St Peter ad Vincula Church, Hampton Lucy
Chris Farr
Elaine Rajkowskie
St Peter ad Vincula is the Grade I listed Church of England parish church of Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire and is part of the Barford Group of Churches.[1][2] It was built in the 1820s on the site of a demolished medieval church.[3]
History
The medieval church of St Peter originally stood "not exactly on the same site" as the present church.[4] It was demolished in 1822 when the Lucy family of Charlecote Park employed Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson to design and build a new parish church in the Gothic Revival style. The result is described as "one of the best examples of Victorian Gothic style in Warwickshire"[5] and the "magnum opus"[6] of Rickman and Hutchinson.
The first phase of construction consisted of the ashlared limestone nave and tower, designed by Hutchinson and Rickman respectively. The nave consists of six bays with a north and south aisle. The external walls sit on a moulded plinth and the window hoods, parapet and gables are richly carved. The tower has three stages, terminating in octagonal pinnacles and a pierced, crenellated parapet.[6] In 1858 Sir George Gilbert Scott was employed to add a chancel and north porch, both of which are richly decorated in the Gothic Revival style.[5] A statue of St Peter in chains sits over the north porch along with the Lucy arms.[6]
The east window, depicting the life of St Peter, was restored after it was damaged when an American aircraft crashed nearby during the Second World War.[7][3] The building was Grade I listed on 5 April 1967 as a "very good example of C19 church architecture".[6] The only remaining fabric of the medieval church are two groups of tiles in the floor of the south aisle, showing heraldic symbols and designs of foliage.[5]
Bells
Today there is only one bell in the tower, cast by Thomas Mears in 1826. It was intended to be the tenor of a ring of eight, but the other bells and framework were never added. There was a ring of five in the tower of the original medieval church, cast by Richard Keene of Woodstock in 1672–1673, which is now classed as a "lost ring". It was probably last rung in 1822 before the old church was demolished; the tenor weighed about 8cwt.[4]
See also
- Holy Trinity Church, Coventry – nearby medieval church, tower recased by Thomas Rickman in 1826
References
- ^ "Hampton Lucy – St. Peter ad Vincula". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Contact Us | The Barford Group of Churches". barfordchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "St Peter ad Vincula Church, Hampton Lucy". Warwickshire & Coventry. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Hampton Lucy". www.warksbells.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Express, Britain. "Hampton Lucy, St Peter ad Vincula Church | Historic Warwickshire Guide". Britain Express. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER AD VINCULA (1382119)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Bishop's Tribute to Archdeacon Ward". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser. 26 October 1945. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Media related to St Peter ad Vincula, Hampton Lucy at Wikimedia Commons