Church of St Peter

CHURCH OF ST PETER

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1111871
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1111871
Date first listed:
31-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST PETER

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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:
Martindale
National Park:
Lake District
National Grid Reference:
NY 43609 19148

Details

NY 41 W,
10/130

MARTINDALE,
Church of St Peter

II

Church. 1880-82. By J B Cory. Slate rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings
and slate roof. Nave and chancel with south vestry. Coped gables; lancet
windows. 3-bay nave has later deep weathered buttresses; south side has paired
lancets, but eastern bay has single lancet; north side corresponds, with gabled
porch to west, entrance of one order and inner chamfered arch, quatrefoil above
has letters: "AoX" and date: 1897. West end has lancets flanking buttresses and
gabled bell cote with louvred trefoil-headed opening. Chancel has gabled vestry
with 2-light window and rounded under relieving arch; lean-to canopy over west
entrance. 3 stepped lancets and basement entrance to east; lancet to south;
lancet and triple lancets to north.

INTERIOR: roofs have deep arch-braced collars; windows have segmental-pointed relieving arches. Plain round font has dog-tooth moulding; 3 coronae. Double-chamfered chancel arch dies into jambs. Traceried pulpit, reading desk, stalls, altar rail, east panelling with reredos under projecting cornice with creating. Recess to south has C17 style cupboard presented 1954. Chancel east window and lancet to north have late C19 decorative glass; other windows display notable collection of stained glass by Jane Gray, 1970s.


Listing NGR: NY4360919148

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
74531
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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