St Peter's Church, Tiverton

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St Peter's Church, Tiverton
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St Peter's Church, Tiverton
St Peter's Church, Tiverton
50°54′20″N3°29′20″W / 50.90556°N 3.48889°W / 50.90556; -3.48889
OS grid reference SS 95417 12840
LocationSt Peter Street, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6NR
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Exeter
Archdeaconry Exeter
Deanery Tiverton

St Peter's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.

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History

The church dates from 1073. Several restorations have been undertaken, in 1825–1829 by G.A. Boyce, and in 1853–1856 by Edward Ashworth of Exeter.

The church was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "a gorgeously ostentatious display of civic pride". [1] The building was designated as Grade I listed in 1952. [2]

Organ

The earliest records of organs in the church are in 1524, but the current organ dates from 1696 by Christian Smith. There have been subsequent modifications by Andrews and Shirland (1711), John Snetzler (1770), Henry Willis (1867) and Noel Mander (1967). A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3]

The church is noted as being the location of the first performance of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" which was performed by Samuel Reay at the wedding of Dorothy Carew and Tom Daniel on 2 June 1847.

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References

  1. The Buildings of England: Devon Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1384949)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "Devon Tiverton, St. Peter". The National Pipe Organ Register. The British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 30 November 2016.