Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218851
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218851
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST PETER'S 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, ST PETER'S ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 33434 86303
Details
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3386 ST PETER'S ROAD, Rock Ferry 789-1/12/275 (East side) 28/03/74 Church of St Peter
II
Parish Church. 1841. By Hurst and Moffat, partly remodelled in 1884 and again following extensive damage in World War II. Loose Neo-Norman style. Coursed and squared sandstone with slate roofs. West tower and spire, nave and chancel with vestry and side-chapels projecting to north and south. 3-stage west tower with clasping buttresses and West door with triple recessed shafts. Paired round-arched lights in single segmental arch above, and triple bell-chamber lights in upper stage. Heavy winged beast corbels at angles of cornice. Broach spire with lucarnes. Nave of 6 bays divided by square pilaster buttresses with fluted finials. Round-arched windows with recessed shafts and outer hood moulds. Half-bay to west with doorway clasped between buttresses with small window over. Upper sections of nave walls rebuilt following damage in war. Chancel added c1884 in a gothic style: 2-light Decorated windows to north and south, and stepped Early English 3-light east window, all with contrasting white stone dressings. North chapel/organ chamber part of the original build, vestry to south a later addition, but both in a Neo-Norman style. Interior extensively re-furbished after war damage. Single span with new roof covering remains of original corbels. Simple moulded chancel arch. Octagonal panelled font of 1853. Choir stalls and wall panelling in chancel dated 1884 and 1923. Stained glass figures of saints in east window probably c1950. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire: Harmondsworth: 1971-).
Listing NGR: SJ3343486303
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389342
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Hubbard, E, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, (1971)
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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