Nominal: 705 Hz Weight: 1289 lbs Diameter: 41.38" Bell 1 of 8
Founded by Thomas II Hedderly 1779
Dove Bell ID: 2226 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
East Bridgford: St Peter
Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham
Church, 638184
http://www.fossegroup.org.uk/Overview
Grid reference: SK 690 431
St Peter's has gone through a number of significant changes in its history. Excavations have revealed a Saxon cruciform church preceding the Norman one. The earliest remaining part of the church dates from c.1220. The church is constructed of rubble masonry with some dressed stone to buttresses and windows. The tower, nave, and north aisle roofs are of lead, with slate to the chancel, plain clay tiles to the vestry and porch roofs and TCS to the south aisle. The windows have a mix of stone pointed arched, segmental arched and square heads with between one and five lights and are glazed with diamond pattern leaded lights with some painted glass.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 355 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The earliest phase is represented by fragmentary sections of upstanding fabric that have no stylistic traits but which relate to the excavated plan of the Saxon-Norman church, revealed in 1913.
The chancel and the tower plinth are from the thirteenth century. The chancel walls, of rubble stone, were probably pierced by Y-shaped pointed arch windows and lancets, as can be seen by the blocked window head in the north wall and the remains of a jamb and arch spring in the south wall.
Evidence of the 1320/40 extensions remains in the north and south aisle walls and the octagonal piers of the nave arcade.
Evidence of the extensive restoration of the eighteenth century is apparent in the north aisle wall where a change of colour and texture of the external fabric, and the appearance of quoins and a wide vertical groove internally show where the transept was blocked off.
In the nineteenth century the vestry addition is clearly butt-jointed onto the fabric, leaving the eighteenth-century quoins visible on the north side, with a butt-jointed brick buttress that has been rendered, in its south-east corner.
Exterior Description
The church is constructed of rubble masonry with some dressed stone to buttresses and windows. The tower, nave, and north aisle roofs are of lead, with slate to the chancel, plain clay tiles to the vestry and porch roofs and TCS to the south aisle. The windows have a mix of stone pointed arched, segmental arched and square heads with between one and five lights and are glazed with diamond pattern leaded lights with some painted glass.
The porch is built in rubble with simple diagonal corner buttresses and a steep pitched plain clay tile roof with southern parapet surmounted by a decorative stone cross. It has a large southern arch with a canopied niche over containing a statue of St Peter, depicted holding the keys to heaven.
Interior
Interior Description
The Choir vestry is situated on the west wall and is the lower room in the church tower. It is sparsely furnished and small for the size of the choir which it serves.
The present font was brought from Bingham church in 1863 and is dated 1663. It is of a style common in this area of Nottinghamshire.
The north door, which gives access to the churchyard at the rear of the church, is not currently in use. The north wall has an arched C14 founder’s tomb, containing broken remains of a letter, 1409, effigy of Sir John Babington.
The Pulpit is of Georgian design from 1778 with panelled oak and formerly a sounding board which has disappeared.
The oak High Altar encloses an older altar. The mensa is formed from three stone blocks, of which the central portion is part of a medieval altar slab found beneath the chancel floor. Two sanctuary kneeling-benches were provided in 1909 and bear an inscribed brass plate.
The Lady Chapel is situated at the end of the south aisle of the nave.
Bells
Weight: 490 lbs Diameter: 26.5" Bell 2 of 8
Founded by John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 2002
Dove Bell ID: 19264 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 510 lbs Diameter: 27.5" Bell 3 of 8
Founded by John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 2002
Dove Bell ID: 19265 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1175 Hz Weight: 488 lbs Diameter: 28.75" Bell 4 of 8
Founded by George I Oldfield 1649
Dove Bell ID: 19266 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1058 Hz Weight: 492 lbs Diameter: 29.5" Bell 5 of 8
Founded by Thomas I Hedderly 1778
Dove Bell ID: 19267 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 940 Hz Weight: 593 lbs Diameter: 31.25" Bell 6 of 8
Founded by George I Oldfield 1631
Dove Bell ID: 19268 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 882 Hz Weight: 797 lbs Diameter: 35" Bell 7 of 8
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1870
Dove Bell ID: 19269 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 793 Hz Weight: 920 lbs Diameter: 38.25" Bell 8 of 8
Founded by John Taylor 1844
Dove Bell ID: 19270 Tower ID: 10398 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SK 690 431
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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