Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195748
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195748
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S STREET
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, ST PETER'S STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Islington (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31890 83509
Details
ISLINGTON
TQ3183NE ST PETER'S STREET 635-1/59/826 (South West side) 20/09/54 Church of St Peter
II
Anglican church, now flats. 1834-35. By Sir Charles Barry, with sanctuary, west front, and tower and spire added by Roumieu and Gough in 1842-4. White Suffolk brick with stone dressings and roof of slate. Short sanctuary, nave, transepts, north and south aisles, north-west tower and spire. Gabled west end with moulded and gabled portal and doors decorated with blank tracery, the portal flanked by a small three-bay arcade and buttresses; above, an open stepped arcade of three lights with stepped lancets behind. To the south, two small towers, square in plan, ending in pinnacles; the tower proper has a gabled entrance to the north side, and the spire is square in plan but chamfered with lucarnes to the cardinal directions; at the corners of the tower, four piers ending in pinnacles linked to the spire by flying buttresses. Lancet windows to the nave between gabled buttresses, and parapet. Transepts one bay deep with triple stepped lancets to the principal front with gable, and cornice of matching profile. The easternmost bay of the chancel is short, and under a lower gabled roof, with east window of triple stepped lancets. All internal features removed and new floors inserted during conversion to flats. (Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).
Listing NGR: TQ3189083509
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 369328
- 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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