Church of St Peter, Portishead
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Church of St Peter in Portishead
, Somerset
, England was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church, and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I listed building.
The vestry was added in 1828. The church was altered in 1978-1979. It also has a new garden developed at the Millennium
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The building is located between Church Road North and Church Road South in the centre of Portishead with the four-stage tower rising to 94 feet (28.7 m), making a prominent landmark, with its set back buttresses and a pierced parapet
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It has strong links with Christian primary schools such as St Peter's C of E.
Reverend Desmond Williamson, Reverend Sharon Crossman, Reverend Andy Bryant
Norman architecture
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Church of St Peter in Portishead
Portishead, Somerset
Portishead is a coastal town on the Severn Estuary within the unitary authority of North Somerset, which falls within the ceremonial county of Somerset England. It has a population of 22,000, an increase of over 3,000 since the 2001 census, with a growth rate of 40 per cent, considerably in excess...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England was built in 1320, on the site of a previous church, and rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries in the Perpendicular Gothic style. In 1952 it was made a Grade I listed building.
The vestry was added in 1828. The church was altered in 1978-1979. It also has a new garden developed at the Millennium
3rd millennium
In contemporary history, the third millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000, of the Gregorian calendar. This is the third period of one thousand years in the Anno Domini...
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The building is located between Church Road North and Church Road South in the centre of Portishead with the four-stage tower rising to 94 feet (28.7 m), making a prominent landmark, with its set back buttresses and a pierced parapet
Parapet
A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a...
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It has strong links with Christian primary schools such as St Peter's C of E.
Current Clergy
As of December 2009:Reverend Desmond Williamson, Reverend Sharon Crossman, Reverend Andy Bryant