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Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in North Turton, Blackburn with Darwen

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6379 / 53°38'16"N

Longitude: -2.4955 / 2°29'43"W

OS Eastings: 367335

OS Northings: 415828

OS Grid: SD673158

Mapcode National: GBR CV0C.JM

Mapcode Global: WH97F.MTWG

Plus Code: 9C5VJGQ3+5R

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 27 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1260437

English Heritage Legacy ID: 440720

Also known as: St Peter's Church, Belmont, Lancashire

ID on this website: 101260437

Location: St Peter's Church, Belmont, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, BL7

County: Blackburn with Darwen

Civil Parish: North Turton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Belmont St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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Description


SD 61 NE TURTON RIVINGTON ROAD Belmont

6/137 Church of St. Peter 27.1.1967 - II

Church, 1849-50, by J.E. Gregan (Pevsner). Sandstone, with slate roof. West tower with spire, nave with north and south aisles, chancel with side offices. In Early English style. Three-stage tower has angle buttresses, moulded arched west doorway, 2-light window above, set-back 3rd stage with 2-light belfry openings in each side, a Lombard frieze to the parapet, pinnacles on the corners, and broached spire with lucarnes on 3 levels. Six-bay nave and aisles; gabled porch to 2nd bay of south side has moulded arched doorway with hoodmould; aisles have buttresses and 2-light plate-traceried windows, nave has pilaster strips and alternately quatrefoil and cinquefoil clerestory windows, and both have dentils at the eaves; but 1st bay of south aisle (baptistry) has a 3-light window. East window of 3 lights with multifoils in the head. Interior: nave arcade of short octagonal columns with moulded caps supporting double-chamfered 2-centred arches; similar chancel arch with shafts; arch-braced kingpost roof supported by hammerbeams; octagonal marble font with shafted pedestal, carved panels, ornately carved wooden cover; organ in tower arch.

Listing NGR: SD6733515828

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