St Peter's Church, Lampeter
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| St Peter's Church | |
|---|---|
Eglwys San Pedr | |
 St Peter's Church (2007) | |
 St Peter's Church | |
| 52°06′54″N 4°04′55″W / 52.11513°N 4.08190°W | |
| Location | Lampeter |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 11 March 1992 |
| Architect | R. J. Withers |
| Architectural type | High Victorian Gothic |
| Years built | 1867-70 |
| Construction cost | £3,554 17s. 4d. |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | St Davids |
| Archdeaconry | Cardigan |
St Peter's Church, Lampeter, is the Church in Wales parish church for the University town of Lampeter. It is a Grade II listed building, and has been described as "the best Victorian church in the county [of Ceredigion]".[1] Though a church has stood on the site since the medieval period, the present building dates to the latter half of the nineteenth century.[2]
A Church dedicated to Saint Peter was first recorded on the site in 1291, from which the town partly took its name. This was replaced by a new and poorly built church by W. Wittington of Neath during the years 1836–8. This building, in turn, was replaced by the current church, designed by the English ecclesiastical architect R. J. Withers, and built during the years 1867–70.[1]