Church of Saint Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of Saint Peter

WRENN ID: hushed-hammer-bramble
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Dacorum
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 July 1950
Type: Church
Period: Medieval
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SP9907 814/1/8

HIGH STREET (North Side) Church of Saint Peter

29.07.50

GV II* Latin cross plan, with tower at the crossing. Mainly C13 and C15, restored by Butterfield, 1871. Nave, aisles, clerestorey, transepts, chancel, north and south chapels. Two C14 alter tombs with alabaster effigies. Later monuments include table tomb of 1682; wall monument with urn 1758, with bas reliefs 1787 and 1811, with carved figure 1823.

John Cowper, father of the poet William Cowper, was Rector here for 34 years.

The Church of Saint Peter and Smith-Dorrien Monument form a group.

Listing NGR: SP9935907754

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