St Peter's Church, Caversham

For the similarly named New Zealand church, see St Peter's Anglican Church, Caversham, New Zealand.

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church tower
St Peter's Church is located in Reading, Berkshire
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church
Location within Reading
51°28′6.84″N 0°58′50.86″W / 51.4685667°N 0.9807944°W / 51.4685667; -0.9807944
LocationCaversham, Reading
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestpetercaversham.org.uk
History
Founded1162
DedicationSaint Peter
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*[1]
StyleNorman
Administration
DioceseOxford
ArchdeaconryBerkshire

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

View from the south, 1800-1809

The church dates to 1162.[2]

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 damaged in the process.[3][4][5] The tower was initially replaced with a wooden tower. A south aisle was added in 1878, along with the present tower. It has eight bells, the oldest of which dates to 1637. Rectorial rights were restored in 1916.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Peter, Reading". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Brief History". Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
  4. ^ "Caversham (in Oxfordshire)". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Early History of Caversham". Caversham.info. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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