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Church of St Peter, Ashton Under Lyne
St Peter’s Church was built between 1821 and 1824, and was designed by Francis Goodwin in a free Perpendicular style constructed in ashlar stone with a slate roof. The church is an example of a Commissioners’ Church built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act of 1818 and 1824 (Link
). It is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:212664); in the listing text (Link British Listed Buildings ) English Heritage describe it as “a particularly imposing and elaborate example of a Commissioner's Church”.
An intriguing feature of the church is the clock in the east gable which is driven by a shaft extending the length of the church from the mechanism in the west tower.
During 2013-14 a programme of refurbishment of the east end of the church was carried out.
More information can be read at: Link - A Short History Of St Peter’s Church, Ashton-Under, written for its 150th birthday by John Hedges
). It is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:212664); in the listing text (Link British Listed Buildings ) English Heritage describe it as “a particularly imposing and elaborate example of a Commissioner's Church”.An intriguing feature of the church is the clock in the east gable which is driven by a shaft extending the length of the church from the mechanism in the west tower.
During 2013-14 a programme of refurbishment of the east end of the church was carried out.
More information can be read at: Link
- A Short History Of St Peter’s Church, Ashton-Under, written for its 150th birthday by John Hedgesby David Dixon
Created: Sun, 5 Jun 2011, Updated: Sat, 11 Jan 2014
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