Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter, Westbury Road, Little Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 4JL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1035800
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Peter, Westbury Road, Little Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 4JL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1035800
- Date first listed:
- 19-Mar-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Peter, Westbury Road, Little Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 4JL
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Peter, Westbury Road, Little Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 4JL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Cheverell
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 99049 53552
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/11/2019
ST 95 SE
5/44
CHEVERELL PARVA
Westbury Road (south side)
Church of St Peter
(Formerly listed as Church of St Peter, B3098)
19.3.62
II
Anglican parish church, C13-C14 and 1850 by Thomas Cundy. Tower of limestone ashlar, remainder C19 of greensand rubble with limestone dressings. Stone slate roofs.
Nave with north porch. Chancel with lean-to north vestry, C13 tower at west end, squat, with angle buttresses and west door. Three-light C14 window over. Trefoil headed light above and small simple rectangular openings to bell chamber with monolithic jambs. Pyramidal roof with wind vane and clock on north face. Nave has two-light window with foiled heads. Three-light east window with intersecting tracery and hoodmould on uncarved terminals. Buttresses on south side. North porch gabled, with terminal cross. Inner door chamfered.
Interior: nave has open roof of four bays, arch braced collar trusses on wall corbels. Tall unmoulded tower arch. Chamfered chancel arch of two orders, dying into responds. Chancel flagged. Reset C14 trefoil headed doorway, to vestry, which has small fireplace. South chancel window lowered as seat. East window by Mayer of Munich.
Fittings: font, C15, octagonal, with quatrefoiled panels. Pulpit, C19 plain part octagon with raised candleholders to reading desk. Reredos, a small gadrooned oak relief of the Last Supper, C18 or later. Sanctuary rail on iron supports. Pews, mid C19. Organ, a small upright organ in gothic case, probably early C19.
Monuments: in chancel, white marble wall tablet to Rev William Richards, died 1823, and wife. Under tower, two C18 wall monuments, (a) waisted shield with carved surround, to Edward Alexander, died 1740 and later family. (b) Oval tablet, limestone, with painted and gilded surround, elongated, carved with laced curtaining. Garlanded urn over. To Mary Alexander, died 1790 and other members of family.
Listing NGR: ST9904953552
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 311948
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, (1975)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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