Listed Building record MDR6523 - Church of St Peter, Elmton

Church of St Peter, Elmton, built in 1773. The steeple and west end of Elmton Church collapsed in 1760. Much of the remaining fabric was pulled down and the new church completed in 1771. (1) 'Elmton church is an unsightly Georgian structure, dedicated to St Peter, and consists of a chancel, nave and bell turret. But a very old church, dedicated to St Peter, formerly stood upon this site. At the time of the Domesday Survey, mention is made of a priest and a church at Elmton'. In 1760 a Brief was granted for the rebuilding of this church, and it appears from a date over the porch to have been completed in 1771.' (2) 'Elmton had a church and priest at the time of the Domesday Survey. The present church, which is dedicated to St Peter, was wholly rebuilt in 1771, in a tasteless style that characterised that period. It consists of chancel, nave, and a bell turret containing three bells. The church was re-seated in 1894 by the Duke of Portland, and a vestry and organ chamber were added at the expense of the parishioners. An old sepulchral slab has been preserved;it is ornamented with a cross fleury, and bears a portion of the inscription, 'Orate pro anima Roberti Berbi' ('Pray for the south of Robert Berbi').' (3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 57 SW PARISH OF ELMTON WITH CRESWELL ELMTON 5/125 (East Side) 26.8.25 Church of St Peter GV II* Parish church. 1773. Sandstone ashlar. Hipped and gabled welsh slate roofs. Stone coped gable with moulded kneelers. Moulded dentil eaves cornice continuing as a band around the tower. West tower partly engaged by the nave. Nave, chancel and north vestry. Low tower rising only a short way above the nave roof. Pitched roof with plain gable ends and moulded eaves cornice. South doorway with moulded architrave, bolection moulded frieze and cornice. Pair of C19 plank doors. Blind lunette above, with radiating voussoirs. Louvred circular bell-opening. On the west side is a tall round-arched window with moulded arch set within a blind round-arched recess. Circular louvred bell-opening above. To the north a C20 brick boiler house and chimney not of special interest. Blind rectangular window. The north side of the nave has three tall blind round arches and a cornice without dentils. Square projecting vestry has a doorway to the west and a stepped round-arched window to the east, with moulded keystone. Hipped roof to chancel. Canted apse to the east has a central round-arched window with moulded arch and impost blocks, set within a blind round arch. Similar window on the south side of the chancel and three similar windows on the south side of the nave, all with radiating voussoirs. Plain plastered interior with flat ceiling. Circular font on an octagonal base. C18 pulpit with raised and fielded panels, fluted pilasters and tester. Plain round-arched chancel arch. Painted chancel ceiling. Communion rails with turned balusters. Listing NGR: SK5026573452.' (4)