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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Preston
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Preston, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2] History The church has a vestry, tower, north and south aisles, nave and a chancel.[3][2] The bay of the north aisle dates back to c1150[4] and the south from c1200.[3] The tower dates to the 13th century and a century later, remodelling took place. The font, a plain bowl on four cylindrical legs, dates to the 13th century.[5] The chancel dates to the 13th century; the sedile has a ogee-headed arch. The stone reredos, the design of Edward Browning, incorporates a marble relief by Mario Raggi; it was placed in the chancel in 1881 in memory of former rector, William Belgrave.[6] The stained glass in the east window is by Alfred Gérente (1856). The chancel has some lamps which came from the Street called Straight in Damascus,[3] and it has a carved Roman stone.[5] Lt. Col. J. A. Codrington presented these Middle Eastern items to the church in 1923. Two mosaic pieces from the Church of St John the Baptist, Constantinople and a piece of Verde Antique from St Sophia's Church in Nicaea (İznik), are just some of the items he donated.[4] The cypress trees outside the church, were grown from seeds collected from the Garden of Gethsemane.[5] References
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