CHURCH OF ST PETER
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1135747
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, WAVERTON VILLAGE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, WAVERTON VILLAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Waverton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 46180 63355
Details
SJ 46 SE WAVERTON C.P. THE VILLAGE
(East Side)
2/28 Church of St. Peter
1/3/1967
GV II*
Church: tower C16, aisles and nave roof early-mid C17, restoration
and additions dated 1845, and 1888 by John Douglas when clerestorey
rebuilt. Ashlar Waverton red sandstone, Lakeland green slate roof.
3-bay nave, 1-bay chancel with continuous north and south aisles.
3-stage west tower. Nave bays are divided by buttresses and have
rectangular windows of 3 round-headed lights. On south side is a
blocked basket-arched door and a late C19 window of 2 ogee-headed
lights. Similar round-headed light windows in clerestorey. 3-light
perpendicular-style east window with round-headed light windows in the
end of the aisles. Tower has angle buttresses and good 4-centred
arched west doorway with arms in the spandrels below a label mould on
figure stops. Central figure seated on hood mould flanked by the arms
of the Dutton and Hatton families. 4-light Perpendicular window of
1888, square opening with quatrefoil, under hood mould and louvred
3-light bell opening in the top stage, below an embattled parapet.
Late C19 recessed, shingled pyramidal roof.
Interior: Entry into re-opened tower porch with plaques recording the
restorations. Tall tower arch on applied hexagonal piers opens into
nave with 3-bay arcades on octagonal piers. Restored hammer-beamed
roof dated 1635 with carved brackets and pendants has dentilled
arrises to arch braces and window braced purlins. Contemporary
lean-to aisle roofs have similar decorative treatment. Chancel is
timber framed internally (perhaps copying original treatment) and has
good fittings of late C19/early C20 including a memorial pulpit of
1903 to the 1st Duke of Westminster. Very detailed board of customary
table of tithes in porch.
Listing NGR: SJ4618063355
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55540
- 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.
End of official listing
