St Peter's was rebuilt by W A Nicholson in 1839, retaining the 13th century north arcade.

The church, built of cement rendered brick, has ornate pinnacles and battlements, flowing tracery and an eastern apse.

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W A Nicholson, who rebuilt St Peter's in 1839, was also responsible for the churches at nearby Biscathorpe and Haugham.

The ornate pinnacles and battlements are a prominent feature of St Peter's as they are at the other two churches.

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Another view of St Peter's church from the south-east.

Peter Kirk Collection, 1990

The chancel - within a polygonal apse - was built by Nicholson in 1839.

The stained glass is of the same date.

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The octagonal font at St Peter's is from the Decorated period.

It is supported by a cluster of filleted shafts and has panels with quatrefoils around the bowl.

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Stained glass panel on the north side of the nave.

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Stained glass of Adam & Eve.

Mark Acton, 2021 

The interior of St Peter's.  On the left is the north arcade with 13th century octagonal piers and double-chamfered arches.

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Cast metal post 1837 Royal arms on the west gallery.

Mark Acton, 2021

Raithby’s war memorial is a metal plaque on the north wall of the nave of St Peter’s church. It remembers several servicemen from this parish and Haugham:

Fred Dixon; William Henry Pratt; Christopher George Parr; Alfred Skipworth; John Pinion and George William Paul. All are shown with details of their service and death.

However the plaque is headed:

"In Memory of their dearly loved eldest son and the other brave men of this Parish and Haugham who fell in action during the Great War.  This tablet is erected by C. and L. Parr.” 

The son in question, Christopher George Parr, joined up aged only 16 years and four months. He died on the first day of the Somme.

https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/264004/

Jean Howard, September 2015

A simple lift pump, nine feet high, is located close to the highway opposite St Peter's church in Raithby.

Located alongside a stream, it would have been a source of clean potable water for local agricultural use.

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The pump handle (now missing) moved the pivoted lever which was attached to the pump shaft, thus raising water to the high-level spout.

Water was pumped into a water cart and then taken to a farmstead for animals or possibly for use in a steam engine at threshing time.

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