Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CROSS HANDS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137123
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CROSS HANDS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137123
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CROSS HANDS 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, CROSS HANDS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Pilning and Severn Beach
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 55767 85064
Details
ST 58 NE PILNING AND SEVERN CROSS HANDS ROAD (north side) BEACH
7/230 Church of St. Peter
G.V. II
Parish church. 1855 by H. Crisp, with late C20 south extension in same style. Snecked rubble, stone dressings, plain tiled roof with raised coped verges. Nave, chancel, west porch, north vestry. Early English style. West front has large 3-light window with hood mould continuous over each light, gabled porch with pointed arched opening and mask stops to hood mould, inner door in chamfered surround, open bellcote with 2 bells, cross finial to porch and bellcote, weathered angle buttresses. 5-bay nave has south west door with smaller gabled porch, all windows lancets with continuous hood mould broken by buttresses; plinth. North vestry (entered from chancel) has 2-light window with trefoil head, hood mould, lion and mask gargoyles and east door with shaped head; chancel. has 3-light east window each with trefoil head, continuous hood mould and stops, cross finial. South extension has embattled flat roof. Interior: 5-bay nave has arched-brace and collar roof, corbels to arched-braces, moulded wall-plate and 2 rows of purlins; pointed segmental arched opening to pulpit with 3 chamfered orders, high pointed arch to chancel has triple jamb- shafts with moulded bases and ball capitals. Chancel has common rafter roof, door to vestry with shaped head, piscina to north wall, 2-light window and door to south, both leading to C20 extension. Fittings: contemporary pulpit, pews and font, Norman font in nave with square bowl, lead lining and square pedestal, probably removed from Church of St. Thomas, Northwick (q.v.) at time of demolition. (Sources: Verey, D. : Buildings of England, Gloucestershire : The Vale and The Forest of Dean. 1970).
Listing NGR: ST5576785064
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35335
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970)
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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