Listed Building record MDO14460 - Parish Church of St Peter, Purse Caundle

A parish church built in Perpendicular style. The west tower and chancel arch were built in the 15th century and the north chapel in the early 16th century. The chancel was rebuilt in 1731. In 1883 the nave and south porch were rebuilt and windows from the earlier nave reset in the chancel. The chancel was restored in 1896 and the tower was restored in 1905.

St Peter's Church. Perpendicular style throughout, the church was entirely rebuilt in the C15th, the chancel arch and west tower being of this period. The North chapel was added early in the C16th, probably by William Long (d. 1524). The chancel was rebuilt in 1731, the nave and South porch were rebuilt in 1883. The chancel was again restored in 1896, and the tower in 1905. <1, 2>

St. Peter's Church, Purse Caundle (Monograph). SDO18211.

1992, Saint Peter's Church, Paurse Caundle (Monograph). SDO18212.

Le Pard, Gordon, 1998, Medieval sundials in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 119, 80 (Article in serial). SDO21411.

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 234-235 (Monograph). SDO136.

<2> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 354 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 887658 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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