St Peter

St Peter's was completed in 1879 to a design by GE Street as the founding mother church of Bournemouth. The building incorporates work by some of the finest Gothic Revival architects and artists, including Street, George Frederick Bodley, Ninian Comper, Arthur Blomfield and Edward Burne-Jones, with stained glass and frescoes by Clayton and Bell. The chancel has been described as 'one of the richest Gothic Revival interiors in England'.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/st-peter-bournemouth

Other nearby buildings

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Christchurch Priory

Christchurch Priory, an 11th century Grade 1 Listed building, given five stars in Simon Jenkins seminal work on English Parish Churches. The Priory is the longest parish church in the country and has been a place of worship for centuries and offers peace and calm and an opportunity for prayer.

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St Bartholomew

People have been worshiping in this beautiful place for over a thousand years. The church dates back to the 13th century and there is a real feeling of tranquility and spirituality here standing on the bank of the River Stour.