Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter, Town Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135590
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Peter, Town Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135590
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Peter, Town Street
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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, Town Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Rawdon
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 22070 39274
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30 July 2021 to reformat text to current standards
SE 23 NW
10B/21
AIREBOROUGH
Rawdon
TOWN STREET (north side) LS 19
Church of St. Peter
19.10.1962
GV
II
Church. Tower dated 1706 (but possibly earlier); otherwise late C19. Coursed squared sandstone (tower), and punched dressed blocks, stone slate roof. West tower, nave with south aisle, chancel. Square unbuttressed three-stage tower, with chamfered plinth, has on south side a large two-centred arched and deeply-chamfered doorway with square headed plank door, a datestone over the apex with raised lettering " TL 1706", a narrow rectangular window to the second stage, a large clockface above this, and set-back third stage with two-centred-arched double-chamfered belfry window of two cusped louvred lights, under a hoodmould, a drip-mould with two gargoyles, and embattled parapet concealing a low pyramidal roof with weathervane; west side has two recessed round-headed windows with hollow spandrels and chamfered square-headed surrounds, but is otherwise similar. Buttressed full-height four-bay aisle has four cross-gables containing two-centred-arched windows of two cusped lights with multifoils in the heads. North side of nave has similar windows. Chancel has a three-light east window with two quatrefoils and a trefoil in the head.
Interior: aisle arcade of cylindrical columns with foliated caps, double-chamfered arches; scissor-braced roof.
Listing NGR: SE2207039274
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 342282
- 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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