St Peter’s, Brunstead

Open daily dawn to dusk.

This church building is managed by Norwich Diocesan Churches Trust.

This church building is often locked but a key is available nearby. There will be a notice in the church porch with details of where the key is held.

The fine tower of St Peter's Church is early Perpendicular, dating to just after the Black Death. The porch is also of this time whereas the body of the church is early 14th century. The interior is lofty and simple. Notice the traceried piscina. There is no electricity here, and the oil lamps poignantly represent a bygone era. The 14th century font has an octagonal bowl and quatrefoil motif. One slightly unusual feature is the “three sided” altar rails, dating from 1870, but in a traditionally Puritan arrangement of the 17th century. Look closely at the east window and you will see that the coat of arms to the left of St Peter is the same as that on the memorial to Cubitt, William and Ann Durrant on the north wall of the nave. The saints stand above their motifs: keys and an eagle. A tablet on the floor of the nave reads “This church was restored and repaired at the sole expense of the Rector, the Revd. H.N.W. Comyn and his wife Elizabeth Comyn 1867”. The Revd. Horatio Nelson William Comyn was the son of Nelson’s chaplain and was baptised on board H.M.S. Victory. The church is in the care of the Diocesan Churches Trust.

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