Church of St Peter

CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1165526
Date first listed:
09-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1165526
Date first listed:
09-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE

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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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, CHURCH LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:
Conisholme
National Grid Reference:
TF 40265 95375

Details

CONISHOLME CHURCH LANE TF 49 NW (east side) 2/15 Church of St. Peter 9.3.67 I

Parish church. Late C12, C15, 1761, 1853, 1876. Greenstone, ironstone and limestone rubble, limestone ashlar, red brick. Pantile roofs with brick and stone coped gables, eastern cross finial and some decorative ridge tiles. Nave with west bellcote, chancel. West front of 1853 rebuilt in red brick with outer flanking 2 stage ashlar buttresses and 2 inner, 2 stage brick buttresses flanking lancet and rising up to be joined by pointed brick arch with gabled bellcote above with pointed opening, bell and finial. North side of nave with outlines of 4 blocked north arcade bays, with 2 bays to west picked out in red tiles. Window to east of 1761 with round red brick head and wooden Y tracery. North side of chancel plain. East end restored 1876 and flanked by 2 stage angle buttresses and with C15 east window with flattened triangular head. C19 2 round cusped heads with C19 tracery. South side of chancel with C19 lancet to east and C15 window to west with flattened triangular head with 2 lightswith contorted round, cusped heads. Small C19 lancet below to west. South side of nave with 2 C18 round headed windows with red brick heads with wooden Y tracery. Doorway to west with moulded, pointed head now blocked. Doorway of 1761 beyond with pointed head, chamfered surround in one and plank door. Stone above inscribed ID 1761 CW. Nave interior with 4 bays of north arcade partially exposed with double chamfered pointed heads, semi- circular piers with beaded capitals and C19 corbelled responds. Late C12 chancel arch with pointed, double chamfered head, semi- circular responds with fillets and plain moulded capitals. Outline of 2 north arcade bays in chancel with pointed heads and corbelled responds. Corbel in east wall and C19 aumbry below east window in south wall. East window set in large pointed archway. 2 windows to west in south chancel wall set in large pointed blocked opening. Early C18 tie beam nave roof, C19 chancel roof. Pews of 1853. C12 plain drum font. Fragment of Cll wheel cross with upper interlace decoration and crude crucifixion scene below. Late C18 pulpit with round headed panels. Brass to John Langholme, died 1515 and his wife with 5 sons and 9 daughters kneeling below.

Listing NGR: TF4026595376

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
195457
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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