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St Peter's Church, Preston, Lancashire

St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in St Peter's Square, Preston, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission. In 1973 it became part of Preston Polytechnic, later the University of Central Lancashire. History St Peter's was built between 1822 and 1825, and was designed by Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson. A grant of £6,765 (equivalent to £640,000 in 2025) was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission. The steeple was added in 1851–52 by Joseph Mitchell. A bequest of £1,000 (equivalent to £120,000 in 2025) was made towards the cost of the steeple by Thomas German, alderman and mayor of the borough. The church was taken over in 1973 by Preston Polytechnic (later the University of Central Lancashire). It became known as St Peters Arts Centre. Architecture Exterior The former church is constructed in sandstone. Its architectural style is Decorated. The plan consists of a six-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel with an organ house to the north and a vestry to the south, and a southeast steeple in the angle between the aisle and the chancel. At the west end of each aisle is a tall projecting porch. Both porches have two-light windows and embattled parapets; the south porch has an arched south doorway, and the north porch has a link to a glazed extension added in the 20th century. At the west end of the nave is a small two-light window, tall embattled turrets at the corners, and a large crocketed bellcote on the apex of the gable. The clerestory has two-light square-headed windows on each side, and an embattled parapet. The windows along the sides of the aisles have two-centred arches and contain three lights, with two types of tracery. The chancel has a five-light east window, and embattled turrets at the corners. The tower is in three stages, with angle buttresses, and a stair turret at the south west corner. In the bottom stage is a three-light window, and there are bands of blind arcading in the middle stage. The bell openings each have three louvred lights. The parapet is embattled with crocketed corner pinnacles. Flying buttresses link the top of the tower to the spire, which is also crocketed; it contains lucarnes, and is topped by a weathervane. Interior The arcades are in five bays and consists of two-centred arches carried on octagonal columns. There are galleries on three sides of the church, carried on thin cast iron columns. In the south aisle is a wall monument to Thomas German who died in 1847. The tower is floored with decorative tiles that include an inscription referring to German's benefaction. The font dates from 1884. External features The gate piers, gates, and wall of the former churchyard have been designated as Grade II listed building. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England References
St Peter's Church, Quernmore

St Peter's Church is in the village of Quernmore, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Mark, Dolphinholme, and Christ Church, Over Wyresdale. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It stands in a relatively isolated position about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the village and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the east of the city of Lancaster. History The church was built in 1860 to replace a chapel of 1834 that had been designed by W. Coulthard. The new church was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. More land had been given to double the size of the site by W. G. Bradley. The church was paid for by William Garnett, the owner of nearby Quernmore Park Hall. It cost about £3,000 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2025), and provided seating for 320 people. Architecture Exterior St Peter's is constructed in sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a north aisle, a north porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The architectural style is that of the 13th century. The tower is in three stages which are separated by moulded string courses. It is supported by diagonal buttresses, and at the northeast corner is an octagonal stair turret rising to a greater height than the tower. The bottom stage contains a two-light window, and in the middle stage are trefoil windows. The bell openings in the top stage have two lights. At the top of the tower is a corbel table above which is a solid parapet with lancet openings. Along the south wall are three two-light windows, and there are two similar windows on the north aisle wall. The east window has three lights, and at the east end of the aisle is a wheel window. Interior The interior of the church is lined with brick and the dressings are in sandstone. It is the first church designed by Paley with a bare brick interior. The three-bay north arcade is carried on quatrefoil piers whose capitals are decorated with foliage carving. The pulpit is in the style of the 16th century and is decorated with linenfold panelling. It was made by Bell and Coupland. The stained glass in the east window is by Powell, and that in the tower window is by F. Burrow. Elsewhere is stained glass by Shrigley and Hunt, and by E. Jewitt. In a chapel at the northeast of the church is a chapel with items designed by John Hayward in 1959. These include a reredos, and stained glass, that in the north window depicting the Deposition, and in the east window the glass in the wheel window is decorated with a monogram and rays. The two-manual organ was built in 1961 by Henry Willis, and was modified in 1964 by the same builders. See also Listed buildings in Quernmore List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley References Citations Sources
St Peter's Church, Saltfleetby

