Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1037230
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1037230
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, CHURCH STREET
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.
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 SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lavenham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 91283 49021
Details
LAVENHAM CHURCH STREET 1. 5377 (north-west side) Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul TL 94 NW 36/524 23.1.58 GV 2. An outstanding church mainly built during the C15-C16, the period of Lavenham's greatest prosperity as a wool town. The chancel with its crocketted spirelet is the only part that survives of the earlier C14 church. The church was built by the wealthy wool merchants of lavenham, the principal benefactors being -the Spring family and. John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford. Wills of Thomas Spring and others show that the west tower was under construction from 1486 to 1495. The upper part was completed early in the C16. The west tower of 4 stages is 141 ft high, built of knapped flint and stone with unusual clasping buttresses. The nave of 7 bays is 156 ft long by 70 ft wide with fine Perpendicular windows and clerestorey and castellated parapets richly ornamented with open work. The south porch, also richly ornamented, has fan vaulting and bears the arms of the De Vere family. North of the chancel is the Branch Chapel (C 1500) and south is the Spring Chapel (dated 1525). The interior has much beautiful detail and fittings, including a rood screen of 1330-40 and carved parclose screens to the north and south chapels. There are monuments of the C15, C16 and C17.
Listing NGR: TL9128549022
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 276673
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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