Listed Building record MDO1020 - St Peter's Church, High West Street, Dorchester

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Summary

Church was built in 1420/1 with a vestry and chancel added 1856-7; it is built of limestone with ashlar dressings. There are very fine grotesques on the eaves cornice, and inside are some outstanding monuments consisting of two fourteenth century effigies of recumbent knights, a fourteenth century tomb chest and an early seventeenth century sarcophagus of Sir John and Lady Williams of Winterborne Herringston.

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Full Description

Parish Church of St. Peter has a reset south doorway which indicates the former existence of a late 12th century church on the site. The present building is essentially of the 15th century with restorations in 1856-7 and the 20th century. <1>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 107-10.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map. 25 inch. 1971.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Dicker, V and Ashford, D. 1991. St Peter's Church, High West Street, Dorchester.
  • <4> Monograph: A short guide to St Peter's, Dorchester.
  • <5> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OP10422.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. OP24567.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453520.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 69249 90753 (32m by 29m)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 003
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 130
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453520
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Dorchester 3

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Apr 1 2023 7:10AM

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