Church of St Peter, Windrush explained

Church of St Peter
Denomination:	Church of England
Diocese:	Gloucester
Province:	Canterbury
Heritage Designation:	Grade I listed building
Designated Date:	26 January 1961
Pushpin Map:	Gloucestershire
Benefice:	Windrush

The Anglican Church of St Peter at Windrush in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.^[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th century as a chapel of Great Barrington, and belonged to Llanthony Priory.^[2] The south transept was added in the 14th century.^[3]

A Victorian restoration by Henry Woodyer between 1874 and 1876 included the addition of the organ chamber and a vestry.^{[4] [2] [1] [5]}

In 2015 the south doorway was cleaned and given protection against further decay.^[6]

The parish is part of the Windrush benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[7]

Architecture

The limestone building has stone slate roofs.^[1] It consists of a three-bay nave with a south aisle and transept, a chancel with a vestry and an organ chamber.^{[8] [1]}

The three-stage tower has six bells, five of them date from 1707 and were cast by Rudhall of Gloucester.^{[3] [9] [10] [1]}

The surround of the south doorway is Norman with a double row of "beakheads" each slightly different and representing demons and a saw-tooth pattern decoration on the outside.^{[2] [11] [12]} The doorway has two mass dials.^{[13] [3]}

The octagonal font was carved in the 15th century and the pulpit is Jacobean.^{[2] [8] [13] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church of St. Peter . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125428/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1090415 . live .
2. Web site: Church of St Peter, Windrush . Windrush Benefice . 18 October 2020 . 26 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026140359/https://windrushbenefice.weebly.com/windrush.html . live .
3. Web site: Parishes: Windrush Pages 178-184 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. . British History Online . Victoria County History . 18 October 2020 . 27 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171127064440/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol6/pp178-184#h3-0006 . live .
4. Web site: Windrush St Peter . Tinstaafl Transcripts . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125458/http://www.tinstaafl.co.uk/eandwhmi/gloucestershire/church%20pages/windrush.htm . live .
5. Book: Moriarty . Denis . Buildings of the Cotswolds . 1989 . Gollancz . 978-0575040595. 195.
6. Web site: St Peter's Church, Windrush . SSH conservation . 18 October 2020.
7. Web site: St Peter . A Church Near You . Church of England . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125430/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14370/more-information/ . live .
8. Web site: Windrush, St. Peter . English Church Architecture . 18 October 2020 . 3 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803144536/http://www.english-church-architecture.net/gloucestershire/windrush/windrush.htm . live .
9. Web site: Windrush, St Peter . merrix.eu . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125430/http://www.merrix.eu/BellRinging/towers/glos/Windrush.htm . live .
10. Web site: Windrush S Peter . Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . 18 October 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804030112/https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?DoveID=WINDRUSH . live .
11. Book: Child . Mark . The Windrush Valley . 2010 . Amberley Publishing . 978-1445600086. 97–100.
12. Book: Verey . David . Cotswold Churches . 2007 . The History Press . 978-1845880286. 108–109.
13. Web site: St Peter’s Church, Windrush, Gloucestershire . Wasleys . 18 October 2020 . 13 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180813045100/http://wasleys.org.uk/eleanor/churches/england/cotswolds/gloucestershire/gloucestershire_three/windrush/index.html . live .