Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1093127
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1957
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, STATION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1093127
- Date first listed:
- 29-May-1957
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, STATION ROAD
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, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Test Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Over Wallop
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 28426 38241
Details
SU 2838 OVER WALLOP STATION ROAD
(south side)
8/32 CHURCH OF ST PETER
29.5.57 II*
Church. C12 nave with C13 E part of nave and aisles, C15 clerestory, chancel
and tower rebuilt by J L Pearson 1866, rest restored 1875. Flint with brick
and stone dressing, old plain tile roof. Plan of chancel with S W organ chamber,
clerestoried nave with low aisles, S W porch and W tower. C19 chancel has 3
E lancets with bands of dressed stone and brick in flint either side. Buttresses
to corners and 2 below window. On sides 2-light, with round light in head,
windows. To S outshot organ chamber. Tall nave with clerestory and at E gable
wall on S side stepping down to E end of aisle. In clerestory to N 2 and to S 3
C15 squareheaded 2-light trefoiled windows. In N aisle at E early C14 3-light
trefoiled window with tracery in head and hood mould with stops, at W round
headed door restored of C12 origin, and to N 3 C15 square headed 3-light window
cinquefoiled windows. On S aisle in centre similar window at E and W restored
C14 square headed 2 or 3-light trefoiled windows. Towards W C19 gabled porch
with diagonal buttresses and inside late C12 roundheaded doorway with keel roll.
To W C19 lancet. W tower has plinth, NE stair tower to 2nd stage. Tall lancet
to W and small round headed lancet on N,W & S faces on 2nd stage. C19 top stage
of 2 louvred bell openings on each face. Saddle back roof. Inside chancel E
lancets have rear arches of clusters of columns supporting 2 order arches.
Reredos of painted scenes with green marble columns between supporting moulded
cornice. In SE corner reset C13 piscina with shelf, and C19 sedilia. Iron
altar rail and free-standing brass candelabra. Pointed barrel vaulted roof.
Tall chancel arch with foliage capitals and banded shafts. Under on stone plinth
light wrought screen linked at N to similar pulpit on stone base. Nave has
4 bay arcades. To N E bays C13 rebuilt C19 of 2 chamfered orders W bays C12
round arches of 2 square and round orders, chamfered label and hollow fluted
capitals on round columns. 5 arcade remodelled C19 pointed arches of 2 chamfered
orders on circular moulded capitals and columns, but square responds, originally
C13. C19 king post roof. To S aisle at E C14 2-light trefoiled window with
quatrefoil in head. In nave C15 octagonal font with traceried panels on bowl and
shaft and C18 cover. Pointed 2 ordered tower arch with chamfered imposts. Under
tower C18 benefactors board. Memorials 1760 to Mr Joshua Brown john, 1795 to '
Joshua Brownjohn, 1802 to John Brown john. Bells C17 and C18 VCH; 1908;
Vol 3; p 533-4. Pevsner; 1966; p368.
Listing NGR: SU2847838345
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 140367
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1908), 533-534
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1967), 368
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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