Church Of St Peter

SJ 9542 CAVERSWALL C.P. CAVERSWALL ROAD (West side)

12/8 Church of St. Peter

3.1.67 GV II*

Parish Church. C12 and C13. Core remodelled C15 and substantially altered C17 and restored 1880 by Lynam. Coursed, squared and dressed red sandstone; tiled roofs; verge parapets. West tower, nave, north and south aisles and chancel. Tower: squat and square of approximately 3 stages with diagonal buttresses of four stages; raised string under crenellated parapet, small pinnacles at angles; two-light, almost round-arched bell chamber openings, 3-light west window with panel tracery. Nave: clerestory of three C17 four-light chamfer mullion windows. North aisle: C13,flat roofed behind parapet,buttressed at angles;2, 2, 3,light windows, the former pair curvilinear the latter geometric, all with labelled, virtually round arches; round arch door to west bay. South aisle: similar,but all three 3-light windows appear to date from the C19 work, small gabled porch over door on west bay. Chancel: C12 of similar ridge but lower eaves height, two wide bays divided by thin buttresses with lancets to either side of east bay; east window of two round-arched lancets with tall round relieving arch. Small C19 flat-roofed vestry to south side. Interior: nave of 5 bays on round columns and with (C17) round arches, the west bay is shorter and therefore pointed to achieve a similar height. Arch braced collar roof with brattished purlins and exposed rafters, pointed C19 chancel arch by Lynam; chancel roof of trussed rafters, aisles beamed. Pulpit C17 oak, octagonal and with miniature blind panel arcading of typical style. Font: stone, octagonal on octagonal plinth. Glass: Kempe, Holiday and Selwyn Image. Monuments: (chancel, north side from west to east) Parker C17, painted; broken segmental pediment over 3 panels flanked by Corinthian pilasters, apron below. Sir Thomas Parker 1784 marble plaque with obelisk finial, figured urn in low relief, fluted side bands. Countess of St. Vincent 1816 by Chantrey; marble, kneeling figure (C17 plaque directly behind). South side: George Graddock 1643; stone, exhuberantly powerful baroque high relief pedestal and urn, gadrooned above cornice and with flanking festooning. Matthew Craddock; C17 painted plaque. The Craddock family were responsible for the work at Caverswall Castle (q.v.). B.0.E. p. 95.

Listing NGR: SJ9516842788