Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1206167
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- 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:
- 1206167
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1975
- 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.
- District:
- Liverpool (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 42260 86918
Details
SJ 4286 CHURCH ROAD, WOOLTON (west side) L25
44/290 Church of St. Peter 14.3.75 G.V. II*
1886-7. Church. Grayson and Ould. Red sandstone. Nave with gabled aisles, south porch, chancel, north chapel and south-east tower. 4-bay aisles have 3-light windows with perpendicular tracery; high 5-light west window in projection with windows in returns. North transept has 4- light window and diagonal buttresses. 3-bay North Chapel has 4-light east window. 7-light window to chancel and vestry to south. Tower has angle buttresses, with canted turret in south-east angle; paired 2-light bell openings with transoms, cornice with gargoyles; embattled parapet with pinnacles. Interior: 5-bay arcades on quatrefoil columns; arch braced collar roof. Octagonal alabaster font with relief scenes to sides, pulpit in similar style. Wrought iron screens to chancel and chapel, and parclose screen. Organ in finely detailed case in arch to south of chancel. Sedilia with cusped arches and pinnacles. Good C19 stained glass, mostly by Kempe; 2 windows by Morris and Co. (south aisle south east and baptistry south) are early works. An example of a complete late C19 church.
Listing NGR: SJ4226086918
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213915
- 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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