St Peter's Church, Field Broughton
| St Peter's Church, Field Broughton | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 10 May 1892 | |
| Completed | 1894 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Spire height | 110 feet (34 m) | |
| Materials | Limestone with sandstone dressings Red tiled roof, shingled spire | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Carlisle | |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness | |
| Deanery | Windermere | |
| Parish | St Peter, Field Broughton | |
| Clergy | ||
| Rector | Nicholas John Ash | |
St Peter's Church is in the village of
Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Mary, Allithwiate, St Mary and St Michael, Cartmel, St John the Baptist, Flookburgh, St Paul, Grange-over-Sands, Grange Fell Church, Grange-Over-Sands, and St Paul, Lindale, to form the benefice of Cartmel Peninsula.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
History
The original church on the site was a
consecrated by the Rt Revd John Bardsley, bishop of Carlisle on St Peter's Day, 29 June 1894.[3] The church cost between £7,500 and £8,000.[4] The parish was united with that of Lindale-in-Cartmel in 1971, and in 1997 it became part of the Cartmel Peninsula Team Ministry.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
St Peter's is constructed in
weathercock. The transepts are buttressed, and contain three-light windows with Perpendicular tracery. The east side of the church has a five-light window with Perpendicular tracery, and a gable cross. On the north and south sides of the chancel are two-light straight-headed windows.[2]
Interior
The interior of the church is lined with dressed sandstone.symbols of the Four Evangelists. The smallest font, which measures 18 inches (0.46 m) high and stands in a niche, was moved from the old chapel.[3] On the south side of the church are stained glass windows by Kempe dated 1894 and 1898. On the north side is a window by Morris & Co. dating from 1920. Also on the north side of the church, and in the north transept, are windows by Abbott and Company of Lancaster.[5] The two-manual organ was made by Forster and Andrews in 1894.[6]
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in South Lakeland
- Listed buildings in Broughton East
- List of works by Paley, Austin and Paley
References
- ^ St Peter, Field Broughton, Church of England, retrieved 16 November 2011
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Broughton East (1349025)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 November 2011
- ^ a b c The Parish Church of St Peter, Field Broughton, Furness Family History Society, retrieved 16 November 2011
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 2 July 2020