Location Caversham, Reading Denomination Church of England Functional status Active Architectural style Norman architecture Dedication Saint Peter Heritage designation Listed building | Country England Founded 1162 Phone +44 118 947 1703 Diocese Diocese of Oxford Archdeaconry Archdeacon of Berkshire | |
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Website stpetercaversham.org.uk Address The Warren, Reading RG4 7, UK Similar Caversham Court, Church of St Mark - Reading, St Giles' Church - Reading, Broad Street Independ, Greyfriars Church - Reading | ||
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
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 ruined in the process.
References
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