Listed Building Details
Parish church. Norman nave (C11) with C12 transepts, C13 chancel with south chapel, C14 timber-framed bell tower inset into the south transept, south porch c1700, north chapel (vestry) of 1846, and north aisle (obliterating the north transept) of 1896. The exterior is mainly of 1896; flint walls with stone and brick dressings, and a tile roof of 3 ridges. The oldest part of the structure is the south wall of the nave, and the south transept, with C14 walling to the south chapel, and these sections contain a C12 doorway, a C15 Perpendicular south door, a C16 window to the nave, and a small C14 window to the chapel; elsewhere the details are Victorian. Interior: generally Victorian, but there are medieval piscinas, a C15 octagonal font, a Royal Coat of Arms with Queen Anne device but later lettering GIII 1791, and a hatchment. Old photographs show that the restoration of 1896 included drastic changes, with the removal of Georgian fittings and a west gallery.
(Severely damaged by fire on June 19th 2014)
The village of Ropley in Hampshire covers an area of about 10 square miles on the western slopes of a ridge that runs south to north and divides the basin of the Wey and Meon rivers from the Arle and the Itchen. It’s one of the most attractive villages surrounding the market town of Alresford, itself generally seen as one of the finest Georgian towns in the south of England. There are approximately 600 homes and 1630 inhabitants, scattered widely around the lanes that meander through the rolling countryside.
Before the Fire and After Rebuilding Comparison
See how St Peter’s looked before the fire (2002) and at the re-opening in 2022. The photos are looking East towards the chancel and altar and taken from near the South door. To the left in the before the fire image you can see the organ which was completely destroyed in the fire. The columns separating the original Nave from the side aisle were too badly damaged to be retained.
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After Rebuild
Before Fire
St Peter’s Photo Gallery
Note that this gallery will be updated with new photos once we have re-opened.
Address:
Note, 800 year old buildings with no occupants have traditionally not had their own postal address. Royal Mail advise using this address:
Church Street,
Ropley,
Alresford,
Hampshire SO24 0DR
St Peter’s does not however appear in the official Royal Mail list of addresses for that postcode. If you have trouble, Ropley’s Courtyard Shop & Post Office is directly opposite.
Note that our recently approved but not yet under construction car park is to the north of St Peter’s and is accessed from Hale Close, a little way down the hill opposite Ropley School. The parking area is currently unsurfaced (as of July 2023) and care is suggested.
The exact location of the entrance to the car park access road can be best seen using What3words via this link: https://w3w.co/undivided.cuddling.bashful