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List entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Name: THE CHURCH OF ST PETER

List entry Number: 1330057

Location

THE CHURCH OF ST PETER, MIDDLEWICH ROAD

The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County	District	District Type	Parish
	Cheshire East	Unitary Authority	Minshull Vernon

National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.

Grade: II

Date first listed: 20-Dec-1983

Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.

Legacy System Information

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Legacy System: LBS

UID: 56631

Asset Groupings

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List entry Description

Summary of Building

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Reasons for Designation

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History

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Details

SJ 65NE MINSHULL VERNON C.P. MIDDLEWICH ROAD

3/8 The Church of St.Peter

II

Parish church, 1847-49 by John Matthews. Rock faced masonry with steep slate roof, a Commissioners' Church in Lancet style. 4 bay nave with narrower less lofty chancel. Asymmetrical projections north and south between nave and chancel are respectively the organ chamber and a small vestry. Projecting moulded plinth, corner and inter-window buttresses reducing at sill level, moulded sill band. Windows mainly lancets, with hood moulds, generally paired but three with stained glass to chancel gable. Gothic porch north at west end of nave has entrance flanked by single shafts. Coved eaves cornice, coping to gables and twin bell-cote with single bell. Modern vestry added to nave gable of no interest.

Interior: Choir stalls, with poppyheads, flank the chancel and front the organ. The nave benches are similar. Eagle lectern with crocketted pinnacle base. Trefoil headed sedilia to chancel north wall. Oak pulpit with stone base with access from the vestry. Moulded sanctuary arch supported on three coupled shafts. Nave roof has hammer beam arched trusses with curved braces above high collar, exposed rafters and boarded soffits. The chancel roof is of braced collared rafters. Oak framed war memorial with gilded crucifix.

Listing NGR: SJ6815359412

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National Grid Reference: SJ 68153 59412

Map

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