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Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Gorton South, Manchester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4458 / 53°26'45"N

Longitude: -2.1909 / 2°11'27"W

OS Eastings: 387419

OS Northings: 394359

OS Grid: SJ874943

Mapcode National: GBR DXW.8R

Mapcode Global: WHB9P.9NZ6

Plus Code: 9C5VCRW5+8M

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 3 October 1974

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1254684

English Heritage Legacy ID: 457760

ID on this website: 101254684

Location: Levenshulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M19

County: Manchester

Electoral Ward/Division: Gorton South

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Manchester

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Levenshulme St Peter with St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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Description



MANCHESTER

SJ89SE STOCKPORT ROAD, Levenshulme
698-1/9/726 (East side)
Church of St Peter

II

Church. 1860, by Alfred G.Fisher, enlarged 1872 and 1896.
Coursed sandstone rubble, steeply-pitched slate roof. Early
English style. Nave with south-west steeple and north porch,
chancel with north vestry. The tower has buttresses, a
2-centred arched west doorway with deeply moulded surround and
recessed cusped opening, a small lancet high above this, a
weathered band to the belfry stage which is slightly set back
and has a small 2-light louvred window and a clock-face under
an unusual inverted-V-shaped crocketed mould which terminates
as a gablet in the foot of the spire; and a broach spire with
2 ornamented bands and a weathervane. The adjoining west gable
of the nave has a large 2-centred arched 5-light window with
elaborate geometrical tracery, and the west end of the aisle
has a smaller 3-light window with simpler tracery. The 5-bay
nave has small clerestory windows of 2 cusped lights; the
aisle has 2-centred arched windows with geometrical tracery
and mouchettes, and in the 2nd bay a large gabled porch with
low eaves, moulded doorway and coped gable. Interior not
inspected.


Listing NGR: SJ8741994359

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