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A stone church with a battlemented tower and a long, tiled roof, set in a graveyard with several weathered tombstones.

St Peter, Horningsea

St Peter, Horningsea

History of St Peter Horningsea

Listed building:

Side view of a flint and stone church with a tall roof and square tower under a cloudy, overcast sky.

St Peter, Horningsea

Parish church. Early C12. Extended in late C12 with arcades to north and south aisles, three bays of south aisle remains. Chancel early C13, and west tower. North arcade rebuilt C14 with aisle extended eastwards; south aisle later C14, and porch. Restorations c.1850, 1865 and 1890.

Stone church with a tiled roof and several people in top hats and long coats standing among gravestones in the yard.

Horningsea churchyard c.1865 (photo O J Jones)(Cambridgeshire Collection)

In the picture the steep-pitched tile-covered roof of the porch  has been replaced.

https://www.horningsea.net/community-2/st-peters-church

A weathered stone carving featuring a deeply incised cross shape set within a shield-like outline on a textured masonry wall.

Carving, north aisle, Horningsea Church

Ink drawing of a stone church with a square tower, including an inset detail of a grotesque gargoyle and small figures.

Horningsea Church, 1894, J S Clarke

A monochrome postcard showing a church tower, thatched cottages, and a figure in a small boat on the River Cam at Horningsea.

Horningsea Church and River Cam

Medieval parchment document with Latin script in dark brown ink and a dark, wax seal attached at the base by a strip of skin.

Charter of Eustachius, Bishop of Ely, granting to Hospital of St John the church of Horningsey, for the support of the poor.

Stone church with pointed gothic doorways, tiled roof and cross finial, viewed from a churchyard with five figures in period.

St Peter, Horningsea c.1860

A black-and-white ink drawing shows a church with a square tower and gabled roofs situated on a slight rise of ground.

Horningsea church, c1800, Lysons Magna Britannica Vol II

Typewritten document listing the names and years of parish priests in Horningsea, followed by notes on church administration.

Parish priests of Horningsea

Typed document on a white background listing the names and years of service for the parish priests of Horningsea.

Parish priests of Horningsea

A stone memorial wall at Horningsea Church lists many names and dates below the inscription REMEMBER BEFORE GOD.

Memorial stone Horningsea Church (RGL2024)

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