St Peter's Church was an Anglican parish church in the village of Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF436899). Due to subsidence, the main part of the church was moved elsewhere in the village and the tower was left at this location. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and it is now under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. The tower is known locally as The Stump. History The tower dates from the 15th century, with some re-building of the north side in the 20th century. It was taken into the care of the charity the Friends of Friendless Churches in 1976. The charity holds a 999-year lease with effect from 1 May 1976. Architecture The older part of the tower is constructed in limestone ashlar, with greenstone rubble used in the 20th-century re-building; it also contains some red brick. It is built in three stages and has four-stage angle buttresses. In the bottom stage is a pointed doorway, above which is a string course. In the middle stage is a four-light window with rich tracery, over which is another string course. The top stage contains two-light bell openings on three sides. On the north side is a plaque to the memory of Mark Stubbs, who contributed financially to the maintenance of the tower. On the southeast corner is a stair turret, with a doorway on its north side. See also All Saints Church, Saltfleetby References Further reading Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, p. 94, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2
St Peter's Church, Rylstone

St Peter's Church is in the village of Rylstone, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Skipton, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with that of St Wilfrid, Burnsall. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History St Peter's was built in 1852–53 to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, replacing an earlier church on the site. Its total cost was £1,700 (equivalent to £190,000 in 2025), of which between £1,000 and £1,100 was donated by Richard Waddilove. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in gritstone and has a stone slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory and a chancel in one range, north and south aisles, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with diagonal buttresses, a southeast stair turret, and a moulded crenellated parapet. In the two lower stages are Perpendicular-style west windows, those in the bottom stage having three lights, and those in the middle stage two lights. On each side of the top stage is a flat-headed three-light bell opening. The clerestory windows are similar in style to the bell openings in the tower. The other windows are in Decorated style, those along the aisles having two lights and the east window five lights. The porch has benches on each side. Interior Inside the church the arcades are carried on octagonal pillars. The pulpit and font date from the time of the building of the church. In the church are memorials to two local benefactors. The two-manual organ was built in 1932 by Albert Keates. There is a ring of three bells that were cast in 1853 by Charles and George Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Churchyard The churchyard contains four war graves, of a Yorkshire Regiment officer and Royal Navy seaman of the First World War and a Royal Artillery soldier and airman of the Second World War. See also Listed buildings in Rylstone List of works by Sharpe and Paley References
St Peter's Church, Satterleigh

St Peter's Church in Satterleigh, Devon, England was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was vested in the Trust on 19 March 1996. The church is mainly 15th century, although it may incorporate parts of an earlier building. It has an aisleless nave, and a wooden bell-cote. The chancel was rebuilt in 1852 as part of a wider restoration. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England References
St Peter's Church, Scorton

St Peter's Church is in the village of Scorton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Garstang, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Barnacre, and St John the Evangelist, Calder Vale. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Its spire is a landmark near the M6 motorway. History The church was built in 1878–79 for the Ormrod family of Bolton and Wyresdale Hall. The architects were Paley and Austin of Lancaster, and the church cost £14,000 (equivalent to £1,500,000 as of 2025). It provided seating for 250 people. In the late 1950s, it had a special family grave set up by local man James Metcalfe, for his family. The graves are grouped together to the right of the entrance to the church, and are dedicated to both the Metcalfe and the Farnworth family. Architecture Exterior St Peter's is constructed in sandstone rubble, with tiled roofs and a shingled spire. Its plan consists of a nave and a chancel under a continuous roof, a north aisle, a south porch, and a west tower surmounted by a broach spire. The tower has diagonal buttresses, a stair projection on the south side, a doorway on the north side, and a three-light west window with a pointed head. The bell openings have two lights, other than that on the south, which has a single light, and all are flat-headed. All the windows have pointed heads. Along the north aisle are three windows, one with three lights and two with two lights. The west window has two lights. On the south side of the church are five three-light windows. The east window has five lights. Interior Inside the church the arcade between the nave and the north aisle has three-bays, the arches being carried on octagonal piers. The ceiling of the tower entrance to the church is decorated with Tudor roses, and with a frieze inscribed with words from Psalm 122. In the chancel is a twin sedilia under trefoil heads, and a piscina. The reredos is carved and gilded. The stained glass in the east window dates from about 1879, and is by Burlison and Grylls. It depicts Saint Peter and the Transfiguration of Jesus. The two-manual organ was built in 1879 by John Nicholson, rebuilt in 1973 by Rushworth and Dreaper, and restored in 2009 by David Wells. It was awarded a Historic Organ Certificate in 2008. There is a ring of eight bells, all of which were cast in 1879 by John Warner & Sons. External features On the north side of the church is a lychgate dating from the same time as the church, and probably designed by the same architects as the church. It is constructed in oak on a sandstone base, and has a red tiled roof. It is listed at Grade II. The lych gate was renovated in 1988. See also Listed buildings in Nether Wyresdale List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin References
St Peter's Church, South Somercotes

