NHER 6120 (Building record) - St Peter's Church, Riddlesworth

29 November 1979. Visit.
About 1300, 15th century and Victorian. Hidden rood stair shows building much enlarged.
See report (S1) in file. Listed (S2).
E. Rose (NAU).

July 1958. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description:
Parish church. Early 14th century with 18th century repairs and 19th century restoration. Flint with ashlar dressings and plain tiled roofs. West tower, nave and chancel. Three stage tower with diagonal buttresses to west, angle to east. Stilted doorways to north and south with moulded jambs, the south with hood on head stops, the north blocked with lancet window. Above south door one trefoiled ogee niche. String courses define stages. Trefoil light to ringing chamber on south. Restored Y tracery two-light belfry windows below crenellated parapet. Gabled south porch with 19th century cinquefoiled side lights and simple wave moulded inner south door. All windows 19th century of various types between flat buttresses: on south two-light cusped under square hood and two two-light trefoiled with reticulation unit over. One of each type to north nave east of blocked arched north door. Dentil eaves cornice to nave. Diagonal chancel buttresses and three-light Perpendicular east window, the chancel buttresses and quoins in gault brick. Trefoil arched light to north chancel. Gabled 19th century vestry at east of nave north with tall chimney.
Interior. Rood stairs of nave in centre of south side suggests 19th century extension of nave. 19th century roof of two tiers; butt purlins and braces to collars. Chancel roof similar. Late 17th century irontwist altar rails with moulded handrails and a pair of central gates, quadruple irontwist balusters at intervals. Plain octagonal font. Painted Royal Arms of Charles II dated 1666. Early 17th century pulpit panelled with rosette decorated arches and top panels. Tester with frieze and pendants. Fine marble wall monument in nave north wall to Sir Drue Drury 1617. Three scrolled brackets support inscribed tablet and plinth upon which stand two robed angels, each parting curtain to reveal Sir Drue Drury kneeling before reading table. Putto head looks from ceiling of curtained niche under semi-circular projection with Doric frieze decorated with four coloured shields, two further heraldic shields within moulded roundels stand on cornice framing achievement under bow fronted open pediment.
Information from (S2).