Church of St Peter, Blackley
The Church of St Peter in Old Market Street, Blackley, Manchester, England, is a Gothic Revival church of 1844 by E. H. Shellard.[1] It was a Commissioners' church erected at a cost of £3162.[1] The church is particularly notable for an almost completely intact interior.[1] It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 20 June 1988.[2]
| Church of St Peter, Blackley | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter | |
  Church of St Peter, Blackley Location in Manchester | |
| 53.5235°N 2.218°W | |
| Location | Blackley, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Central |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Peter |
| Dedicated | 1844 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Architectural type | Parish church |
| Style | Gothic Revival architecture |
The church is of "coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings".[2] The nave has buttresses and "clumsy" pinnacles and ends in a "blunt" west tower.[1] The interior is aisled and "particularly impressive for its complete (nineteenth century) interior with the extremely unusual survival of all the fine boxes and other pews".[2]
The churchyard contains the war graves of ten service personnel of World War I and seven of World War II.[3]
References
- Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, pp. 385–386.
- Stuff, Good. "Church of St Peter, Crumpsall, Manchester". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- CWGC Cemetery Report.
Bibliography
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004). Lancashire: Manchester and the South East. The Buildings of England. New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10583-5.
