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Latitude: 51.4425 / 51°26'33"N
Longitude: -0.0671 / 0°4'1"W
OS Eastings: 534430
OS Northings: 173273
OS Grid: TQ344732
Mapcode National: GBR HL.ZQD
Mapcode Global: VHGRD.S0DH
Plus Code: 9C3XCWVM+25
Entry Name: Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 22 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1385670
English Heritage Legacy ID: 471074
Also known as: St Peter's Church, Dulwich
ID on this website: 101385670
Location: St Peter's Church, Southwark, London, SE22
County: London
District: Southwark
Electoral Ward/Division: College
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southwark
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Dulwich St Clement with St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
SOUTHWARK
TQ3473SW LORDSHIP LANE
636-1/70/493 (South West side)
22/02/85 Church of St Peter
GV II
Church. 1873-75 and 1885. By Charles Barry Jnr. Tower
completed 1885 when the west part of the nave was begun.
Recently restored.
MATERIALS: Kentish ragstone with ashlar dressings and steeply
pitched slated roofs; lavish polychrome interior.
STYLE: Geometric Gothic.
PLAN: 6-bay nave, aisles with lean-to roofs, apsed chancel.
Tower to north east. Geometrical Gothic style.
EXTERIOR: gabled entrance in west end of north elevation.
Windows are mainly cusped lancets, in triplets to aisles,
single to apse with trefoils above, the central one larger;
pairs of leaded windows to clerestory. Large traceried west
window with stained glass, c1891. Tall buttressed tower with
slender slated broach spire has blind arcading above gabled
entrance on north face; groups of 3 tall louvred bell openings
to each face beneath spire.
INTERIOR: has marble columns to nave arcades, coloured
brickwork and terracotta diapering. Open timber roof with some
painting, especially to chancel. Choir vestry and organ
chamber (to right of chancel) now a private chapel (organ
relocated to west end). Pews recently dismantled and interior
now open-plan. Floor rebuilt in concrete with steps up from
lower nave to aisles.
FITTINGS: Victorian fittings include metal light brackets,
pulpit, font, reredos.
Listing NGR: TQ3443073273
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