St Peter's Church, Caversham
St Peter's Church | |
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![]() St Peter's Church tower | |
![]() ![]() St Peter's Church Location within Reading | |
51°28′6.84″N 0°58′50.86″W / 51.4685667°N 0.9807944°WCoordinates: 51°28′6.84″N 0°58′50.86″W / 51.4685667°N 0.9807944°W | |
Location | Caversham, Reading |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | stpetercaversham.org.uk |
History | |
Founded | 1162 |
Dedication | Saint Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II*[1] |
Style | Norman |
Administration | |
Archdeaconry | Berkshire |
Diocese | Oxford |
St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Caversham, a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated close to the River Thames in Caversham Heights.
History
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View from the south, 1800-1809
Royalists stationed troops in St Peter's Church during the Siege of Reading in 1643, and situated a cannon on top of the church tower. The Parliamentarians used artillery to destroy the tower. The church itself was also ruined in the process.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Church of St Peter, Reading". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
- ↑ "Caversham (in Oxfordshire)". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Early History of Caversham". Caversham.info. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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