St Peter's Church, Devizes

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St Peter's Church, Devizes
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St Peter's, Devizes, as seen from the Bath Road
St Peter's Church, Devizes
51°21′14″N2°00′22″W / 51.354°N 2.006°W / 51.354; -2.006
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Traditional Anglo-Catholic [1]
Website A Church Near You
History
StatusActive
Dedication St. Peter
Consecrated 24 July 1866
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) William Slater and Richard Carpenter
Groundbreaking 30 June 1865
Completed1866
Administration
Province Province of Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Salisbury
Archdeaconry Wiltshire
Parish Devizes
Clergy
Bishop(s) The Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC ( AEO )
Vicar(s) Vacant

St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in Devizes, Wiltshire. It is a Victorian building and is on the Bath Road, on the western outskirts of the town. One of four Anglican churches in the town, it is in the Anglican Diocese of Salisbury but under the episcopal care of the Bishop of Oswestry. The congregation is a member of Devizes Churches Together.

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History

St Peter's Church was built when Rev Benjamin Dowding, Vicar of St James's Church, Devizes, decided that the town needed another church that was nearer to the Kennet and Avon Canal and the industries surrounding it.

The foundation stone was laid on 30 June 1865 by Rev Dowding. [2] The construction took from 1865 to 1866 and was by Slater & Carpenter. The church was consecrated on 24 July 1866 by Walter Kerr Hamilton, Bishop of Salisbury. The consecration service was attended by the Royal Wiltshire Militia who marched to the church with the clergy in procession. [3]

The south aisle and organ chamber were added between 1884 and 1885 by Weaver & Adye.

The first vicar of St Peter's was Rev Harold Grindle. Successive incumbents added to the development of the building and the culture of the parish, notably Canon Frederick Phipps who served for 34 years and introduced the Anglo-Catholic style of worship that continues to this day.

Another former vicar is Rev Douglas Bryant. He was priest of St Peter's for seven years and did much to increase the church's devotional atmosphere. He eventually became a Canon of Guildford Cathedral. His son, Mark Bryant, was Bishop of Jarrow.

In more recent years, St Peter's has become an active member of both Forward in Faith and The Society (Church of England), and the PCC have passed Resolutions A, B and C in opposition to the ordination of women as priests.

Stations and icons

St Peter's has a hand-carved, wooden collection of Stations of the Cross that decorate the walls of the church. It also has a collection of icons, including one of St Paul and one of St Peter, which was given to the church by a former parishioner, Estelle Holloway.

List of incumbents

Priest's NameFromTo
Harold Grindle18661885
Arthur Devas18851901
Frederick Phipps19011935
George F. George19351939
Cyril Reeves Palmer19391941
Sidney Wyman19411944
George Hamilton Douglas19441950
Douglas Bryant19501957
Vernon Thomas19571966
Henry Maude19661974
John Croft19741985
Brian Tigwell19851999
Leslie Attwood20002002
Peter Moss20052013
Vincent Perricone20142020

Organ

The church has a two-manual pipe organ by Griffin and Stroud dating from 1898. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Devizes: St Peter, Devizes". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "New District Church near Devizes" . Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette . England. 26 July 1865. Retrieved 2 November 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Consecration of St Peter's Church, Devizes" . Frome Times . England. 25 July 1866. Retrieved 2 November 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "NPOR [N08429]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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