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St Peter's Church, Adderley

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31: 47: 415:. The other remaining part of the older church is the tower, built in 1712. The rest of the church was built in 1801 by Richard Baker; it is the only known work by this architect. The chancel was restored in 1822. The interior of the church was divided in about 1970 (the church's own records show this taking place in 1956) for the nave to continue in use as a parish church, and the rest of the church to be preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust. 54: 590:
Edwards, as it had loosened in its setting and required to be relaid. It was discovered to be a 'palimpsest' - i.e. an earlier brass, probably fourteenth century Flemish in origin, which had been cut up and re-used by engraving the reverse side. There are other memorials to members of the Needham family.
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dating from about 1390. Another brass commemorates Sir Robert Needham who died in 1556 and his wife, Agnes who died in 1560. This brass was lifted c. 1970 under the supervision of Peter Scott, Paul Dinsdale, and Brian Egan, members of the Monumental Brass Society, together with local resident Albert
632: 489:. It contains a three-light north window, a two-light east window, and a west doorway with four steps leading up to it. The remainder of the church has a plain parapet. Each of the gable ends has a triangular 928: 903: 525:
The church is divided between the nave and the rest of the church. At the entrance to the north transept is an elaborately carved wooden screen dating from about 1637 with
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and a globe finial. (The sundial was taken as part of a theft at the church a number of years ago and has never been recovered.) The other is a
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The oldest existing part of the present church is the north transept, which was built in 1635–36 as a burial chapel for the Needham family, the
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of Adderley, Ash, Calverhall, Ightfield and Moreton Say, in the deanery of Hodnet, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the
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dating from the 18th century consisting of a square base, a square shaft, and a cubic block containing a
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There are two structures in the churchyard that are listed Grade II. One is a red sandstone
557:, which translates as "Here wickedly the first man enjoyed the apple with his wife". The wooden 441: 792: 773: 703: 534: 271: 235: 845:"Sundial approximately 40 metres to north of nave of Church of St Peter, Adderley (1055292)" 761: 667: 586: 570: 562: 530: 408: 298: 199: 870:"Mounting block approximately 20 metres to north of Church of St Peter, Adderley (1055291)" 459:. In the lower stage is a round-headed west doorway. The upper stage contains two-light 368: 610: 538: 892: 633:
List of churches preserved by The Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands
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is hexagonal and dates from about 1801. On each side of the tower arch are
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end to the chancel and the south transept. The tower is in two stages on a
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nave, a single-bay chancel and transepts, and a west tower. There is an
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The Churches Conservation Trust: St Peter's Church, Adderley
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columns. The chancel screen dates from 1908, includes
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dating from 1774 consisting of four sandstone steps.
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A plain stone church seen from the south, with a tower on the left, and scaffolding covering the transept in the middle and the chancel to the right
St Peter's Church, Adderley is located in Shropshire
52°57′08″N 2°30′21″W / 52.9522°N 2.5059°W / 52.9522; -2.5059
OS grid reference
Adderley
Shropshire
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Parish church
Dedication
Saint Peter
redundant
Architect(s)
Church
Style
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Materials
Sandstone
slate
Province
York
Diocese
Litchfield
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Anglican
Adderley

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