St Peter's Church, Leicester
| St Peter's Church, Leicester | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Leicester | |
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| 52°37′48″N 1°06′59.9″W / 52.63000°N 1.116639°W | |
| Location | Leicester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | stpetershighfields.wordpress.com/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Peter |
| Consecrated | 16 April 1874 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | George Edmund Street |
| Groundbreaking | 1872 |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Deanery | City of Leicester |
| Parish | The Presentation of Christ, Leicester |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev'd Jonathan Surridge |
St Peter’s Church, Leicester is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in the Highfields area of Leicester, Leicestershire.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish known as The Presentation of Christ, Leicester, with
- St Saviour’s Church, Leicester
- St Barnabas’ Church, New Humberstone
Organ
The pipe organ was built by Joshua Porritt in 1875. It was extensively modified by Stephen Taylor and Son in 1910. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]
Organists
- William Henry Wale 1874 - 1882[6]
- Philip Angrave 1882 - 1891[7]
- Walter Joseph Bunney FRCO 1905 - ???? (formerly organist of Holy Trinity Church, Leicester)
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade II) (1361047)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096186
- ^ "Howe Memorial Church". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 16 November 1872. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Consecration of St Peter's Church". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 18 April 1874. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N04512]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Humphreys, Maggie; Evans, Robert (1 Jan 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 349. ISBN 9780720123302.
- ^ "Suicide of a Leicester Organist". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 8 May 1891. Retrieved 1 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.