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Church of St Peter

A Grade II Listed Building in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.456 / 53°27'21"N

Longitude: -2.6144 / 2°36'51"W

OS Eastings: 359300

OS Northings: 395643

OS Grid: SJ593956

Mapcode National: GBR BX5G.SV

Mapcode Global: WH98B.TD7F

Plus Code: 9C5VF94P+96

Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 3 February 1966

Last Amended: 23 August 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1343245

English Heritage Legacy ID: 216316

ID on this website: 101343245

Location: St Peter's Church, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA12

County: St. Helens

Electoral Ward/Division: Newton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Newton-le-Willows

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Newton-in-Makerfield St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SJ 59 NE NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS CHURCH STREET
(east side)

5/26 Church of
3.2.66 Saint Peter
(Formerly listed under General)
G.V. II

Church. 1892-1901. By Demaine and Brierley. Stone with slate
roofs. Single vessel nave and chancel, lean-to aisles, west
tower with north and south porches, south chapel and north
organ loft and vestry. Free Perpendicular style. 5-bay nave;
aisles with parapets and elliptical-headed windows of 3
lights; 2-light straight-headed clerestory windows. West
tower has west entrance with 5-light window. Paired straight-
headed bell-openings with tracery heads. Embattled parapet.
Chancel has 7-light east window flanked by clasping
buttresses. Interior: arcades have octagonal piers; arch
braced collar roof. Parclose screens to organ loft and
chapel; painted reredos. Alabaster octagonal pulpit with
figures under canopies. Stained glass east and west windows.
Gravestone of P. Naylor, engine driver, 1842, J. Eeles of
Hull, Locomotive in relief and poem, formerly in graveyard.
Hatchment of Col. T.R. Legh, 1797. C18 wrought iron altar
rail.


Listing NGR: SJ5930095643

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