Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- open-quoin-plum
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Peter, Church Lane, Carlton Colville, NR33 8AQ
- OS grid reference
- TM 510 901
- Coordinates
- 52.45155, 1.69262
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Peter is a parish church located in Carlton Colville. It features a medieval tower, while the rest of the church was largely rebuilt in 1884 in the Decorated style. The church comprises a nave, chancel (which includes an organ chamber), a west tower, a south porch, and a north vestry. The structure is constructed of random flint, mostly knapped, with some stone elements, and has plaintiled roofs.
The square tower, primarily from the 14th century, may have an earlier lower section that includes a lancet west window. It has three-stage diagonal buttresses on the west side, two-light openings in the bell chamber, and a crenellated parapet with flushwork. The nave has four bays with mainly Decorated style windows. At the west end, there are two two-light windows in Perpendicular style on the south side and a renewed 12th-century window on the north side. The porch and vestry were entirely constructed in 1883-1884.
The chancel has three bays and features two-light windows, some of which may be reused, as well as a three-light east window. Inside, the nave has a scissor-braced rafter roof, while the chancel has a boarded wagon roof, both dating from the late 19th century. In the south sanctuary, there is a piscina with a cusped ogee arch. The church also contains a 15th-century carved octagonal font on a two-stepped base, adorned with four lions on the stem, angels on the underside of the bowl, and alternating angels and lions on the bowl panels. The church is listed as Grade II* for its medieval features, particularly the tower and font.
Local climate
Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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