Tower of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. Church.
Tower of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-tracery-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1984
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Tower of Church of St Peter, Birks Lane, Todmorden
- OS grid reference
- SD 935 220
- Coordinates
- 53.69487, -2.0987
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tower of the Church of St. Peter, built around 1875, is the remaining structure of the original church that was destroyed by fire. The nave was replaced in the mid-20th century and is of little architectural interest. The tower is constructed of ashlar and consists of three stages, topped with an octagonal broach spire. It features set-back buttresses and lancet windows on the first stage, which also includes a west floor with a pointed arch and a hoodmould adorned with female head terminations holding shields, one of which displays a date. The second stage features a clock face, while the third stage has a belfry window with two-light plate tracery. Additional architectural details include a corbel table, a cornice with gargoyles, and lucarnes on the spire. The tower is a prominent feature in the landscape.
Local climate
Tower of Church of St Peter sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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