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Summary

St. Peter's parish church. Rebuilt after fire in 1879-80, in 15th century style.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1171163: CHURCH OF ST PETER

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 5380
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NE/6
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*): 93940

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PARISH CHURCH (XIV to XIX - 1301 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Radford, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV18671.

The tremayne monument was erected in 1588 to commemorate edmund and richard tremayne, twins andrew and nicholas (died 1563) and roger tremayne (died 1572). Inscription (radford).

Fryer Cornelius, C., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV214975.

Only western tower and monuments remain. Much restored (fryer cornelius).

REICHEL CITING BIRCH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238915.

There was a saxon church in lamerton in the 10c (reichel citing birch).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238918.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)422.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238919.

Fryer cornelius, c. /jbaa/15(1952)47-72/ancient churches of the tavistock deanery.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238920.

Radford, g. H. /tda/33(1901)329-331/edmund and richard tremayne.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238921.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/71(1939)341/the church and the hundreds in devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238922.

Birch, w. De g. /cartularium saxonicum vol3/(1893)536-538.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238923.

Doe/hhr:lamerton/(23/1/1987)35-36.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238924.

Nmr=sx47ne22.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238925.

Cherry, b. + pevsner, n. /buildings of england:devon/(1989)530.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV238926.

Aph=dap/tk(23/7/1990).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238927.

Harris, h. /lamerton church fire 1877/(1991).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238928.

Gray, t.(ed)/ravels in georgian devon: the illustrated journals of the rev j. Swete(1789-1800)vol 1/(1997).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV238929.

Des=dyer, m. J. + manning, p. /objective 5b: lower tamar valley recreation + land management initiative: cultural heritage appraisal/(1998)31-32/ea report 98.60.

Dyer, M. + Manning, P., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV27135.

Chancel has two restored sedilia + piscina. C19 pews, pulpit + reproduction font. C19 mosaic reredos of last supper. Two memorials survived fire; one to tremayne brothers erected 1588, rebuilt 1707 + other, a monument to hugh fortescue who died in 1650 and wife. Swete recounts in 1793 a history of two of the tremayne brothers who were identical twins and described the monument (dyer + manning).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326145.

Parish church. Late c14/early c15, porch sundial dated 1695, tower west door dated 1806, 1841 restored by foster of plymouth. Church restored 1876, new organ of 1876, church destroyed by fire in 1877, only the tower was saved. All rebuilt in 1877. Mixed slatestone coursed rubble, squared granite porch, granite dressings, slate roofs with raised coped verges, crestings and cross finials. West tower, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, chancel. Mainly perpendicular style of rebuilding. See doe list for full details (doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335.

St. Peter's parish church. Rebuilt after fire in 1879-80, in 15th century style (hoskins).

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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