Interior of St. Peter’s

The interior of St. Peter’s Church was exquisitely ornamented and designed by the builder, Harry Williams. Immediately upon entering the church nave one’s gaze is drawn upward where five superbly crafted ceiling arches, extending into the chancel, give the interior more than a touch of grandeur. A single aisle leads to the chancel with pews on either side capable of seating about one hundred persons. The finely ornamented stained glass windows, however, probably provide the most outstanding beauty of the interior decor of the little church. From the vestibule to the chancel the light passing through these windows creates a sublime effect which seems to accentuate the skilled workmanship of the architect. Crafted in lead are the names of four of the earliest families of the congregation in whose memory the windows were placed: Palmer, Phillips, Tuplin and Warburton. Two sedate brass tablets seem to protrude from the walls of the church interior; both commemorate the untimely death of two of the congregation’s young people in the past. On the left wall, facing the pulpit, one is dedicated "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Gail Fitzgerald (1956- 1973)" and the other, to the right of the pulpit and directly above the baptismal font, reads "For military merit and for wounds received in action" — a tribute to Herman A. Bryan (1924-1943) who lost his life while serving with the US. Coast Guard during World War Two. These seem to stand in mute silence as constant reminders to the congregation of their debt to youth and obligation to perpetuate an appreciation of their sacrifice. (Morrison, p. 185)

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