St Peter's Church, Caversham facts for kids

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St Peter's Church tower
St Peter's Church Location in Reading, Berkshire
51°28′6.84″N 0°58′50.86″W / 51.4685667°N 0.9807944°W / 51.4685667; -0.9807944
Location	Caversham, Reading
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	stpetercaversham.org.uk
History
Founded	1162
Dedication	Saint Peter
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Style	Norman
Administration
Archdeaconry	Berkshire
Diocese	Oxford

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

The church dates to 1162.

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 damaged in the process. The tower was initially replaced with a wooden tower. A south aisle was added in 1878, along with the present tower. It has eight bells, the oldest of which dates to 1637. Rectorial rights were restored in 1916.