2011

SJ9398 : Church of St Peter, Ashton Under Lyne

taken 13 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, England

Church of St Peter, Ashton Under Lyne
Church of St Peter, Ashton Under Lyne
St Peter’s Church was built between 1821 and 1824, and was designed by Francis Goodwin in a free Perpendicular style constructed in ashlar stone with a slate roof. The church is an example of a Commissioners’ Church built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act of 1818 and 1824 (LinkExternal link ). It is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:212664); in the listing text (LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings ) English Heritage describe it as “a particularly imposing and elaborate example of a Commissioner's Church”.

An intriguing feature of the church is the clock in the east gable which is driven by a shaft extending the length of the church from the mechanism in the west tower.

During 2013-14 a programme of refurbishment of the east end of the church was carried out.

More information can be read at: LinkExternal link - A Short History Of St Peter’s Church, Ashton-Under, written for its 150th birthday by John Hedges


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SJ9398, 686 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 4 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 5 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9308 9858 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.0335N 2:6.3449W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9313 9856
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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