St Peter's Church is in the village of

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, England. It is an active Anglican

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in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the

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. Its benefice is united with those of St Mark, Dolphinholme, and

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. The church is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II

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. It stands in a relatively isolated position about to the north of the village and to the east of the city of Lancaster.

History

The church was built in 1860 to replace a chapel of 1834 that had been designed by W. Coulthard. The new church was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. More land had been given to double the size of the site by W. G. Bradley. The church was paid for by William Garnett, the owner of nearby Quernmore Park Hall. It cost about £3,000 (equivalent to £ in ), and provided seating for 320 people.

Architecture

Exterior

St Peter's is constructed in

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rubble Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash)."Rubble" def. 2., "Brash n. 2. def. 1. ''Oxford English Dictionar ...

and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a three- bay

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, a north

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, a north porch, a

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, and a west tower. The architectural style is that of the 13th century. The tower is in three stages which are separated by moulded string courses. It is supported by diagonal

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es, and at the northeast corner is an octagonal stair

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rising to a greater height than the tower. The bottom stage contains a two-light window, and in the middle stage are

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windows. The bell openings in the top stage have two lights. At the top of the tower is a corbel table above which is a solid

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with lancet openings. Along the south wall are three two-light windows, and there are two similar windows on the north aisle wall. The east window has three lights, and at the east end of the aisle is a

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Interior

The interior of the church is lined with brick and the dressings are in sandstone. It is the first church designed by Paley with a bare brick interior. The three-bay north

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is carried on quatrefoil

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whose capitals are decorated with foliage carving. The pulpit is in the style of the 16th century and is decorated with

linenfold Linenfold (or linen fold) is a simple style of relief carving used to decorate wood panelling with a design "imitating window tracery", "imitating folded linen" or "stiffly imitating folded material". Originally from Flanders, the style became ...

panelling. It was made by Bell and Coupland. The stained glass in the east window is by Powell, and that in the tower window is by F. Burrow. Elsewhere is stained glass by

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, and by E. Jewitt. In a chapel at the northeast of the church is a chapel with items designed by John Hayward in 1959. These include a reredos, and stained glass, that in the north window depicting the Deposition, and in the east window the glass in the wheel window is decorated with a monogram and rays. The two- manual organ was built in 1961 by

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, and was modified in 1964 by the same builders.

References

Citations Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quernmore, St Peter's Church Church of England church buildings in Lancashire Diocese of Blackburn Grade II listed churches in Lancashire Gothic Revival church buildings in England Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire 19th-century Church of England church buildings Churches completed in 1860 Church buildings by E. G. Paley Churches in the City of Lancaster

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