The Church of St Peter is built of ironstone. The majority of medieval architecture in the church seems to belong to the 14th century. The short and broad western tower was probably lowered at some point. {1}{2}{3}{4} A parish church dating architecturally to the 12th century, with alterations made in the 13th and 14th century, and further work in the 16th and 19th century including restoration in 1854-64 and 1875. Built of coursed ironstone and limestone rubble, with limestone ashlar dressings, some yellow brick repair and patching, and slate roofs. The church plan consists of a western tower, a nave with north and south aisles, a chancel, south porch and and a vestry. In the east side of the tower an earlier nave pitch in white limestone rubble can be seen. The font is a 14th century octagonal bowl set upon a 12th century octagonal base with stiff leaf decoration. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {5} Stained glass in this church dates to the early 14th century, and may be in situ. {6} Speculation was made in the later 19th century that the Church of St Peter's tower was lowered at the request of George Pretyman-Tomline (Bishop of Lincoln 1787-1820), who was gifted the nearby country house of Riby Grove in 1803. It was alleged that the church tower obscured the view of the Pelham Mausoleum from Riby Grove (located c.TF 1831 0716), and that works to lower the tower and nave were conducted at the Bishop's request in the early 19th century. Whilst evidence for the likely lowering of the nave and tower can be seen in the earlier pitch line visible on the tower's eastern wall, the exact date of this work is uncertain, and may be attributed to either earlier works, or one of the phases of later restoration. A further consideration is that, whilst close, the Church of St Peter does not lie on a direct line between Pelham Mausoleum and Riby Grove, and coupled with the distance between the two sites, it remains uncertain how much impact lowering the church tower would have had to the visibility of the Mausoleum. The theory that the tower was lowered at the request of Bishop Pretyman-Tomline therefore currently remains quite speculative. {7}