Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1378141
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-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:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1378141
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-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:
- Surrey
- District:
- Mole Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newdigate
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 19764 42059
Details
NEWDIGATE C.P. CHURCH ROAD TQ 14SE 8/168 Church of St. Peter 11/11/66 II*
Church. C12 and C13 with C15 belfry and north aisle of 1877, restored in C19. Sandstone rubble walls with ashlar dressings, snecked sandstone on vestry. Weatherboarded tower. Horsham slab roofs with wood-shingled broach spire. Nave and pentice aisle to south, flat-roofed aisle to north. Chancel to east with vestry to north, square-tower to west and porch to south. C19 fenestration on nave and aisles, of two and three foiled-head lights. Perpendicular style tracery window on east end of north aisle, 3-light trefoil-head, ogee hood mould tracery on west window. C13 lancet fenestration on chancel to north and south, two-light C13 window to south. East window of 1876-7 following earlier design with three- stepped lancets under common relieving arch. Offset tower to west with offsets hipped. One 3-light square-paned window on north and south sides to base. Double doors to west in 16-centre arched head under 5-light, fixed, diamond-mullioned window. Broach spire above. Gabled south porch and double doors. Priest door to south side of chancel. Interior:- C15 bellcage to west with double scissor type bracing to chamfered main posts, on all sides. Two bay round pier arcades with ten-sided caps and half- round pier responds to south. North aisle roof on corbelled eaves, panelled chancel roof in dog-tooth cornice band. Fittings. C14 round-head piscina in south wall of chancel. C15 ogee-head piscina in south aisle. Old west gallery front of 1627 now set up under tower. 5-bay screen with quatrefoil and foliage tracery. Late C19 stone font on octagonal stem. Octagonal bowl over. PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.382. V.C.H. SURREY VOL III (1967 Edn).
Listing NGR: TQ1976442059
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 290283
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Malden, H E, The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, (1902)
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971), 382
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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