Church of St Peter

CHURCH OF ST PETER, STOCKPORT ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1254684
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, STOCKPORT ROAD
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1254684
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, STOCKPORT 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, STOCKPORT ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SJ 87419 94359

Details

MANCHESTER

SJ89SE STOCKPORT ROAD, Levenshulme 698-1/9/726 (East side) Church of St Peter

II

Church. 1860, by Alfred G.Fisher, enlarged 1872 and 1896. Coursed sandstone rubble, steeply-pitched slate roof. Early English style. Nave with south-west steeple and north porch, chancel with north vestry. The tower has buttresses, a 2-centred arched west doorway with deeply moulded surround and recessed cusped opening, a small lancet high above this, a weathered band to the belfry stage which is slightly set back and has a small 2-light louvred window and a clock-face under an unusual inverted-V-shaped crocketed mould which terminates as a gablet in the foot of the spire; and a broach spire with 2 ornamented bands and a weathervane. The adjoining west gable of the nave has a large 2-centred arched 5-light window with elaborate geometrical tracery, and the west end of the aisle has a smaller 3-light window with simpler tracery. The 5-bay nave has small clerestory windows of 2 cusped lights; the aisle has 2-centred arched windows with geometrical tracery and mouchettes, and in the 2nd bay a large gabled porch with low eaves, moulded doorway and coped gable. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8741994359

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
457760
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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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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