St Peter's Church, Caversham

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St Peter's Church
Tower on St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 2807259.jpg
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; -0.9807944Coordinates: 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
ArchdeaconryBerkshire
DioceseOxford

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

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 ruined in the process.[2][3][4]

References[]

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

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