Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049062
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- 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:
- 1049062
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
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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.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Staunton on Arrow
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 37003 60058
Details
SO 36 SE STAUNTON ON ARROW CP STAUNTON ON ARROW
5/41 Church of St Peter
- II
Parish church. 1856 by Thomas Nicholson in a Decorated style. Squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and tiled roof. West tower, nave with north porch, north and south transeptal chapels and chancel with south vestry. West tower of three stages, buttressed with two string courses and an embattled parapet, hexagonal stair turret protrudes to north side and extends higher than tower; small doorway to north. Clock face to second stage on north side and west window with two trefoiled- ogee-headed lights and octofoil. Nave: four bays with north porch at west end and north chapel to east flanking two 2-light windows with decorated tracery, three similar windows to south side, elongated cinquefoil headed lights with sexfoil in curved-sided triangle to north chapel with similar window to south chapel. Gabled north porch with two-centred arthed-headed outer doorway with ball flower ornament to outer moulding; hood mould with head stops, attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases. Chancel of two bays with string course and buttressing, two windows with two trefoiled headed lights and decorative tracery. East window: four cinquefoiled headed lights with decorated tracery. The south wall of the vestry has paired trefoil headed lights. Interior: trussed rafter roof with embattled wall- plates to both nave and chancel. Tower arch of two moulded orders with inner order dying into responds, two-centred pointed chancel arch with octagonal plan attached shafts, moulded capitals and bases. Contemporary octagonal font with decorative traceried panels, moulded underside with roundels and quatrefoils. (BoE, p 291).
Listing NGR: SO3700360058
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 149180
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963), 291
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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