St Peter's Church, Cambridge
St Peter's Church, Cambridge is a redundant Anglican church, now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust. It is situated on the west side of Castle Street, Cambridge. To the west is Honey Hill and St Peter's Street is to the north. On the south side of the churchyard is Kettle's Yard art gallery. It is in the Parish of the Ascension of the Diocese of Ely.
St Peter's is now a single-cell church with a west tower and an octagonal 14th-century spire with dormers. Construction is of stone rubble with pebble for the tower and ashlar for the spire. The church was rebuilt on a reduced scale in 1781, although there are several surviving medieval details. It has a 13th-century south doorway, and a 12th-century font, decorated with mermen at the angles.[1]
The church is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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12th century baptismal font
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Stained glass
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Saint Peter's keys
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Memorial stone
External links
- St Peter's Church at the Churches Conservation Trust website
- St Peter's Church, Cambridgeshire Churches Site
- CCT information for teachers
- Church at Castle parish
- 'The city of Cambridge: Churches', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959)
References
Coordinates: 52°12′39.8″N 0°6′50″E / 52.211056°N 0.11389°E
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