St Peter's Church, Macclesfield facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Peter's Church, Macclesfield |
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St Peter's Church, Macclesfield, from the southeast
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| OS grid reference | SJ 922 729 |
| Location | Windmill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Peter, Macclesfield |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 28 October 1984 |
| Architect(s) | Charles and James Trubshaw |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1849 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, tile roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Macclesfield Team Parish |
| Deanery | Macclesfield |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
St Peter's Church is a church building located on Windmill Street in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, which means it serves the local community. The church is part of the diocese of Chester.
St Peter's works closely with three other churches in Macclesfield: St Michael, All Saints, and St Barnabas. Together, they form a "team ministry" to support the area. The church is also recognized as a Grade II listed building. This means it is an important historical building that needs to be protected. St Peter's was also a "Commissioners' church," which means it received money from a special fund to help build new churches a long time ago.
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History of St Peter's Church
When Was St Peter's Church Built?
St Peter's Church was built in 1849. It was designed by two architects, Charles and James Trubshaw. The original plan included a tall spire, but this part was never actually built.
The church received a grant of £257 from the Church Building Commission to help with its construction. This commission was set up to help build new churches in growing towns and cities. In 2005, the inside of the church was updated and rearranged.
Architecture of the Church
What Does St Peter's Church Look Like?
The church is built using rough stone and has roofs made of tiles. Its style is called Early English Gothic, which is a type of architecture popular in England during the 13th century.
The church has a main area called the nave with five sections, and a high row of windows called a clerestory. On each side of the nave are north and south aisles. It also has a chancel (the area around the altar), a small room for clergy clothes called a northeast vestry, and a tower on the southwest side.
Details of the Tower
The tower has four main levels. It has strong corner buttresses (supports) and a top edge that looks like a castle wall, called an embattled parapet. At each corner of the parapet are decorative pointed structures called pinnacles.
There are doors on the west and southwest sides of the tower. The second level has tall, narrow windows called lancet windows. The third level has round clock faces, and the top level has pairs of louvred openings where the bells can be heard.
Windows and Design
Along the sides of the church, each section is separated by buttresses. Each section has a lancet window. The clerestory (the upper part of the nave) has gabled dormers, which are windows that stick out from the roof. The large east window in the chancel is a stepped triple lancet, meaning it has three lancet windows of different heights.
Inside the Church
Inside St Peter's Church, there is a gallery at the west end. The main part of the church (the nave) is separated from the side aisles by five arcades (rows of arches). These arches are supported by round piers (columns) that have decorative carvings on their tops, called capitals.
The font, which is used for baptisms, has a bowl decorated with blind trefoil arcading (a pattern of three-lobed arches). It stands on a group of smaller columns. The wooden lectern, where readings are given, is beautifully carved.
Church Organ and Bells
The church organ was built in 1891 by a company called Young. St Peter's also has a ring of eight bells. All of these bells were made in 1947 by a company called John Taylor & Co in Loughborough.
See also
- List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
- Listed buildings in Macclesfield
