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Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Crewe, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0982 / 53°5'53"N

Longitude: -2.4332 / 2°25'59"W

OS Eastings: 371091

OS Northings: 355757

OS Grid: SJ710557

Mapcode National: GBR 7X.8X1M

Mapcode Global: WH9B5.LDK5

Plus Code: 9C5V3HX8+7P

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 14 June 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1330091

English Heritage Legacy ID: 56696

ID on this website: 101330091

Location: Crewe, Cheshire East, Cheshire, CW1

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Crewe

Built-Up Area: Crewe

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Crewe St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 75 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF CREWE HUNGERFORD ROAD

2/53 Church of St.Peter

II

Parish Church, 1914-23, by J Brooke & C E Elcock. Red sandstone
ashlar with green slate roof, 3-bay nave. Side gables with leaded
light windows, in Perpendicular style, interspersed with lancets with
stained glass. Hood moulds over windows and inter-window reducing
buttresses. Twin doors in west nave entrance, into baptistery, of
double multi-panelled doors under gothic arches which die into splayed
reveals, formed by clasping buttresses simple bevelled cornice
supports eaves gutter. Gable copings and twin bell cote with cross
finial.
Interior: Short arcade of two arches, forming narrow side aisles,
leads from baptistery into a nave of three large arches which die into
the piers, and wider side aisles. The 2 bay chancel is flanked north
by the organ chamber and south by the vestry. Carved oak reredos with
"Last Supper" motif, projecting cornice and linenfold panelling.
One-level sedilia, choir stalls within chancel. Carved oak pulpit.
Plastered walls. Polished hardwood barrel ceilings with shaped ribs
off stone corbels.


Listing NGR: SJ7109155757

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