Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1086557
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
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- Date:
- 2002-05-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/05135/21
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1086557
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1962
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Heversham
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 49600 83390
Details
SD 48 SE HEVERSHAM Heversham
2/6 Church of St Peter 12-2-62
G.V. 11*
Parish Church. C12 South arcade to nave, South arch and South porch probably C14; Chancel and North Vestry rebuilt during early C15; nave clerestory and South Chapel added or rebuilt late C15; North Chapel probably early C16. Considerable rebuilding and alteration in early C17 following a fire. Comprehensive restoration in 1868 by Paley and Austin including additional West Tower and rebuilding of Chancel arch and North arcade. Mostly limestone rubble with sandstone dressings, Vestry and East wall of Chancel coursed sandstone blocks. Lead roofs. Perpendicular style: Victorian additions. Early English. West Tower, nave with aisles, chancel with North and South chapels and North Vestry. Square 3-stage Tower with clasping buttresses to lower stages, stair turret to South West corner and small leaded spire. Gabled porch with pointed-arched openings with hood moulds: heavy oak studded inner door with early medieval ironwork. Shaft of Celtic cross in porch. Interior:3-bay nave, 2-bay Chancel. For full description, including fittings and memorials, see RCHM pp109-111.
Listing NGR: SD4960083390
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 76499
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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