Church of St Peter, Reading
Description: Church of St Peter
Grade: II*
Date Listed: 22 March 1957
English Heritage Building ID: 38868
OS Grid Reference: SU7088974892
OS Grid Coordinates: 470889, 174892
Latitude/Longitude: 51.4686, -0.9808
Location: The Warren, Reading RG4 7AD
Locality: Reading
County: Reading
Country: England
Postcode: RG4 7AD
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Listing Text
CHURCH ROAD
1.
5128
(South Side)
Caversham
Church of St Peter
SU 7074 11/265 22.5.57.
II*
2.
Church of England. Of various dates from C12, principally C15 and high Victorian.
Pleasant flint built garish church with stone dressings and old tile roof.
West tower (1878) of 3 stages with hipped roof screened by high corbelled parapet,
by Morris and Stallwood. 4 gables to east (chancel and aisles of equal height,
vestry to north slightly set back). Nothing remains of the Norman church except
for the south doorway with crude chevron and a reset window now in the Vestry.
5 bay nave with 3 bay chancel (lengthened 1924-25 by Sir Ninian Comper). C15
north aisle with good perpendicular east chapel which has angel busts on capital;
square frame 3 light windows. South aisle added 1878 (by Morris and Stallwood)
3 bays with 3 light east window with intersecting glazing. Interior : nave
has kingpost and wind brace roof. 1674 Loveday memorial in south aisle. Montague
vault in north-east corner. Norman Purbeck marble font.
Listing NGR: SU7088974892
Source: English Heritage
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