St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester

St Peter’s Church, Chesil, Winchester
St Peter’s Church, Chesil, Winchester
51°3′36.7″N1°18′25″W / 51.060194°N 1.30694°W / 51.060194; -1.30694
Location	Winchester
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	Saint Peter
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Winchester

St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester, formerly known as St Peter upon Chesille without Eastgate, is a former parish church of the Church of England in Winchester, Hampshire, ^[1] and is now the home of Chesil Theatre. ^[2]

The church comprises elements from the 12th century and later. It is constructed of flint and stone, and the belfry turret, and roofs are hung with tiles. ^[3]

It fell out of use after the Second World War and was declared structurally unsafe in 1960. It was then acquired by the Chesil Theatre company. In 1961 a stained glass window was moved from the church to St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church. ^[4]

Organ

The church contained a small one-manual pipe organ. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. ^[5]

References

1. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Penguin Books. p. 693. ISBN   0140710329.
2. "Chesil Theatre".
3. Historic England, "Peter's Theatre (1095502)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 October 2016
4. Wills, Dixe (2018). Tiny Churches. AA Publishing. p. 51. ISBN   978-0-7495-7991-3.
5. "NPOR [N11473]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies.