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Church Of St Peter
Hob Uid: 69164
Location : Cheshire West and Chester Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SJ4052666300
Summary : The parish church, now church and Christian centre, stands on the site of the former Roman principia, and is said to have been founded by Queen Ethelfleda in 907. The present building dates from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries with alterations and restorations of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It is roughly square in plan, with a continuous nave and chancel of four aisles. The tower, now capped with a low pyramidal roof, formerly supported a spire, which was rebuilt in the 16th century, taken down in the 17th, then rebuilt and finally removed in the 18th. The south face of the church was refaced by Thomas Harrison in 1803 when the pentice which adjoined it was taken down. The south door of the church is reached from a set of steps leading to Watergate Street Row. Below the floor of the Perpendicular north aisle is the undercroft of a medieval town house which was filled and paved over.
More information : [SJ 40526630] St. Peter's Church [TU] (1) The church stands on part of the Roman Praetorium and some of the stones in its walls are of Roman origin. Tradition implies that it was founded at the time of St Werburgh. It certainly existed before 1081 and was mentioned in Domesday. Remodelled 17th c. but the interior retains much 15th c. masonry. (2) In normal use (3)

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Source details : OS 1:1250. 1959
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Source details : Chester, 06-AUG-1998
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C14
Monument End Date : 1400
Monument Start Date : 1301
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C15
Monument End Date : 1500
Monument Start Date : 1401
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C16
Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1501
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Restored C17
Monument End Date : 1700
Monument Start Date : 101
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C16
Monument End Date : 1600
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Restored C18
Monument End Date : 1800
Monument Start Date : 1701
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : 1803
Monument End Date : 1803
Monument Start Date : 1803
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 87659
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 470241
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1376247
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 46 NW 51
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-07-28
End Date : 1964-07-28

Historic England Research Records

Church Of St Peter