It holds a notable font by the celebrated Victorian art-architect William Burges, which the church controversially attempted to sell in 2006.

[7] In his study, Anti-Ugly, the architectural historian Gavin Stamp described it as "the one object that makes [St. Peter's] interesting".

[5] The faces of the font depict the Four Ages of Man, a design Burges subsequently reused at St Mary's, Studley Royal, in Yorkshire, and at his own London home, The Tower House.

Stanley Price, contended that the sale was essential to meet a repair and restoration bill of an estimated £170,000.

[14] The court found "no compelling need to dispose of the font had been demonstrated" and concluded that, if allowed, "much of which adorns and adds interest, both historically and architecturally, to our churches would be lost to future generations.