Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANGFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1111019
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANGFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1111019
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, LANGFORD 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, LANGFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Maldon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wickham Bishops
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 82488 11207
Details
TL 81 SW WICKHAM BISHOPS LANGFORD ROAD
1/90 Church of St. Peter
GV II*
Former parish church, now disused. Cll origin restored C19 but allowed to become derelict after the building of the new church. Circa 1850. Restoration work recently carried out to some windows, roof and belfry. Flint rubble, puddingstone, septaria, Roman tile and brick, once plastered. Red tiled roofs. Chancel and nave with shortened weatherboarded belfry. Chancel east window restored, 3 cusped ogee lights with tracery under a 2 centred head. Roman brick quoins. North and south windows formerly of 2 lights in 2 centred heads. Blocked doorway in south wall now with flat concrete lintel. Nave with angle buttresses and Roman brick quoins. 2 windows similar to those in side walls of the Chancel without tracery or mullions to north and south walls. South doorway with chamfered jambs and 4 centred arch. C20 restored west window of 3 cusped lights with tracery and label over. West doorway chamfered with 2 centred arch, probably C15. 3 board door with muntins and iron strap hinges. Date uncertain. Belfry shortened and made watertight. South Porch gabled with red brick striations to apex. C20 restored east and west windows of 2 trefoiled lights under square heads. Roman brick quoins. Chamfered 2 centred arch. Yellow brick floor. Remains of stoup with triangular head in north east corner. Roof of crown post construction with arched braces to collar purlin and chamfered tie beam. Interior. Chancel. 7 cant roof with plastered ashlars. Moulded wall plates. 2 tie beams. No chancel arch but moulded wall posts and arched braces to tie beam. Nave. 7 cant roof. Doorway with 4 centred head formerly to roof loft stairs in north wall. Small rectangular niche in south wall. Blocked and partly intersected by the C15 south doorway is the Cll round headed doorway in Roman brick. West of the north east window a rubble patch indicates the former north doorway above which can be seen remains of a C12 window. Stop chamfered wall plates and some beams remain of the bell turret. The font and chest have been removed to the new church q.v. 1/84.
Listing NGR: TL8248811207
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 119089
- 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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