St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF416938). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast of Louth, and to the west of the A1013 road. With its tall spire rising from a flat landscape, it has been called "The Queen of the Marsh". History The church dates from about 1200, with additions and alterations in each of the following three centuries. It underwent restorations in 1866 and 1896. The church has suffered from subsidence, and since being vested in the Churches Conservation Trust it has been underpinned. Architecture Exterior St Peter's is constructed in a mixture of limestone, greenstone and ironstone, with some red brick. The roofs are in lead and slate, and are topped by red ridge tiles. Its plan consists of a nave with north and south aisles and a south porch, a chancel and a west tower with a spire. The tower stands on a plinth and has diagonal buttresses and a single string course. On the west side is a 15th-century doorway inserted into the lower part of a 14th-century window. The window has three lights containing Y-tracery. The top stage contains some patching with brick and a two-light bell opening in each side. Above this is a coped parapet. The spire is recessed and octagonal. It contains a doorway on the east side and two tiers of lucarnes, the lower tier having two lights and the upper tier a single light. In the north aisle wall is a two-light window to the west, and a doorway and two three-light windows to the east. In the north wall of the chancel is a three-light round-headed window and a blocked doorway. At the east end of the church are corner buttresses, and the east window has a round head and three lights. The south wall of the chancel has a small blocked 13th-century doorway into which has been inserted a semicircular window. To the west of this are two three-light windows. There are two more three-light windows in the south aisle wall, and a 16th-century gabled porch. The porch is built in red brick with alternating bands of greenstone. The west window has two lights. Interior The tower arch is tall and dates from the 14th century. Both arcades have five bays with round piers and pointed arches. In the spandrels of the arches are carved human heads. The chancel arch dates from the 13th century. The 14th-century screen was restored in the 19th century. In the south wall of the chancel is a small aumbry. The altar rails date from the early 18th century, and the choir stalls from the following century. The 15th-century font has an octagonal bowl carved with Instruments of the Passion. Beneath the bowl are carved human heads. It is supported by a pedestal with molded ribs, and stands on a square plinth. Also in the church is a monument in pink marble dated 1906. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England References
St Peter's Church, Southrop

St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Southrop, a Cotswolds village in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Gloucester and the archdeaconry of Cheltenham. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. The church—on the site of an older structure—dates from the 12th century. History and assessment A church existed on the site in Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest part of the current structure dates from the 12th century. The Rev. John Keble was vicar of St Peter's from 1823 to 1825. During his time at Southrop, he found a Norman-style circular baptismal font in the church wall. St Peter's was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 16 January 1961. The Grade I designation—the highest of the three grades—is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important". In his 1982 work Cotswold Churches, David Verey described St Peter's as a "most precious" church. An active parish church in the Church of England, St Peter's is part of the Diocese of Gloucester, which is in the Province of Canterbury. It is in the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the Deanery of Fairford. Model Kate Moss and guitarist Jamie Hince were married at the church on 2 July 2011. Architecture Exterior St Peter's is built of limestone rubble and has a stone slate roof. The masonry has herringbone work. The plan consists of a nave with a south transept, a porch to the north, and a chancel to the east. The north entrance is Norman-style ("on quite a grand scale for a small church"); the round arch of the porch has roll moulding. The church doorway's jamb shafts have capitals with volutes. In the hood mould there is a tympanum with a diaper pattern. The north and south nave walls each have a window dating from the 12th century, and a later two-light window from the 19th century. The nave also has a three-light Perpendicular style window with tracery. The east window in the chancel contains stained glass from 1852 designed by Thomas Willement. Interior and fittings The arch between the nave and chancel is Norman-style without moulding. There are two piscinae (basins) in the south wall of the chancel. The baptismal font discovered by Rev. John Keble in the 1820s is circular. It has eight arches and relief figures that include the Virtues (depicted as trampling the vices underfoot) and Moses. Monuments inside the church include effigies to Thomas and Elizabeth Conway, and memorials to the Keble family. Churchyard The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier of World War I and another of World War II. See also Grade I listed buildings in Gloucestershire References Footnotes Bibliography External links Media related to St Peter's Church, Southrop at Wikimedia Commons
St Peter's Church, Stainforth

