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St Peter the Apostle

Monument typeRoman Catholic Church
Listing gradeGrade II*

Architect(s)

Eric Gill
J Edmund Farrell

Construction

Date begun1938
Date completed1939

Location

Lowestoft Road
Gorleston
NR31 6PF
England

Local authorityGreat Yarmouth

Denomination

DenominationRoman Catholic
DioceseEast Anglia

Additional notes

Hanging rood by Gill and other items designed by Gill, completed by Denis Tegetmeier (Gill’s son-in-law) including the tower/frescoes and statue in porch (by Anthony Foster) and all the stonework; Tegetmeier added the Stations of the Cross in 1962, Joseph Nuttgens the East window depicting Christ the Redeemer in 1963.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246581

In November 2022, the presbytery was separately listed (Grade II):

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1481895

Unique identifier

1246581 (Historic England list entry number)

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