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Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Delamere, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2124 / 53°12'44"N

Longitude: -2.6598 / 2°39'35"W

OS Eastings: 356032

OS Northings: 368577

OS Grid: SJ560685

Mapcode National: GBR 7M.1ND9

Mapcode Global: WH99H.3JP4

Plus Code: 9C5V686R+X3

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 3 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1139159

English Heritage Legacy ID: 57441

Also known as: St Peter's Church, Delamere

ID on this website: 101139159

Location: St Peter's Church, Delamere, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CW8

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Civil Parish: Delamere and Oakmere

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Delamere St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

Description


DELAMERE C.P. CHESTER ROAD SJ 56 NE (North Side) 6/15 Church of St Peter 3/1/67 GV II

Church: dated 1817 on tower by James Gunnery at the expense of the Freemasons, much altered 1878 and vestry of 1915 (Pevsner and Hubbard). Ashlar buff Manley sandstone. Welsh slate roof. 2-bay nave and south aisle, short transepts, 1-bay chancel, south porch against west tower. Decorated style. Gabled porch has broadly moulded 2-centred arched entrance on colonettes. 3-light rectangular nave windows have trefoil-headed lights. Transept has diagonal buttresses and a 3-light window with reticulated tracery and a label mould. 2-light rectangular window with similar tracery. 4-light east window. North side has a window with Y-tracery from the original building. Small tower has diagonal buttresses and simple bands at each stage. Very plain, chamfered 2-light windows and lancets. Embattled parapet on band with gargoyles; pyramidal cap to tower. Interior: Entry into internal porch and area under the tower. Beneath west window is brass plaque recording the laying of the foundation stone and the architect's name. Short nave has west end with tower arch flanked by doorways with Caernarvon arches. 2-bay arcade to south aisle on plain column. Wide chancel has 2 pierced Gothic arch-braced trusses.

Listing NGR: SJ5603268577

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