Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST JOHNS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1331295
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST JOHNS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1331295
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, ST JOHNS LANE
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 JOHNS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horningsea
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 49284 62647
Details
TL 4862-4962 HORNINGSEA ST JOHNS LANE
(South Side)
17/80 CHURCH OF ST PETER
31.8.62
GV I
Parish church. Early C12. Extended in late C12 with arcades to
north and south aisles, three bays of south aisle remains.
Chancel early C13, and west tower. North arcade rebuilt C14
with aisle extended eastwards; south aisle later C14, and
porch. Restorations c.1850, 1865 and 1890. Walls of Barnack
limestone and limestone ashlar, flint and clunch rubble and red
brick repairs covered by cement render. Continuous gable roof
of chancel and nave plain tiled, low pitched aisle and porch
roofs of lead. Tower of four stages with chamfered strings;
angle buttresses and side buttress of three stages. Brick
parapet c.1825 with angle gargoyles. Two light C14 window in
two-centred arch. South aisle with diagonal and side buttresses
of two stages. Reduced parapet. Three windows; C19 window of
two-lights to west of porch, early C16 eliptical-headed,
five-light window with sunk spandrels in square headed arch, and
late C14 pointed, two-light window with trefoiled spandrels.
Late C14 south doorway with two-centred head and continuous
moulded jambs enriched with paterae and carving of pelican in
piety. South porch C19 low-pitched roof replacing original
parapetted gable roof; gargoyles of grotesque lions and restored
archway. Chancel of reused Barnack ashlar below cill height,
sealed lowside window with late C15 three-light wondow in
four-cnetred arch, C13 doorway with trefoiled-headed lancet
above, late C14 window of two cinquefoil-headed lights and
quatrefoil, and trefoiled lancet-light to east. Interior.
Architectural details and monuments see R.C.H.M. East Cambs.
Roofs rebuilt C19. Pulpit c.1600 restored with linenfold
panels. Late C15 oak pews. Font early C13. Some late C14 and
C15 glass. Church rebuilt in C12 on site of minster church.
R.C.H.M.: East Cambs p.66, mon. 1.
Pevsner: Buildings of England p. 409.
Listing NGR: TL4928462647
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50628
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1954), 409
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Cambridgeshire North East, (1972)
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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