West Tower of Former Church of St Peter

WEST TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHARLES GATE ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1165820
Date first listed:
09-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
West Tower of Former Church of St Peter
Statutory Address:
WEST TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHARLES GATE ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1165820
Date first listed:
09-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
West Tower of Former Church of St Peter
Statutory Address 1:
WEST TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHARLES GATE 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.

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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:
WEST TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHARLES GATE ROAD

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:
Saltfleetby
National Grid Reference:
TF 43571 89941

Details

SALTFLEETBY ST.PETER CHARLES GATE ROAD TF 48 NW (east side) 9/54 West tower of former Church of 9.3.67 St. Peter I

West tower of church now destroyed. Late C15, C20. Limestone ashlar, coursed greenstone rubble, some red brick. 3 stage tower with 4 stage angle buttresses with multiple set-offs. West front with pointed doorway with richly moulded head with fragmentary hood mould blocked with red brick. Moulded string course above and large pointed window with 4 pointed cusped lights, rich vertical tracery, bowtell moulded surround and hood mould. Moulded string course. Bell openings on west, north and south sides, each with pointed head, 2 cusped round headed lights, panel tracery and bowtell moulded surround. Moulded eaves above. North side much rebuilt in C20 greenstone with narrow, deeply splayed rectangular window with chamfered surround and plaque to Mark Stubbs, died 1977, who left money to ensure tower's future maintenance. East side with pointed tower arch with moulded imposts and blocked with red brick. Moulded roof line of original nave gable above. Polygonal south-east stair turret, patched in C20 greenstone, with 3 stage buttress to south west and 2 C15 slit lights. C15 doorway in north side of stair turret with large stone lintel and plain jambs. Interior east tower arch with pointed double chamfered head, plain moulded capitals and double chamfered jambs.

Listing NGR: TF4357189941

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
195496
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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