Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1214903
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1214903
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH 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, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rutland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Belton-in-Rutland
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 81632 01349
Details
SK 80 SW BELTON IN RUTLAND CHURCH STREET(north side)
3/8 Church of St. Peter
10.11.55
GV II*
Medieval parish, church, externally largely of C14, resotred in C19. West tower, nave with clerestory and S. aisle, chancel. West ower is ashlar, and of 3 stages with embattled parapet above a quatrefoil frieze. Tall traceried lights to bell chamber. Decorated west window with hoodmould, West bay of S. aisle is a C16 reconstruction in ashlar, but a fragment of the original masonry abuts the tower. S. porch of C.14, ashlar, with parapet and huge gargoyles. Sundial over the archway, and within a C14. S. doorway with corbel heads and finely moulded shaft and arch. Aisle is of coursed squared rubble with renewed Decorated windows with stilted arches. Chancel has priests door on S. side, with square headed hoodmould that is a continuation of the string course. East window of 4-lights, in decorated style, though a Victorian restoration. N. Wall of nave has a single C13 lancet but all other windows are Victorian restorations in Decorated style. The masonry here is banded rubble.
Inside, nave of 4 bays, and an early C13 arcade, with double chamfered round arches on low octagonal shafts, with plain capitals; 2 have large grotesque corbel heads carrying the outer chamfer.Easternmost respond has stiff leaf. Victorian roof and clerestory lights. Tower arch of banded black and white nasonry. Blocked N. door. Victorian chancel screen, and heavily restored chancel with good glass of 1898, and an incised stone slab depicting a man, his wife and their children, 1559. 2 alabaster shields in wall above. Ornately painted and gilded organ.
Various C18 wall monuments in nave and aisle, and in particular, a large memorial to Rowland Roberts and his wife, d. 1762, with inscriptions contained beneath a scrolly broken pediment and sheild of arms. Font is C13: round bowl on round stem, formerly with shafts. The bowl has incised arches decorated with dogtooth carving.
Listing NGR: SK8163101353
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399887
- 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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