The Church of St Peter
THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, MIDDLEWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330057
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, MIDDLEWICH ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-09-15
- Reference:
- IOE01/05487/28
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330057
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, MIDDLEWICH 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:
- THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, MIDDLEWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Minshull Vernon
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 68153 59412
Details
SJ 65NE MINSHULL VERNON C.P. MIDDLEWICH ROAD
3/8 The Church of St.Peter
II
Parish church, 1847-49 by John Matthews. Rock faced masonry with
steep slate roof, a Commissioners' Church in Lancet style. 4 bay nave
with narrower less lofty chancel. Asymmetrical projections north and
south between nave and chancel are respectively the organ chamber and
a small vestry. Projecting moulded plinth, corner and inter-window
buttresses reducing at sill level, moulded sill band. Windows mainly
lancets, with hood moulds, generally paired but three with stained
glass to chancel gable. Gothic porch north at west end of nave has
entrance flanked by single shafts. Coved eaves cornice, coping to
gables and twin bell-cote with single bell. Modern vestry added to
nave gable of no interest.
Interior: Choir stalls, with poppyheads, flank the chancel and front
the organ. The nave benches are similar. Eagle lectern with
crocketted pinnacle base. Trefoil headed sedilia to chancel north
wall. Oak pulpit with stone base with access from the vestry.
Moulded sanctuary arch supported on three coupled shafts. Nave roof
has hammer beam arched trusses with curved braces above high collar,
exposed rafters and boarded soffits. The chancel roof is of braced
collared rafters. Oak framed war memorial with gilded crucifix.
Listing NGR: SJ6815359412
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 October 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56631
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 October 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/600
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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