St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa

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St Peter's Church
St Peter Apostle Church
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Location Leamington Spa
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website CatholicLeamington.org.uk
History
Founder(s) Miss Ellen France
Dedication Saint Peter
Consecrated On 17 August 1864
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Designated 25 March 1970[1]
Architect(s) Henry Clutton
Style Gothic Revival
Administration
Parish St Peter’s & Our Lady’s
Deanery Warwick[2]
Archdiocese Birmingham
Province Birmingham

St Peter's Church or St Peter Apostle Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was built in 1864 and designed by Henry Clutton in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on Dormer Place, next to the Royal Pump Room Gardens. It is a Grade II listed building.[3]

History

Foundation

In 1822, a mission was started in Leamington Spa. In 1828, from this mission a chapel was built in George Street. The chapel was named St Peter and St George's Chapel and was designed by a local architect, John Russell. It was built in the neoclassical style.[4]

Construction

With the chapel being too small for the increasing Catholic congregation, a new larger church needed to be built. In 1864, the current church and its presbytery were built. It was designed by Henry Clutton in the Gothic Revival style and paid for by a Miss Ellen France with furnishings donated by other people. The building work was done by W. Gascoyne of Leamington. On 17 August 1864, the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Birmingham William Ullathorne. In 1877, the tower and spire were built. The bells were cast by Messrs W. Blews & Sons of Birmingham.[4]

Developments

In December 1883, the nave roof, organ, and a lot of the interior was destroyed in a fire. Restoration was done by G. H. Cox of Birmingham. In November 1884, the church was reopened. In 1894, the chapel on the north transept was added. It was designed by A. J. Pilkington and A. E Purdie.[4]

Parish

St Peter's Church shares a parish priest with the parish of Our Lady in Lillington. Our Lady's Church was built in 1963, to designs by architect Henry Fedeski. It is also a Grade II listed building, notable for its dalle de verre windows designed by Dom Charles Norris. The two churches also work with St Joseph's Church in Whitnash. St Peter's Church has three Sunday Masses at 5:00pm on Saturday, and at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday.[5]

Interior

  • St. Peter and the Apostles Roman Catholic Church Interior, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa (1).jpg
  • St. Peter and the Apostles Roman Catholic Church Interior, Dormer Place, Leamington Spa.jpg

See also

References

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External links

  • Official website
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  1. ↑ Roman Catholic Church of St Peter, Royal Leamington Spa from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 8 June 2022
  2. ↑ Warwick Deanery, retrieved 6 June 2022
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Historic England, Leamington Spa - St Peter Apostle, Taking Stock, retrieved 8 June 2022
  5. ↑ Churches from Archdiocese of Birmingham, retrieved 8 June 2022
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