Historic churches · West Midlands
St Peter's Church, Leicester
St Peter's Church, Leicester — a Grade II*-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Peter's Church, Leicester is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's Church, Leicester, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in the Highfields area of Leicester.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The foundation stone was laid on 14 November 1872 by the Bishop of Peterborough. The church was built as a memorial to Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and was originally known as the Howe Memorial Church. It was built to the designs of the architect George Edmund Street. The church was consecrated on 18 April 1874 by the Bishop of Peterborough. The spire was dismantled in 1968 and the building continued to deteriorate such that by 2014 the tower masonry and roof coverings were in very poor condition, and the building was added to the Heritage at Risk register. Between 2018 and 2021, repairs funded by the Heritage Lottery, Leicester City Council, the Diocese of Leicester and the church's…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.6300, -1.1164
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE2 0SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester South
- Established
- 1879
- Official site
- stpetershighfields.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q21008667 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Leicester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Peter's Church, Leicester?
- St Peter's Church, Leicester is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE2 0SA), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- When was St Peter's Church, Leicester built?
- Built or established in 1879.
- Is St Peter's Church, Leicester a listed building?
- St Peter's Church, Leicester is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is St Peter's Church, Leicester free to visit?
- Yes, St Peter's Church, Leicester is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Peter's Church, Leicester?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LE2 0SA. It sits within the Leicester South parliamentary constituency.