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Latitude: 53.3803 / 53°22'48"N
Longitude: -2.4609 / 2°27'39"W
OS Eastings: 369438
OS Northings: 387145
OS Grid: SJ694871
Mapcode National: GBR CY8B.0Z
Mapcode Global: WH98T.59DG
Plus Code: 9C5V9GJQ+4J
Entry Name: Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 14 June 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1265847
English Heritage Legacy ID: 423791
ID on this website: 101265847
Location: St Peter's Church, Oughtrington, Warrington, Cheshire, WA13
County: Warrington
Civil Parish: Lymm
Built-Up Area: Lymm
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Oughtrington St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
SJ 68 NE LYMM C.P. OUGHTRINGTON LANE
(west side)
2/65 Church of St.Peter
II
Church, 1871-2, by Slater and Carpenter at expense of C.G.Dewhurst, in
late C13 manner. Rock-faced grey snecked rubble sandstone with steep
grey slate roofs. 5-bay aisled nave with south porch, gabled south
vestry with truncated chimney, apsidal chancel, north-east spire.
Rose west window above 4 trefoiled lancets to aisles; clerestorey
windows of 2 trefoiled lancets with quatrefoil plate tracery; chancel
has heavy buttresses and early Geometrical windows to apse. Square
tower of 3 stages carries octagonal belfry with 2-light traceried
bell-openings and pinnacles on colonnettes, below corbel table which
carries a stone spire with (in order upwards) sex-, quinque-, quatre-,
trefoil and circular openings.
Interior. Cream stone pillars with brown bases and caps carry brown
clerestorey shafts which support arched collar-beam trusses of timber
and iron. Lean-to aisle roofs have exposed rafters. Full-height
shafts carry the stone vault of the chancel. Blank arcade of 3
trefoils beneath each window in apse. Glass in apse windows and south
aisle window by Kempe.
Listing NGR: SJ6943887145
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