Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, RIVINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260437
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, RIVINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260437
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, RIVINGTON 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, RIVINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Turton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 67335 15828
Details
SD 61 NE TURTON RIVINGTON ROAD Belmont
6/137 Church of St. Peter 27.1.1967 - II
Church, 1849-50, by J.E. Gregan (Pevsner). Sandstone, with slate roof. West tower with spire, nave with north and south aisles, chancel with side offices. In Early English style. Three-stage tower has angle buttresses, moulded arched west doorway, 2-light window above, set-back 3rd stage with 2-light belfry openings in each side, a Lombard frieze to the parapet, pinnacles on the corners, and broached spire with lucarnes on 3 levels. Six-bay nave and aisles; gabled porch to 2nd bay of south side has moulded arched doorway with hoodmould; aisles have buttresses and 2-light plate-traceried windows, nave has pilaster strips and alternately quatrefoil and cinquefoil clerestory windows, and both have dentils at the eaves; but 1st bay of south aisle (baptistry) has a 3-light window. East window of 3 lights with multifoils in the head. Interior: nave arcade of short octagonal columns with moulded caps supporting double-chamfered 2-centred arches; similar chancel arch with shafts; arch-braced kingpost roof supported by hammerbeams; octagonal marble font with shafted pedestal, carved panels, ornately carved wooden cover; organ in tower arch.
Listing NGR: SD6733515828
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440720
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North Lancashire, (1969)
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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