Building record 1909/2/1 - Church of St Peter

<1> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, Richards R 1947 2/810 (Book). SCH2309.

Church of St Peter, Plemstall Lane. Original church pre-dated C15. Entirely rebuilt C15, leaving few remains of earlier church.

<2> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Ormerod G 1882 /3/19 (Book). SCH1389.

1500 remains in windows of Trafford chapel.

<3> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, SJ47SE3 (Report). SCH1934.

Present building: Late Perpendicular, C16 alts. Tower 1826.7 bay nave & chancel in l range. N aisle, 2-stage tower & S porch. Bays of nave & chancel divided by buttresses, nave windows with 4-centred arched heads. 2nd bay has gabled porch with open timber truss & moulded doorcase with hood mould with original studded & panelled door. Niche above doorcase. 6th bay has priest's door. Squat tower on plinth has 2 bands & cornice with crenellated parapet & crocketed finials. Inscribed & dated plaque, 1684, above chamfered mullioned window. Internal: Arcade of 6 double-chamfered arches on oct piers. Much restored hammerbeam roof to nave & chancel. Wealth of carved woodwork by Rev Toogood 1907-46, copying style & using some C15 pieces. Warden's pew with hood, inscribed & dated 1697.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ 47 SE 3 (Index). SCH2487.

<5> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, 1986/5/34, 1986/6/28 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

<6> Gifford and Partners, 2001, St Peter's Church, Plemstall, Chester: Report on an Archaeological Evaluation, R2398 (Client Report). SCH4228.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in 2001 at St Peter's Church, Plemstall, comprising two trenches. Trench 1 contained a substantial wall foundation of medieval orgin, probably church foundations dating to the fourteenth/fifteenth century. Additionally, three human burials in situ were recorded, one of which was a double infant burial. All the burials dated to the mid-late nineteenth century; they remain in situ. Trench 2, located outside the church grounds, contained the remains of foundations of a likely workshop/shed of late nineteenth century date.

<7> Giffords Consulting Engineers (Chester), 2002, St. Peter's Church, Plemstall: Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief, R2449 (Client Report). SCH4416.

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at St Peter's Church, Plemstall, following on from an earlier evaluation. The watching brief monitoried excavations for a drainage run and septic tank associated with a new toilet extension constructed on the north-western side of the church. No archaeologically significant deposits or artefacts were identified.

<8> Cheshire Historic Environment Record, 1989, Jill Collens' Aerial Photographs, 6.0535 (Aerial Photograph). SCH9711.