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Church of St Peter

A Grade II* Listed Building in Newton Ferrers, Devon

  • St Peter: church financed by the Baring banking family; built from designs by St Aubyn in 1882

  • St Peter: Perpendicular style church of 1882, completed 1888; three light panel tracery windows

  • St Peter: west tower of red sandstone; three storey with string courses; embattled parapet & polygonal stair turret

  • St Peter: interior with Devonian piers & steeply pointed arches

  • St Peter: ornamental chancel ceiling

  • St Peter: elaborate reredos in form of triptych

  • St Peter: decoration in chancel with stencilling of angels in quatrefoils

  • St Peter: organ by J. Walker & Sons of London similar to the one gifted by Edward VII to the church at Sandringham

  • St Peter: pulpit with biblical scenes including St Paul at Athens

  • St Peter: four-sided lectern with flying buttresses at base surmounted by angels

  • St Peter: granite font & oak cover with eight cherubim

  • St Peter: one of the pews showing carved scene of a battle at sea; carved at Exeter when church was new

  • St Peter: inscription on pew stating woodwork is by 'Harry Hems and his Merrie Men'

  • St Peter: view from other side of Newton Creek

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Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 29 March 1960

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1325259

English Heritage Legacy ID: 100421

ID on this website: 101325259

Location: St Peter's Church, Noss Mayo, South Hams, Devon, PL8

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Newton and Noss

Built-Up Area: Newton Ferrers

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

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