Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1178178
- Date first listed:
- 07-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, MAIN STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-11-04
- Reference:
- IOE01/03740/30
- Rights:
- © Mr Keith Wise. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1178178
- Date first listed:
- 07-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, MAIN STREET
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, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Hinckley and Bosworth (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Higham on the Hill
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 38267 95560
Details
SP 39 NE HIGHAM-ON-THE-HILL MAIN STREET (north
side)
9/17 Church of St. Peter
7.11.66
II*
Parish church. C12 west tower with nave of 1790 by H. Couchman,
refenestrated in 1854 when a south aisle and porch were added by Ewan
Christian; single-bay chancel of 1870 by R. Jennings of Atherstone
replacing Cou chman's apsidal sanctuary. Ashlar, except the west
tower which is built of coursed and squared freestone; plain tile
roofs. West tower: 3 stages marked by strings, with pilaster
buttresses at the corners on the north and south sides extending to
immediately below the second stage string. Corbel course of carved
heads beneath a plain parapet. In the west wall is a tall blocked
archway indicating that the building was designed as a crossing tower.
At second stage level, the north south and west sides of the tower each
have a 3-bay arcade with shafts and scalloped capitals. On each side
of the belfry is a 2-light window with a central shaft, within an outer
round-headed recess. Nave and south aisle: Couchman's building has a
pedimented east gable and 3 C19 pointed windows to the north with
Geometric tracery, in a rhythm of 2:3:2 lights. These are reflected in
south windows of the south aisle (centre and east). The west bay of
this side is occupied by a gabled porch with double chamfered pointed
opening and inside by a pointed door with wave-moulded surround. At
the east end of this side of the aisle is a priest's door. The east
window of the aisle is of 3 lights with decorated tracery. Chancel:
single-light side windows with ogee heads and 3-light east window with
Geometric tracery. Interior: C19 4-bay arcade of double-chamfered
arches on octagonal columns with moulded capitals. The tower arch is
blocked but its round-headed profile is visible inside. C19 pointed
chancel arch. C18 king-post roof with queen struts over nave. C19
arch-braced collar roofs over aisle and chancel. Fixtures and
fittings: C19 octagonal font with scalloped base and circular panels
to the sides of the basin. C18 and C19 bench pews. C19 hexagonal
pulpit with traceried sides. C19 choir stalls and wooden eagle
lectern. C19 stone and marble reredos. Monuments: oval tablet in the
chancel to the Reverend Samuel Chamber, died 1788 and his wife Catherine,
died 1792. First World War memorial on north side of nave; central
crucifix flanked by Sts. George and Michael with a border of grape
vines. 2 good windows of 1901 (north side of nave) and 1902 (west end
of south side) in the style of Kempe. B.O.E. pp. 175 - 6.
Listing NGR: SP3826795560
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 October 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 188144
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, (1984), 175-6
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 27 October 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37814
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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