St Peter's Church, Fleetwood
St Peter's | ||
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Consecrated 1841 | | |
Architecture | ||
Functional status | Active | |
Heritage designation | Grade II | |
Designated | 31 March 1978 | |
Architect(s) | Decimus Burton, Paley and Austin (1883 extension) | |
Administration | ||
Province | York | |
Diocese | Blackburn | |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster | |
Deanery | Poulton |
St Peter's Church is in the seaside town of
History
Fleetwood is a 19th-century planned town, the creation of local landowner and
Architecture
St Peter's stands on a raised piece of land in the town centre.[6] Surrounded by an iron palisade, it is constructed of grey rock-faced stone with red sandstone ashlar dressings.[2] The side walls and the tower have lancet windows. The nave is aisleless. Of the church's design, architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner commented "It could be by anybody."[2]
The church has space for 400 people; originally 200 more could be accommodated in the galleries to the north and south; these were removed in 1960.[6][7]
Assessment and administration
St Peter's was designated a Grade II listed building on 31 March 1978.[1]
St Peter's is an active
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Fleetwood (1072393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 292
- ^ a b "History of Wyre — Fleetwood", Wyre Borough Council Online, retrieved 17 September 2010
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 234.
- ^ a b Porter (1876), pp. 222–23
- ^ "Fleetwood, St Peter", Open Churches Trust, retrieved 17 September 2010
- ^ "Church Details: Fleetwood St Peter", blackburn.anglican.org, Diocese of Blackburn, retrieved 14 September 2011
Sources
- Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 0-300-12667-0.
- Porter, John (1876). History of the Fylde of Lancashire. W. Porter. OCLC 12931605.
External links
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