2017

SJ9398 : Stained glass in St Peter's Church

taken 7 years ago, near to Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside, England

Stained glass in St Peter's Church
Stained glass in St Peter's Church

This window is in memory of James Kershaw born December 2nd 1816, died 29th January 1897.
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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Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 8 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 29 April, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9307 9859 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.0389N 2:6.3540W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9307 9858
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