Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1198204
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1198204
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH 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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Blaxhall
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 35672 56945
Details
BLAXHALL CHURCH ROAD TM 35 NE 3/1 Church of St. Peter 16.3.66 (Formerly listed under General) - II* Parish Church. C14 west tower. C13 nave. Much restored in mid C19 especially the chancel. Tower in random flint, flushwork, stepped diagonal buttresses with stone quoins. Nave and chancel have rubble walls with cement render. Nave has slate roof: Chancel plain tiled roof. Tower embattlemented in red brick: part of repair to upper stages. 4-stage tower with brick base and brick replacing flushwork. West doorway has a two centred pointed moulded arch springing from 2 engaged columns with moulded caps: hood mould with fleurons and spandrels with an angel and a monster head. Above the west door is a quatrefoil frieze in flushwork. This doorway is bricked up. The nave and chancel have c.1300 windows with intersecting tracery 2 to north and south walls in brick and 2 in stone, one cusped. South porch in random flint with stone and flushwork buttresses and stone decoration. The nave has an early C16 arch-braced hammerbeam roof with traceried spandrels. Ogee arched piscina. Alabaster monument to Francis Saunders 1621. The C14 font has traceried base and stem with symbols of the four evangelists: the octagonal bowl has foils, stars and shields. C20 work by the Rope sisters Ellen, Margaret and Dorothy includes stained glass east window and a figure of St. George modelled on Michael Rope who died in the R101 airship disaster.
Listing NGR: TM3567256945
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285174
- 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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