Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and Presbytery
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PRESBYTERY, TAMWORTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209728
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and Presbytery
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PRESBYTERY, TAMWORTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1209728
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Nov-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and Presbytery
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PRESBYTERY, TAMWORTH 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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PRESBYTERY, TAMWORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- The City of Brighton and Hove (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2792105338
Details
HOVE
TQ20NE
579-1/3/154
22/02/88
TAMWORTH ROAD, Aldrington
(East side)
Roman Catholic Church of St Peter
and Presbytery
(Formerly Listed as:
PORTLAND ROAD
(North side)
St Peter's Roman Catholic Church
including Presbytery)
GV
II
Roman Catholic church. 1912. Architect probably J.Kelly.
Lombard Romanesque-style.
Red brick laid in stretcher bond, slate roofs, round roofs to
chancel and lady chapel, deep overhanging eaves with open
pediments to south chapels and entrance.
Plan: apsidal chancel and lady chapel, 6-bay aisled nave with
3 square-ended chapels to south aisle, semicircular north-west
projection for font, south-west campanile, entrance west end;
presbytery abutting north-east corner, entrance on Shelley
Road.
West front: open pediment with circular window and niche above
open pediment to entrance, flanked by paired pilasters,
round-headed doorcase; very tall campanile tower abutting to
south, copper roofed, open loggia of Tuscan columns to bell
chamber, recessed panels and giant pilasters; south front
unlit apart from 3 tiny casements and large round-headed
clerestorey windows, dramatic cavetto shaped buttresses
between the 3 open pedimented chapels, 2 lancets in curved
wall of apsidal lady chapel, apsidal chancel unlit.
Interior rendered. Barrel vault roof with ribs, also rendered.
Nave arcade of Tuscan columns linked by round-headed arches,
similar forming 3-bay screen at west end with blind roundels
in spandrels supporting organ loft with turned wooden
balustrading. Heavy modillion moulded cornice. Apsidal chancel
faced with brown marble panels linked by vertical bands of
black and white marble in chevron pattern, sanctuary colonnade
of variagated green marble giant pilasters with Corinthian
capitals, linked by round-headed arches. Inlaid marble
communion rails. Lady chapel with marble floor, marble inlaid
reredos and altar. Marble lined 2-bay semicircular recess for
font: white marble baluster font with flat cover. Wooden
pulpit with sounding board. A fine interior. Presbytery red
brick laid in stretcher bond, semicircular relieving arches to
window openings, slate roofs, 2 storeys plus attic, 1:1 bays.
Left: open pediment with deep eaves, tripartite lunette window
with 16-pane sash window, below full-height flat-roofed canted
bay with 16-pane sash windows centre flanked by 8-pane
windows, 2-storey block to right with square-headed 16-pane
sash windows on each floor. Entrance on right return (north).
Listing NGR: TQ2792105338
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 365617
- 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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