Church Of St Peter

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3386 ST PETER'S ROAD, Rock Ferry 789-1/12/275 (East side) 28/03/74 Church of St Peter

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Parish Church. 1841. By Hurst and Moffat, partly remodelled in 1884 and again following extensive damage in World War II. Loose Neo-Norman style. Coursed and squared sandstone with slate roofs. West tower and spire, nave and chancel with vestry and side-chapels projecting to north and south. 3-stage west tower with clasping buttresses and West door with triple recessed shafts. Paired round-arched lights in single segmental arch above, and triple bell-chamber lights in upper stage. Heavy winged beast corbels at angles of cornice. Broach spire with lucarnes. Nave of 6 bays divided by square pilaster buttresses with fluted finials. Round-arched windows with recessed shafts and outer hood moulds. Half-bay to west with doorway clasped between buttresses with small window over. Upper sections of nave walls rebuilt following damage in war. Chancel added c1884 in a gothic style: 2-light Decorated windows to north and south, and stepped Early English 3-light east window, all with contrasting white stone dressings. North chapel/organ chamber part of the original build, vestry to south a later addition, but both in a Neo-Norman style. Interior extensively re-furbished after war damage. Single span with new roof covering remains of original corbels. Simple moulded chancel arch. Octagonal panelled font of 1853. Choir stalls and wall panelling in chancel dated 1884 and 1923. Stained glass figures of saints in east window probably c1950. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire: Harmondsworth: 1971-).

Listing NGR: SJ3343486303