St Peter's Church, Delamere

St Peter's Church, Delamere
St Peter's Church, Delamere, from the south
St Peter's Church, Delamere Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°12′45″N 2°39′36″W / 53.2124°N 2.6600°W / 53.2124; -2.6600
OS grid reference	SJ 560 686
Location	Delamere, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Peter, Delamere
History
Dedication	St Peter
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	3 January 1967
Architect(s)	James Gunnery
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1817
Completed	1915
Specifications
Materials	Ashlar buff sandstone Welsh slate roof
Administration
Parish	Delamere
Deanery	Middlewich
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York
Clergy
Rector	Revd Brian Perkes
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Mary Carter David Unsworth

St Peter's Church, Delamere is in an isolated position to the south of the village of Delamere, Cheshire, England. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.^[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.^[2]

History

The church was built in 1817 to a design by James Gunnery at the expense of the Freemasons. It was much altered in 1878 and a vestry was added in 1915.^[1]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in ashlar buff Manley sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower with a south porch, a two-bay nave, a south aisle, short transepts, and a single-bay chancel. It is in Decorated style. The small tower has diagonal buttresses and simple bands at each stage. On the south side is a clock face. The tower has an embattled parapet on a band containing gargoyles. Above this is a pyramidal cap.^[1]

Interior

Beneath the west window is a brass plaque recording the laying of the foundation stone and the architect's name.^[1] The stained glass in the east window is dated 1906 and is by Herbert Bryans.^[3] The two-manual organ was built by P. Conacher.^[4]

External features

In the churchyard is a buff sandstone sundial dating from the early 19th century. It consists of a bulbous baluster on a circular stone base with a capital of acanthus leaves which carries the original circular plate with italic Roman numerals. It is listed Grade II.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Church of St Peter, Delamere", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1139159, retrieved 5 May 2011 
2. ^ St Peter, Delamere, Church of England, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/delamere-st-peter/, retrieved 28 December 2010 
3. ^ Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 
4. ^ Delamere St. Peter, British Institute of Organ Studies, http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=J00050, retrieved 16 August 2008 
5. ^ "Sundial in the churchyard of St Peter, Delamere", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1329871, retrieved 5 May 2011 

External links

• Photograph by Craig Thornber