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St Peter's Church, Northampton, Northamptonshire

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Accessibility

"Church is located in town centre. Access from street to church is via a paved path. There is one very small step into the porch".

Brief description

"St Peter's stands in a pretty grass churchyard in Northampton town centre, beside the buried remains of a Saxon palace. This 900-year-old Norman church is filled with glorious carved treasures. Inside, great Norman arches of plain and banded stone rise and flow with zig-zag waves.

They are supported by beautiful carved capitals, each overflowing with foliage, scrollwork, birds and beasts -- look for the man being swallowed by (or emerging from) a monster. These carvings were plastered over in the seventeenth century and were carefully unpicked with a bone knife in the early nineteenth century by local antiquarian Anne Elizabeth Baker, a labour of love lasting 11 years. Other highlights include a handsome brass lectern and carved wooden pews and monuments - including the bust of William Smith, the father of British geology.

Outside, strange half-human faces glare out from under the eaves, together with cruder, timeworn figures. There are other delights to be found include the fourteenth-century font, a twelfth-century grave slab with astonishingly clear relief carving and some fine Victorian stained glass".

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Address

"Marefair, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1SR"

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Website

https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-peter-northampton.html

Directions

"Northampton city centre location, south side of Marefair adjoining St. Peter's Way/Marefair junction. One way system".

Opening Times

"The church is available to visit by appointment. Please contact The Friends of St Peters at Stpetermarefair@gmail.com or Telephone 07522 792392. For more information please contact Karen Moore at kmoore@thecct.org.uk or 07876 324554".

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

"Northampton (0.2 miles); buses from town centre.
Bus route numbers 3/5/6/9/9A/19/21/22/22A/30/50/96/D1/D2".

Amenities

"Northampton is a large church with fixed pews. There is heating and electricity. There are no toilet facilities".

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