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| HER Number | MWB3714 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | St Peter's Church, Woolhampton |
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Summary
Grade II listed church rebuilt 1857 incorporating walls of an earlier church
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1117268: CHURCH OF ST PETER
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01797.00.000
- Church Heritage Record: 9611
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (C): ø Map No 28 12/229 Church of St. Peter
1861 by John Johnson. Early English style. Bell-cote with spire.
Monument Type(s):
- CHURCH (12th century to Mid to Late 19th century - 1101 AD? to 1857 AD)
- PARISH CHURCH (Mid to Late 19th century to Late 19th century - 1857 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
A 12th century font is said to be buried under the floor, although the current church was rebuilt in 1857 <2>; Pevsner says 1861<7><8> and the Church's listing description says in 1857-61 <14>, by Victorian architect John Johnson. There is documentary evidence for a church in Woolhampton in 1291.
Woolhampton parish church is one of three in West Berkshire built or rebuilt by Johnson. The others are in Brimpton on the south side of the Kennet Valley and in Midgham on the north.
The Church is Grade II listed and Neo-Gothic in style with flint walls and Bath stone dressings, a tiled roof and tile hung bellcote with a weathervane <14>.
Sources and further reading
| <00> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø Map No 28 12/229. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <01> | Gray, E W (ed)?. pre 1839. The History and Antiquities of Newbury and its Environs. p245-6. [Monograph / SWB11182]
https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq00unkngoog (Accessed 16/07/2019) |
| <02> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1923. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks III 1923. Vol 3. online. P446. [Monograph / SWB10005]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol3 (Accessed 08/03/2022) |
| <03> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p156. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <04> | Channer, N. 2004. Newbury: Living Memories. p70. [Monograph / SWB147337] |
| <05> | Qualmann, K. 2008. St Peter's Church, Woolhampton - Preliminary Archaeological Investigation. [Unpublished document / SWB147512] |
| <06> | Church Plans On-Line Project Team. 2001-. Church Plans On-line. ICBS 11977 - Plan and Elevation. [Website / SWB148102]
https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet (Accessed 08/11/2023) |
| <07> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p311-2. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <08> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p732. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <09> | Tiller, K (ed). 2010. Berkshire Religious Census 1851. p102, No 440. [Monograph / SWB148619] |
| <10> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1954-5. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1954-55 54. 54. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p118 in The Rebuilding and Repair of Berkshire Churches .... [Article in serial / SWB6840]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=54 (Accessed 31/08/2016) |
| <11> | British Geological Survey. 2017. Strategic Stone Study: BGS Enhanced Listings. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149695] |
| <12> | Wardle, P. 2008-present. TheParishChurch.co.uk. www.theparishchurch.co.uk. 25/11/2021. [Website / SWB150112]
http://www.theparishchurch.co.uk/index2.htm (Accessed 25/11/2021) |
| <13> | 1843. Woolhampton Tithe Map. [Map / SWB149105]
http://ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DD1%2f156%2f1 (Accessed 14/06/2022) |
| <14> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). 2011-present. The National Heritage List for England (NHLE). 01/08/2012. 1117268. [Website / SWB12648]
http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/ (Accessed 06/02/2019) |
Related Monuments
| MWB23188 | Churchyard of St Peter's Church, Woolhampton (Landscape) |
| MWB5285 | WOOLHAMPTON VILLAGE (Monument) |
| MWB5283 | St Matthew's Church, Midgham (Building) |
| MWB5291 | St Peter's Church, Brimpton (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1024 | St Peter's Church, Woolhampton - Preliminary Archaeological Investigation |
| EWB1719 | The Strategic Stone Study |
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