St Peter's Church, Wentlooge
History and description
The church was built in the mid-fifteenth century, under the aegis of St Augustine's Abbey. Newman attributes the building's "ambitious, West Country character" to this. It is of grey limestone with oolitic limestone dressings. The building is large, comprising a nave with aisles and chancel, a three-stage West tower, a vestry and a porch. The tower is three storeyed with crocketted finials and has carved figures of saints on its four faces. The nave, and its hammerbeam roof is fifteenth century, although restored, while the chancel and its roof are nineteenth century. The 19th century restoration was funded by Sir George Walker Bt. in memory of his wife, Fanny, daughter of Lord Tredegar. Newman describes the interior as "beautifully calm and spacious".
Notes
- ^ Newman 2000, pp. 469–70.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services (3 January 1963). "Church of St Peter, Wentlooge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "St Peter's Church, Peterstone (220324)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
References
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0140710531.