Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1166154
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1166154
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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 LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Counthorpe and Creeton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 01457 19880
Details
COUNTHORPE AND CREETON CHURCH LANE TF 0l NW (south side)
9/110 Church of St.Peter
30.10.68
G.V. I
Parish church. Late C12, early C13, late C13, C15, 1830 chancel shortened, 1853 rebuilding of nave. Coursed limestone rubble, ashlar dressings, Collyweston slate roof. Western tower, nave, south chapel, chancel. 3 stage late C13 tower, with 2 string courses, moulded eaves and corbel table, broach spire with outsized 2 light C13 gabled lucarnes in 2 storeys in the principal directions. Paired belfry lights with round shafts, floriate capitals and moulded hoods. In the west wall a lancet to ground stage and similar smaller light to upper floor. In the north west nave quoin is re-used C10 grave slab with interlace. In the north wall 2 C19 windows with paired lights and sexfoils. The C19 east window is of 3 cusped lights. The south chapel has entasised quoins and in the south wall is evidence for a narrow door of early character, suggesting it may have originated as a porticus. In the south wall is an early C13 window with plate tracery and 3 cusped lights and trefoils in moulded surround. In the west wall a lancet with moulded hood. The south door is recut with moulded hood and human head label stops. Further west is a 3 light C15 window with cusped heads to the lights and panel tracery. Built into the fabric are at least 5 pieces of C10 Anglo Saxon interlace decorated stone. Interior. C13 tower arch with chamfered reveals, decorated imposts, one with dogtooth, the other a fillet, and single chamfered arch. Above an off-centre blocked pointed doorway. In the south wall a chamfered archway into the chapel which contains a C13 lobed piscina. Single chamfered chancel arch has octagonal responds and developed waterleaf capitals. All fittings and roof are 1853 apart from C17 communion table and the C13 tub font on circular base with moulded octagonal top.
Listing NGR: TF0145919880
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 194084
- 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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