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Church of St Peter and St Paul

A Grade II Listed Building in Birch, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8443 / 51°50'39"N

Longitude: 0.8203 / 0°49'13"E

OS Eastings: 594371

OS Northings: 219947

OS Grid: TL943199

Mapcode National: GBR RM9.B7C

Mapcode Global: VHKG4.5XJ1

Plus Code: 9F32RRVC+P4

Entry Name: Church of St Peter and St Paul

Listing Date: 27 January 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1238545

English Heritage Legacy ID: 416084

ID on this website: 101238545

Location: St Peter's Church, Birch, Colchester, Essex, CO2

County: Essex

District: Colchester

Civil Parish: Birch

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Birch with Layer Breton

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


BIRCH SCHOOL HILL
1.
5214
Church of St Peter
and St Paul
TL 91 NW 16/16
II
2.
Built in 1850 by Teulon, in flint with limestone dressings. Red plain tile
roof, with crested ridges. Nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch
and west tower.
West front has 2 gables, with traceried windows in the decorated style. West
tower is surmounted by a shingled broach spire, 110 feet high. Windows have
2 centred arches throughout and tracery to match west front. Gabled south porch
has simple 5 cant roof. All other roofs are framed side purlin with arch bracing
and ridge pole, principal rafters with collars, braced to corbels.


Listing NGR: TL9437119947

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