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Church of St Peter

A Grade II* Listed Building in Woolton, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.376 / 53°22'33"N

Longitude: -2.8694 / 2°52'9"W

OS Eastings: 342260

OS Northings: 386918

OS Grid: SJ422869

Mapcode National: GBR 8YDD.LJ

Mapcode Global: WH87G.WDTS

Plus Code: 9C5V94GJ+97

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1206167

English Heritage Legacy ID: 213915

Also known as: St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool
St Peter's, Woolton

ID on this website: 101206167

Location: St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Woolton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Much Woolton St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

Description


SJ 4286 CHURCH ROAD, WOOLTON (west side) L25

44/290 Church of St. Peter 14.3.75 G.V. II*

1886-7. Church. Grayson and Ould. Red sandstone. Nave with gabled aisles, south porch, chancel, north chapel and south-east tower. 4-bay aisles have 3-light windows with perpendicular tracery; high 5-light west window in projection with windows in returns. North transept has 4- light window and diagonal buttresses. 3-bay North Chapel has 4-light east window. 7-light window to chancel and vestry to south. Tower has angle buttresses, with canted turret in south-east angle; paired 2-light bell openings with transoms, cornice with gargoyles; embattled parapet with pinnacles. Interior: 5-bay arcades on quatrefoil columns; arch braced collar roof. Octagonal alabaster font with relief scenes to sides, pulpit in similar style. Wrought iron screens to chancel and chapel, and parclose screen. Organ in finely detailed case in arch to south of chancel. Sedilia with cusped arches and pinnacles. Good C19 stained glass, mostly by Kempe; 2 windows by Morris and Co. (south aisle south east and baptistry south) are early works. An example of a complete late C19 church.

Listing NGR: SJ4226086918

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