St Peters Church Marefair

St Peter's stands in a pretty grass churchyard in Northampton town centre, beside the buried remains of a Saxon palace. This 900-year-old Norman church is filled with glorious carved treasures. Inside, great Norman arches of plain and banded stone rise and flow with zig-zag waves.

They are supported by beautiful carved capitals, each overflowing with foliage, scrollwork, birds and beasts -- look for the man being swallowed by (or emerging from) a monster. These carvings were plastered over in the seventeenth century and were carefully unpicked with a bone knife in the early nineteenth century by local antiquarian Anne Elizabeth Baker, a labour of love lasting 11 years. Other highlights include a handsome brass lectern and carved wooden pews and monuments - including the bust of William Smith, the father of British geology.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

10am until 4pm

Sunday 08 September:

2pm until 4pm

Saturday 14 September:

2pm until 4pm

Sunday 15 September:

2pm until 4pm

Location & directions

St Peter's Church, Marefair, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1SR

Directions:

In easy walking distance of Northampton train station.

Contact on day:

Karen Moore

Telephone number:

+447876324554

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

This is a historic building with uneven floors and low light conditions

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

30

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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