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St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow, is an inactive Anglican church in the village of Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, England.
| St Peter's Church, Prickwillow | |
|---|---|
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow Location in Cambridgesire | |
| 52°25′02″N 0°20′47″E / 52.4171°N 0.3464°E | |
| OS grid reference | TL 5967 8248 |
| Location | Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | inactive |
| Architect(s) | R R Rowe[1] |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Completed | 1866–8 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ely |
| Parish | Ely, Cambridgeshire |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Ely |
History edit
Built in 1866–8 of brick on a foundation of wooden piles by R R Rowe.[1] The church has a nave, central bell turret, transepts, and south porch.[2] The elaborately carved font of Italian marble, perhaps from Carrara, was given to Ely Cathedral by Dean Spencer in 1693.[1] The font cover is hung from the ceiling by the figure of an angel.[2] After the church was declared redundant in 2011, the font was returned to the cathedral. [1] The 1691 bell was also given by Ely Cathedral.[3] The baptism register starts in 1874 and the marriages in 1864. There is no graveyard as nearby Ely is used.[2]
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1970), Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) (2nd ed.), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-09586-9
- T.D. Atkinson; Ethel M. Hampson; E.T. Long; C.A.F. Meekings; Edward Miller; H.B. Wells; G.M.G. Woodgate (1953). Pugh, R.B. (ed.). The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Cambridge and the isle of Ely. Vol. IV. Oxford University Press.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Simon Bradley (2014), Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) (3rd ed.), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-20596-1
External links edit
- Colburn, Ben (2009). "Prickwillow, St Peter". Cambridgeshire Churches. Retrieved 19 August 2010.