Church Of St Peter

The Church of St Peter is a mission church built in 1909 by the architect P. Morley Horder. It is constructed from roughcast hollow terracotta blocks and steel stanchions, topped with a clay plain tile roof featuring moulded pedimental gable ends. The church has a plan that includes a 7-bay nave and chancel under one roof, with narrow north and south aisles, porches at the west ends, and a vestry at the east end of the north aisle.

In the Domestic Revival style, the exterior features a nave roof that extends down to low eaves over the aisles, which are fitted with 3-light casements that have glazing bars and small cornices. The church has gabled transepts and a west front gable end adorned with moulded pedimental gables, including 4-light pilastered windows and porches on both sides. A truncated bellcote sits on the ridge where the roofs cross.

Inside, the church has a spacious timber interior with arcades that feature open arches and curved braces supporting the collars of king-post trusses. There is arcading over the wall-plate of the crossing bay and an arcaded screen at the east end, with walls made of exposed pink terracotta blocks. The site for the church was provided by the Hickman family, who were the owners of the local Haunchwood Colliery. The Church of St Peter is noted as an interesting example of an economically built mission church designed by a prominent Arts and Crafts architect.