St Peter's Church is in the village of Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowland, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the Diocese of Leeds. Its benefice is united with those of St Oswald, Horton-in-Ribblesdale and St John the Evangelist, Langcliffe. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History Before this church was built, Stainforth was part of the parish of St Alkelda, Giggleswick. The church was built at the instigation of three sisters from a local gentry family, the Dawsons. It was constructed between 1839 and 1842 to a design by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. The church was consecrated by Rev Charles Longley, the Bishop of Ripon on 29 September 1842. It was "thoroughly improved" in 1873. Architecture St Peter's is constructed in squared rubble stone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a porch at the southeast, a lower single-bay chancel with a northeast vestry, and a west tower. The architectural style is "impeccably" Perpendicular. The tower is in three stages that are separated by string courses, and it has buttresses at the corners. The top string course is embellished with three carved heads. On the west side of the tower is a doorway, above which is a single-light window with a cinquefoil head. On each side of the top stage is a two-light bell opening with slate louvres and cinquefoil heads. The tower is surmounted by an embattled parapet with gargoyles. There are clock faces on the west and east sides. Along the wall of the nave, the bays are separated by buttresses, each of which contains a three-light window. The chancel has a four-light east window and an embattled parapet. The vestry has a chimney disguised as a turret. The stained glass in the east window and some of the other windows is by William Wailes. Above the east window is the heraldic shield of the Dawson family. The two-manual organ was made by Nicholson. There is a ring of three bells, all cast in 1842 by Thomas Mears II at Whitechapel Bell Foundry, but these are no longer ringable. See also Listed buildings in Stainforth, North Yorkshire List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe References External links Media related to St Peter's church, Stainforth, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
Iglesia de San Pedro (Stainforth)

La Iglesia de San Pedro (en inglés: St Peter's Church, Stainforth) es una iglesia neogótica inglesa del siglo XIX que se encuentra en el pueblo de Stainforth, en North Yorkshire. Es una iglesia parroquial anglicana activa en el decanato de Bowland, archidiaconato de Craven y diócesis de Leeds. Su beneficio se une con los de San Oswald, de Horton-in-Ribblesdale y San Juan Evangelista, de Langcliffe.​ La iglesia está registrada en la Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra como un edificio designado de Grado II. Historia Antes de que se construyera esta iglesia, Stainforth era parte de la parroquia de St. Alkelda, Giggleswick. La iglesia fue construida por instigación de tres hermanas de una familia de la nobleza local, las Dawson. Fue construida entre 1839 y 1842 con un diseño del arquitecto de Lancaster Edmund Sharpe. La iglesia fue consagrada por el reverendo Charles Longley, obispo de Ripon el 29 de septiembre de 1842. Fue «completamente mejorada» en 1873.​ Arquitectura San Pedro está construida en piedra cuadrada de escombros con apósitos de sillería y cubiertas de pizarra. Su planta consiste en una nave de cuatro tramos, un porche en el sureste, un presbiterio de un sola tramo inferior con una sacristía en el noreste, y una torre en el oeste. El estilo arquitectónico es "impecablemente" gótico perpendicular.​ La torre se encuentra en tres etapas que están separadas por cursos de cuerda, y tiene contrafuertes en las esquinas. El curso de cuerdas superior está adornado con tres cabezas talladas. En el lado oeste de la torre hay una puerta, encima de la cual hay una ventana de una sola luz con una cabeza de cinquefoil. A cada lado del escenario superior hay una campana de dos luces que se abre con rejillas de pizarra y cabezas de cinquefoil. La torre está coronada por un parapeto asediado con gárgolas. Hay caras de reloj en los lados oeste y este. A lo largo del muro de la nave, las bahías están separadas por contrafuertes, cada uno de los cuales contiene una ventana de tres vanos. El presbiterio tiene una ventana este de cuatro huecos y un parapeto en batalla. La sacristía tiene una chimenea disfrazada de torreta. El vitral de la ventana este y algunas de las otras ventanas son de William Wailes. Sobre la ventana este está el escudo heráldico de la familia Dawson. El órgano de dos manuales fue hecho por Nicholson.​ Hay un anillo de tres campanas, todas fundidas en 1842 por Thomas Mears II en Whitechapel Bell Foundry, pero ya no se pueden tocar.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Iglesia de San Pedro.