St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
| St Peter's Church, Prickwillow | |
|---|---|
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow Location in Cambridgeshire | |
| 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 | 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 | Bishop of Ely |
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, England. It was built between 1866 and 1868 to the design of Richard Reynolds Rowe, and was listed at Grade II by Historic England in 2026.
History
Following the growth of the village of Prickwillow owing to the diversion of the River Great Ouse, a church was provided: formerly the village was in the parish of Holy Trinity and St Mary, Ely.[2] It was built between 1866 and 1868 of knapped flint with brick dressings on a foundation of wooden piles by Richard Reynolds Rowe,[2][1] an architect who worked extensively in Cambridgeshire.[2] The church has a nave, central bell turret, transepts, and south porch.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] The baptism register starts in 1874 and the marriages in 1864. There is no graveyard as nearby Ely is used.[3]
The church became a Grade II listed building on 10 March 2026.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Pevsner (1970) p. 450
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Former Church of St Peter, Main Street, Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4UP (Grade II) (1493683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Pugh (1953) p. 82–86
- ^ St Peter's Church Prickwillow online
Bibliography
- 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
- Colburn, Ben (2009). "Prickwillow, St Peter". Cambridgeshire Churches. Retrieved 19 August 2010.