Description

SX 26 NW LISKEARD RURAL DOBWALLS

5/60 Church of St Peter including
wall and railings to south

II

Chapel of Ease. 1839. Rendered rubblestone, slate hung on north side. Granite
dressings. Slate roof with gable ends. Rectangular plan, without aisles, nave
and chancel in one. Porch added on west end. Gothic style. South side parallel
to road. Three 3-light, trefoil head windows with moulded timber mullions.
Granite hoods and labels. Stepped buttresses between and on corners. Parapet
coping on gable ends with small granite bell turret on west end with pyramid cap
and weather vain and simple octagonal pinnacle on east end. Porch to left on west
and with entrance placed asymmetrically in gable end on south. Large granite 2-
centred arch with hollow chamfers. Rectangular hood with labels and incised
triangles in spandrels. Double plank doors. 2-light window with cusped heads and
granite lintel placed above arch, asymmetrical in gable. Plain barge boards.
North side with three 3-light trefoil headed windows, mullions unmoulded. Granite
lintels. Porch C20 3-light window without glazing bars beneath granite lintel.
Small west window, of 3-lights with cusped heads. East window of 3-lights with
cusped head.
Interior: Vestry to rear of porch divided by timber C19 gothic panelling. C19
west door with gothic panelling. Simple pitch pine benches. Altar table and
reredos with gothic panelling. Original glass. Messrs Maw and Co tiles. To south
of church, rubblestone retaining wall with mid.C19 wrought iron railings. Above
the top rail the stanchions and uprights are decorated with lanterns and
spearheads.
Kelly's Directory 1901

Listing NGR: SX2392162598

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26429807

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide