Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362497
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362497
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Quernmore
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 51784 60317
Details
SD 56 SW QUERNMORE 5/158 Church of St. Peter -
- II
Church, 1860, by Paley. Sandstone rubble with slate roof. Comprises a nave, a north aisle under a pitched roof, north porch, and lower chancel. The 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses, moulded string courses, and a solid parapet carried on a corbel table and pierced by lancet openings. On the north side is an octagonal turret rising above the level of the parapet. The bell openings are of 2 trefoiled lights under a pointed head, with angle shafts and hoods. The second stage has trefoiled single lights on each side. Below is a west window with pointed head and two trefoiled lights. The 3 south nave windows are of similar type and are separated by buttresses. The east window is of 3 lights, with Geometric tracery. At the east end of the north aisle is a wheel window. To the east of the porch on the north side are 2 aisle windows similar to those to the nave. The outer porch doorway has shafts with foliated capitals. The inner order of the arch has a head with large cusps. The interior is of local brick with sandstone dressings. The 3-bay arcade has moulded pointed arches on piers of 4 clustered columns and with foliated capitals. The high moulded tower arch has ball flower decoration. The moulded chancel arch has responds of 3 clustered shafts. The open timber roof has arch-braced collars, king posts, and cusped windbraces. Some of the timbers are carved with nailhead ornament. East window 1867 by Messrs. Powell of Whitefriars. 2 south windows, of 1880 and 1890, by Shrigley and Hunt. Tower window 1874 by F. Burrow.
Listing NGR: SD5178460317
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 182222
- 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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