St Peter's Church, Southrop
St Peter's, Southrop | |
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51°43′45″N 1°42′32″W / 51.7291°N 1.7088°W | |
OS grid reference | SP 20209 03420 |
Location | Southrop, Gloucestershire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Archdeaconry | Cheltenham |
Deanery | Fairford |
St Peter's Church is an
History and assessment
A church existed on the site in
St Peter's was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 16 January 1961.[1] The Grade I designation—the highest of the three grades—is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important".[5] In his 1982 work Cotswold Churches, David Verey described St Peter's as a "most precious" church.[2]
An active parish church in the Church of England, St Peter's is part of the Diocese of Gloucester, which is in the Province of Canterbury. It is in the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the Deanery of Fairford.[6]
Model Kate Moss and guitarist Jamie Hince were married at the church on 2 July 2011.[7]
Architecture
Exterior
St Peter's is built of
The north and south nave walls each have a window dating from the 12th century, and a later two-light window from the 19th century. The nave also has a three-light
Interior and fittings
The arch between the nave and chancel is Norman-style without moulding.[2] There are two piscinae (basins) in the south wall of the chancel.[1] The baptismal font discovered by Rev. John Keble in the 1820s is circular. It has eight arches and relief figures that include the Virtues (depicted as trampling the vices underfoot) and Moses.[2][4] Monuments inside the church include effigies to Thomas and Elizabeth Conway, and memorials to the Keble family.[1][9]
Churchyard
The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier of World War I and another of World War II.[10]
See also
References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1089198)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Verey, pp. 106–107
- ^ Moore, p. 89
- ^ a b Moore, p. 90
- ^ "Listed Buildings". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "St Peter, Southrop". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Kate Moss and Jamie Hince Wedding Shuts Roads". BBC News. BBC. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ David Verey, Cotswold Churches (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1976), at page 106
- ^ Moore, p. 91
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
- Bibliography
- Moore, John Frewen (1867). Memorials of the Rev. J. Keble. OCLC 53703981.
- Verey, David (1982). Cotswold Churches. London: ISBN 0-7134-3054-0.
External links
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