Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, LEIGHAM COURT ROAD SW16
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065037
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, LEIGHAM COURT ROAD SW16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065037
- Date first listed:
- 27-Mar-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, LEIGHAM COURT ROAD SW16
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 ST PETER, LEIGHAM COURT ROAD SW16
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31150 72004
Details
LEIGHAM COURT ROAD SW16 1. 5023 Church of St Peter TQ 3172 31/643 TQ 3171 35/643
II*
2. Choir and eastern 3 bays of nave, 1871 by Drew. West end 1888 by Fellowes Prynne. Impressive church on raised site. Very tall nave with low pent aisles. Tall chancel with apse and south chapel. North chancel aisle and transept, both with extensions. Bowed baptistery at west end; high undercroft below this and nave. Octagonal turrets supported by flying buttresses flank high west gable with great wheel window. Other windows traceried in style. Stock brick with much decoration, mostly flush, in red brick and stone; bands, diapering, window dressings. High pitched tiled roofs except for aisles. Inside, five-bay nave with tall pointed arcade on round stone piers; elsewhere, the polychromy continued. Facetted cut brick decoration to arches. Nave roof has arch-braced collar beams alternating with scissor trusses. Principals rest on corbelled shafts. Ribbed barreled chancel roof; panelled walls, sedilia and piscina; elaborate reredos. Wrought iron screens to south chapel.
Listing NGR: TQ3115072004
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204448
- 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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