Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1377166
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1377166
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH 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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bruisyard
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 32522 66270
Details
TM 36 NW BRUISYARD CHURCH ROAD
4/19 Church of St. Peter - 7.12.65
- I
Parish church. Medieval. Nave, chancel, west tower, south chapel (now the vestry), south porch. Flint rubble, with some coursed work, stone dressings; remains of old plasterwork to nave, chancel and tower; plaintiled roofs. Circular tower, C12 or earlier, although the narrower upper part may be a later rebuilding; large C19 lancet window to east, 2-light bell chamber openings in Perpendicular style to each quarter. Nave with C12 core: to the south one C18 cross window with square leaded panes and one good early C16 3- light brick window, both square-headed; to the north is a blocked C12 doorway and a renewed broad lancet window with Y tracery. Simple gabled porch, probably C16 but much restored; good C13 nave doorway with original door. Chancel with 3-light east window in Perpendicular style, renewed early C20. Early C16 south chapel, built with material from Bruisyard nunnery: blocked 3- light windows to east and west, 3-light south window with missing tracery; all the windows are of brick with square heads. C15 arched-braced nave roof of 6 bays, with further arched bracing along the ridge supported by angels either side of the collars. C15 carved font; C18 pulpit with tester; early C17 turned altar rails, now beneath chancel arch; some C15 poppyhead bench ends in chancel ; piscina and sedilia in south sanctuary. Original stairs to rood loft. Early C17 screen to south chapel with closed panelling and upper balustrading; within the chapel is an effigy brass to Michael Hare (d.1611) and his 2 wives, the central figure missing. Graded I for surviving medieval work.
Listing NGR: TM3252266270
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285257
- 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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