| Church of St Peter | |
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  Church of St Peter | |
| 51°47′12″N1°58′28″W / 51.7867°N 1.9745°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 26 November 1958 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
The Anglican Church of St Peter within the grounds of Rendcomb College at Rendcomb in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was rebuilt in the 16th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]
There has been a church on the site however it was largely rebuilt in 1517 by Edmund Tame a local wool merchant. Three Norman pillars were incorporated into the fabric of the new church. [2] [3] A Victorian restoration was undertaken in 1895. [1]
The parish is part of the Churn Valley benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. [4]
The Perpendicular Gothic stone building has a lead and stone slate roof. It consists of a five-bay nave with a three-bay south aisle, chancel with a south chapel, vestry and a west tower. [1] The buttressed three-stage tower contains three bells which were recast in the 1840s by Thomas Mears and three from the 15th century. [3] [5]
Within the church is a stone tablet listing the six men from the village who served and died during World War II. [6]
The cylindrical font dates from the 11th century. [1] It was brought to Rendcomb from Elmore Court and initially used as a garden ornament. It was moved into the church in the 19th century. [7] Around the bowl are carvings of eleven figures which represent the apostles, the twelfth, Judas is represented by disembodied feet. [8]
