Church of St Peter and St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1094964
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1964
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, MARKET PLACE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/01934/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1094964
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1964
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, MARKET PLACE
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 AND ST PAUL, MARKET PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- New Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ringwood
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 14522 05360
Details
SU 1405 RINGWOOD MARKET PLACE (north side)
15/16 Church of St Peter and St Paul 30.9.64 GV II*
Parish Church. 1853-5 by F & H Francis. Rough dressed squared Swanage stone, limestone dressings, plain tile roof. Cruciform plan of chancel with north vestry (now linked to C20 meeting room), central tower, north and south transepts, aisled nave and south porch. Tall restrained church in late Early English/early Decorated style. East end of chancel has stepped triple lancet window with hoodmould angle buttresses. On sides 8 lancets with hoodmoulds that are linked, hipped buttresses between each pair, still level string that runs round them. Tower has octagonal south-east stair tower to 2nd stage with small slit-lights. At west end angle buttresses, similar square-plan tower with offset to top stage which has paired Decorated 2-light louvred bell openings south side has clock face. Moulded cornice below battlemented parapet with merlons pierced by quatrefoils. South transept has to east 2 paired lancets and buttress between. To south stepped quintuple lancet with hoodmould. Quatrefoil window in gable. Angle buttresses. North transept has vestry along east wall. Triple lancet north window with quatrefoil in gable and angle buttresses. Aisles have lower pitched lead roof. On sides 4 Decorated 3-light trefoiled window, sloping topped buttresses between. Corbelled parapet which carries round west end. Gabled south porch with 3-order archway and gable wall with angle buttresses. Windows in aisles, central 3-order west doorway, above 5-light Decorated window. Inside chancel rere arches to pairs of lancets and at east with marble shafts, string below. Stained glass 1857 by Ward and Hughes. 1870 reredos trefoiled arches under gables, marble panelling each side. South east late C13 double piscina. Arch-braced roof. Brass to John Prophete 1416 in slab. 2 order chancel arch on cluster of 3 large columns. 3 steps down. 3 similar arches in crossing. To north organ and monument 1724 to Henry Compton. To south transept chapel has monuments; 1681 to Barth Layton, 1768 to George Bright and family; 1760 to Hackman; 1778 to John Maule; high-set 1766 William Barfoot; 1784 John Briney; 1801 to James Mowbray. Both have hammerbeam roofs. Nave has 4 bay aisles on clustered shafts. Hammerbeam roof and principal rafter roof in aisles. North-east marble pulpit. In north aisles 3 hatchment boards, In south aisle 2 hatchment boards; monuments at east John and Anne Willis 1716-1727 to Newman family; 1785 to Arthur Newman; 1824 to Gally. VCH; 1911; Vol IV; p611-2.
Listing NGR: SP1523004800
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 143715
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, The Victoria History of the County of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1911), 611-2
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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