Culford Heath: St Peter
Overview
Grid reference: TL 853 746
Built of flint, with ingenious polychromatic use of darker flints on the east and west facades (and also red and black mastic on the east wall), the church has tall gables to east and west, a shallow wooden entrance porch to the west with stubby colonnettes supporting the roof, canopy, and a north vestry with its own north gable and tall stone chimney - the top of the chimney largely having disappeared. Roof coverings generally are of tiles.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave and chancel in one, north vestry.
Description of Archaeology and History
By A. W. (later Sir Arthur) Blomfield, 1863. Blomfield opened up his own office in 1856 and Culford Heath church is therefore a fairly early work of his and the more greatly to be prized, since (as the volume of work and the number of staff increased) later work of his is often less original.
Exterior Description
Built of flint, with ingenious polychromatic use of darker flints on the east and west facades (and also red and black mastic on the east wall), the church has tall gables to east and west, a shallow wooden entrance porch to the west with stubby colonnettes supporting the roof, canopy, and a north vestry with its own north gable and tall stone chimney - the top of the chimney largely having disappeared. Roof coverings generally are of tiles.
Interior
Interior Description
The church is fitted up with all its original furnishings (altar table, sanctuary tiles, Communion rails, chancel stalls, simple wooden pulpit, pews, and font in the north-west corner) and looks exactly as it must have looked on the day the architect examined it after its completion. The one important exception to this must be the windows, or some of them. The chancel east window is of three lights with internal marble colonnettes and excellent glass which, like that in the small window on the north and the two windows on the south of the chancel, looks as though it is Clayton and Bell glass of the 1860's.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Rail
Stall
Pulpit
Pew (object)
Font (object)
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 853 746
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.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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.
Further information
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