St Peter's Church, Gloucester
| St Peter's Church | |
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  St Peter's Church Location in Gloucester | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′03″N 2°14′27″W / 51.8674°N 2.2409°W | |
| OS grid reference | SO8351218781 |
| Location | Gloucester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | StPetersGloucester.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Designated | 12 March 1973[1] |
| Architect(s) | Gilbert Blount |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1860 |
| Completed | 8 October 1868 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Gloucester[2] |
| Diocese | Clifton |
| Province | Birmingham |
St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. It was built from 1860 to 1868 and designed by Gilbert Blount. It is situated on the corner of London Road and Black Dog Way in the centre of the city. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
Foundation
In 1788, a Roman Catholic mission was founded in Gloucester. It was served by an Fr Gildart from a house on Berkeley Street. He did so with help from a £1,000 donation from a Miss Mary Webb.[3] In 1789, it became a parish.[2] In 1790, a Fr John Greenaway came to serve the parish. He set about getting chapel built. It was dedicated to St Peter ad Vincula and was built on London Road. It was registered in 1792. He died in 1800 and was buried in the chapel.[4][5]
In 1850, during the same year as the restoration of the English hierarchy, a Fr Leonard Calderbank became parish priest.[4][5] With the increasing Catholic population of the city, he planned for a larger church to accommodate the congregation. In 1857, a £1,000 gift from a Frances Canning was given for the construction of the church[4][5] and subscriptions were given by the local congregation.[1]
Construction
In 1859, the chapel on the site of the church was demolished. Construction on the church started in 1860. Gilbert Blount was commissioned to build a Gothic Revival church.[1] In 1867, the neighbouring presbytery was demolished to allow space for construction of a longer nave, a tower and spire.[4][5] On 8 October 1868, the church was consecrated.[2] In 1880, a new presbytery was built.[4][5]
Parish
The church has four Sunday Masses: 6:00pm on Saturday and 9:00am, 10:00am and 5:30pm on Sunday.[2]
See also
Media related to St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Gloucester at Wikimedia Commons- Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roman Catholic Church of St Peter, Gloucester from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 3 January 2016
- 1 2 3 4 Parishes from Diocese of Clifton, retrieved 3 January 2016
- ↑ Gloucester Church of many nations marks anniversary from BBC News, 10 May 2011, retrieved 4 January 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 History from StPetersGloucester.org.uk, retrieved 4 January 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gloucester: Roman Catholicism" in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester, from British History Online (London: Victoria County History, 1988), 317-319.