St Peter's Church, Leicester

Last updated

St Peter's Church, Leicester
S. Peter's Church, Highfields - geograph.org.uk - 469918.jpg
St Peter's Church, Leicester
St Peter's Church, Leicester
52°37′48″N1°06′59.9″W / 52.63000°N 1.116639°W / 52.63000; -1.116639 Coordinates: 52°37′48″N1°06′59.9″W / 52.63000°N 1.116639°W / 52.63000; -1.116639
Location Leicester
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website stpetershighfields.co.uk
History
Dedication St Peter
Consecrated 16 April 1874
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Architect(s) George Edmund Street
Groundbreaking 1872
Completed1879
Specifications
Bells1
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Leicester
Archdeaconry Leicester
Deanery City of Leicester
Benefice Benefice of St Peter Highfields and St Philip's Leicester
Parish Parish of St Peter Highfields, Leicester
Clergy
Rector The Rev Jonathan Surridge, 2016
Deacon(s) The Rev Caroline Brown, 2021
Laity
Organist(s) Chris Gray

St Peter's Church, Leicester, is a Grade II listed [1] parish church in the Church of England in the Highfields area of Leicester, Leicestershire. [2]

Contents

History

The foundation stone was laid on 14 November 1872 by the Bishop of Peterborough. The church was built as a memorial to Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and was originally known as the Howe Memorial Church. [3] It was built to the designs of the architect George Edmund Street.

The church was consecrated on 18 April 1874 by the Bishop of Peterborough. [4]

The spire was dismantled in 1968 and the building continued to deteriorate such that by 2014 the tower masonry and roof coverings were in very poor condition, and the building was on the National Buildings at risk register. [5]

Between 2018 and 2021, repairs funded by Heritage Lottery, the Leicester City Council, the Diocese of Leicester and the church's own funds, led to the tower, tower roof, stonework and the main roof being repaired. [6]

Parish status

The church is in a benefice with St Philip's on Evington Road, Leicester.

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Joshua Porritt in 1875. It was extensively modified by Stephen Taylor and Son in 1910. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

Organists

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester</span> Church

St Mary de Castro is an ancient, Grade I listed church in Leicester, England, located within the former bailey of Leicester Castle. Today it acts as a parish church in the Church of England's diocese of Leicester. "St Mary de Castro" is Latin for "St Mary of the Castle"; a name chosen to differentiate from nearby "St Mary de Pratis": "St. Mary of the Meadows".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Bournemouth</span> Church in Dorset, England

St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church located in the centre of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is a Grade I listed building classed as a 'major parish church', and was completed in 1879 to a design by George Edmund Street as the founding mother church of Bournemouth. The building incorporates work by some of the finest Gothic Revival architects and artists, including Street, George Frederick Bodley, Ninian Comper, Arthur Blomfield and Edward Burne-Jones, with stained glass and frescoes by Clayton and Bell. The chancel has been described as 'one of the richest Gothic Revival interiors in England'. The 202-foot (62 m)-high spire is a landmark in Bournemouth Town Centre, where it is the Town Centre Parish Church, together with the churches of St Stephen and St Augustine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints Church, Loughborough</span> Church

All Saints Church, officially All Saints with Holy Trinity is the Church of England parish church of the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire within the Diocese of Leicester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent</span> Church in Nottinghamshire, England

The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent is the parish church of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. It is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and is the tallest structure in the town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Derby</span> Church in Derbyshire, England

St Peter's in the City is a Church of England parish church in the city of Derby, UK. It is one of Derby's city centre churches which is in full use for worship. The church building dates from the 11th century. The tower has a peal of eight bells, which are rung before the Sunday morning services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter & St Paul's Church, Syston</span> Church in Syston, England

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Syston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Syston, Leicestershire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch</span> Church in North West Leicestershire, UK

St Helen's Church is the Anglican parish church of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in the deanery of North West Leicestershire and the Diocese of Leicester. There was a church in the town in the 11th century, but the core of the present building mainly dates from work started in 1474, when the church was rebuilt by William Hastings at the same time that he converted his neighbouring manor house into a castle. The church was refurbished in about 1670 to create more space, but the large and increasing size of the congregation led to further work in 1829, and a major rebuild in 1878–80, including the widening of the nave by the addition of two outer aisles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Lowick</span> Church in England

St. Peter's Church, Lowick, is the Church of England parish church of Lowick, Northamptonshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints' Church, Sawley</span> Church in United Kingdom

All Saints’ Church, Sawley, is a Grade I listed parish church in Sawley, Derbyshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary and All Saints' Church, Kidderminster</span> Church in Kidderminster, England

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Kidderminster is a Grade I listed Major Parish Church in the Church of England in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The current Team Rector is the Reverend Nigel Taylor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Edensor</span> Church in Edensor, England

St Peter's Church, Edensor, is a Grade I listed church in Edensor, Derbyshire. St Peter's is the closest parish church in the Church of England to Chatsworth House, home of the Dukes of Devonshire, most of whom are buried in the churchyard. St Peter's is in a joint parish with St Anne's Church, Beeley.

Samuel Groves was a British organ builder based in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Saviour's Church, Leicester</span> Church in Leicester, England

St Saviour's Church, Leicester is a Grade II* listed former parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mark's Church, Leicester</span> Church in Leicester, England

St Mark's Church, Leicester is a Grade II* listed former parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St James the Greater, Leicester</span> Church in Leicester, England

St James the Greater, Leicester is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire. It is located south of the city centre of Leicester, on the London Road (A6), opposite Victoria Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Dionysius' Church, Market Harborough</span> Church in Market Harborough, England

St Dionysius' Church, Market Harborough is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Netherseal</span> Church in Netherseal, England

St Peter's Church, Netherseal is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Netherseal, Derbyshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Erth's Church, St Erth</span> Church in St Erth, England

St Erth’s Church, St Erth, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Erth, Cornwall, England, UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Thomas' Church, South Wigston</span> Church in South Wigston, England

St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Michael the Archangel's Church, Chagford</span> Church in Chagford, England

St Michael the Archangel's Church, Chagford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Chagford, Devon.

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II) (1361047)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. ISBN   0300096186
  3. ↑ "Howe Memorial Church". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 16 November 1872. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Consecration of St Peter's Church". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 18 April 1874. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Church of St Peter".
  6. ↑ "Church of St Peter".
  7. ↑ "NPOR [N04512]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Humphreys, Maggie; Evans, Robert (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 349. ISBN   9780720123302.
  9. ↑ "Suicide of a Leicester Organist". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 8 May 1891. Retrieved 1 February 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "John Lester looks around". Leicester Chronicle. England. 16 November 1946. Retrieved 12 December 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.