St Peter's Church, Stockton-on-Tees

Not to be confused with Church of St Peter, Hilton.

St Peter's Church, Stockton-on-Tees
54°33′25″N1°19′25″W / 54.55701°N 1.32349°W / 54.55701; -1.32349
Location	Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS18 3PJ
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Liberal Catholic
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Auckland
Deanery	Stockton
Parish	St. Peter Stockton-upon-Tees
Clergy
Vicar(s)	William Braviner
Laity
Director of music	George Barber
Churchwarden(s)	Jane Neal
Parish administrator	Sue Mines
Sacristan	Hazel Hill

St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. The church is a grade II* listed building. ^[1]

History

In 1875, the parish was carved out of the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Stockton-on-Tees. ^[2] The original church was built of wood and stone. ^[2] The current church was built from 1880 to 1881, and is constructed from red brick with stone dressings. ^[1] It was consecrated on 13 October 1881. ^[2]

The church was designated a grade II* listed building on 19 January 1951. ^[1]

Present day

St Peter's Church is combined with All Saints Church, Hartburn to form the benefice of Stockton St Peter in the Diocese of Durham. ^[3]

St Peter's stands in the liberal catholic tradition of the Church of England. ^[4]

Notable clergy

• Mark Bonney, later Dean of Ely, served his curacy here.
• Ken Good, later Archdeacon of Richmond, served his curacy here. ^[5]
• David Hawtin, later Bishop of Repton
• Nigel Stock, later Bishop of Stockport, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and Bishop at Lambeth, served his curacy here.

List of vicars

• 1875 to 1905: Henry Wodeman ^[2]
• 1959 to 1970: Wilfrid Widdas Tymms ^[6]
• 1970 to 1977: Tony Dumper, later Bishop of Dudley
• 1977 to 1988: Stephen Pedley, later Bishop of Lancaster
• 1989 to 2000: Alexander Whitehead ^[7]
• 2002 to 2015: Philip David Ashdown ^[8]
• from 2017: William Edward Braviner

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1139916)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "History". St. Peter's Church, Stockton-on-Tees. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
3. "Hartburn: All Saints, Stockton-on-Tees". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
4. "St Peter's Church, Stockton-On-Tees: Parish Profile" (pdf). Diocese of Durham. June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
5. "Kenneth Roy Good" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
6. "Wilfrid Widdas Tymms" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
7. "Matthew Alexander Whitehead" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
8. "Philip David Ashdown" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 9 March 2017.

External links

• Church website
• A Church Near You entry