CHURCH OF ST PETER
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1127829
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1962
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 40784 55726
Details
TL 4055 BARTON CHURCH LANE
(South Side)
12/14 Church of St peter
Last but one sentence of the description shall be amended to read "R.C.H.M. West
Cambs., mon. (1) Plate 53"
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TL 4055 BARTON CHURCH LANE
(South Side)
12/14 Church of St Peter
31. 8.62
II*
Parish Church. Chancel, C14 with fragments of Cll and C12 in west end of
south wall. Nave and west tower are also C14, but the tower is possibly late
C14. Fieldstone, and clunch, rendered and repaired and limestone dressings.
Tiled roofs. Plan of west tower, nave south porch and chancel,, West tower
of three stages, embattled, with gargoyles to the cornice. Newel staircase
in south west---angle and original diagonal three-stage buttressing.
Fenestration and bell stage openings restored in Ketton stone. Nave has four
windows, restored, each of three trefoil lights in two-centred ashlar with
flowing tracery. The outer arch east of the south porch is much restored,
and the inner has two continuous hollow moulded orders in a two-centred
arch. Chancel windows similarly restored. East window late Cl14. Three
cinquefoil lights in four-centred arch with hollow moulding and vertical
tracery to the head. The north side of the chancel has similar but less
weathered fenestration. Inside: Roof, C19 in five bays. West tower arch of
two hollow moulded orders in two centred arch. The interior of'the church is
noteworthy for its C14 wall paintings in the nave and the chancel screen
which is in five bays and two stages. The open, upper stage has subcusped
tracery to enriched ogee arches in square heads with vertical tracery to
spandrels. The closed lower panels are partly restored, but the original
ones retain traces of painting. The pulpit, 1635, is hexagonal., with C19-C20
stem, and original jewel work to the panels and drops to the tester. Font of
limestone. Tapered octagonal bowl on octagonal stem, carved. C13-C14.
Brass in chancel. 1593 John Martin and wife.
R.C.H.M. West Cambs., mon.(1)
Pevsner. Buildings of England, p299
Listing NGR: TL4078455726
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 51623
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1970), 299
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Cambridgeshire West, (1968)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
