Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1952. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- old-panel-sable
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 June 1952
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Peter, St Peter's Square, Hereford, HR1 2PG
- OS grid reference
- SO 511 400
- Coordinates
- 52.05635, -2.71378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter is a parish church located in Hereford, dating from the late 13th century to early 14th century. It was restored around 1885 by Nicholson and is constructed from ashlar sandstone and rubble, topped with a slate roof. The church features a plan that includes a nave, chancel, south aisle, and a tower with a spire.
On the south front, there are three stained-glass windows set under moulded pointed arches, along with a porch that has wrought-iron gates. The exterior is enhanced by stepped buttresses and corner buttresses with finials on the tower. The ribbed spire is topped with a weather-vane. The east front showcases a Perpendicular window beneath a semicircular arch, made of coursed dressed stone.
Inside, the church boasts 15th-century stalls and misericordes. Notably, it contains work by Grinling Gibbons, including the Royal Arms of William III and panels for the pedal organ in the chancel. Historically, the 14th-century spire houses a bell from the same period, believed to be the "Common Bell" that warned the citizens of Hereford of danger.
Local climate
Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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