St Peter's Church, Leicester

St Peter's Church, Leicester

St Peter's Church, Leicester
Coordinates: 52°37′48″N 1°06′59.9″W / 52.63000°N 1.116639°W / 52.63000; -1.116639
Location Leicester
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website stpetershighfields.org.uk
History
Dedication St Peter
Consecrated 16 April 1874
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed[1]
Architect(s) George Edmund Street
Groundbreaking 1872
Completed 1879
Administration
Parish The Presentation of Christ, Leicester
Deanery City of Leicester
Archdeaconry Leicester
Diocese Diocese of Leicester

St Peter’s Church, Leicester is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.[2]

History

The foundation stone was laid on 14 November 1872 by the Bishop of Peterborough. The church was built as a memorial to Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and was originally known as the Howe Memorial Church.[3] It was built to the designs of the architect George Edmund Street.

The church was consecrated on 18 April 1874 by the Bishop of Peterborough.[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish known as The Presentation of Christ, Leicester, with

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Joshua Porritt in 1875. It was extensively modified by Stephen Taylor and Son in 1910. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Peter  (Grade II) (1361047)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096186
  3. ↑ "Howe Memorial Church". Leicester Chronicle (Leicester). 16 November 1872. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Consecration of St Peter's Church". Leicester Chronicle (Leicester). 18 April 1874. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR N04512". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
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