St Peter's Church, Walpole St Peter
| St Peter's Church, Walpole | |
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 St Peter's Church, Walpole, from the northeast | |
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| Location | Walpole, Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Website | http://walpolestpeterchurch.org/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
St Peter's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England. One of the largest churches in the county, it is known as "the Cathedral of the Fens".[by whom?] It is in the Diocese of Ely. The largely Perpendicular building is Grade 1 listed, and is often regarded as one of England's finest parish churches.[1][2]
It is said[by whom?] to be a favourite of Prince Charles, and John Betjeman described it as "the finest of all". It was also listed as one of Songs of Praise's favourite churches in Britain.[3]
History
The oldest section of the church is its tower, which dates from the 13th century. By the 15th century a church, 160 feet long, was added. The windows are in Perpendicular style. Some benches date from the 15th century. A carved poor box is dated 1639. A chandelier dates from 1701. Victorian restoration was restricted largely to the chancel.[3]
St Peter's was used as the parish church of the fictional village of Fenchurch St Paul in the 1973 television dramatisation of Dorothy L Sayer's novel The Nine Tailors, starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Simon Knott, Walpole St Peter at norfolkchurches.co.uk, Retrieved 12 September 2010
- ^ Alec Clifton-Taylor, English Parish Churches as Works of Art, Batsford, 1974
- ^ a b The Nation's Favourite Churches, Andrew Barr
External links
Media related to St Peter's, Walpole St Peter at Wikimedia Commons