was re-instated, so that it now reads as a big four-light window with Perpendicular tracery no doubt following quite accurately the original pattern. Similarly, the lower parts of the side windows have been unblocked. The west window (i.e. of the tower) appears also to have been renewed in the 19th century. The most important thing to stress about the church externally is its very considerable landscape significance; standing on a hill, as it does.
Interior
Interior Description
The most significant structural feature is the roof, or rather roof structures, since the nave and chancel roof are in fact distinct. The chancel roof is of three bays, with curved braces, a deep wall-plate, and one single intermediary tie-beam which is not part of the structural system and may have supported an altar canopy, hanging pyx, or fulfilled some other function which is no longer apparent. The chancel roof would appear to be early 15th century. By contrast, the nave roof, although following on directly, is of tie-beam and king post construction; it is in five bays, is probably 18th century in date, and is a fine piece of heavy carpentry. The value of the roofs cannot be overstressed and, because the pantiled roof coverings are more or less intact.
Immediately east of the entrance is a pointed recess with a single chamfer presumably for a vestry stoup. A second north door, now blocked and with 19th century panelling going across it, is (unusually) at the east end of the nave just wost of the screen. The doorway opposite it, by the pulpit, is the access to the Rood stairs, and the upper doorway also survives.
In the chancel the eastern south doorway has a lowered cill to serve as sedilia and the imposts are charmingly decorated with trefoiled blank arches. There is a piscina with a cinquefoiled head.
Fixtures and fittings
Screen
Perpendicular, of seven divisions with the tracery quite intact except for the bay on the extreme north side. The dado appears to have becn renewed, with blank tracery, in the 19th century.
Font (object)
15th Century
Octagonal stone font, the bowl having blank quatrefoils on the faces and a crenellated top.
Pulpit
19th Century
Wooden.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TG 114 294
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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