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	Town Church Church Sq, GY1 2JU St Peter Port Guernsey (Bailiwick of)
Denomination:	Anglican
Congregation:	The Parish Church of St Peter Port (Diocese of Salisbury, Archdeaconry of the Channel Islands, Deanery of Guernsey)
Geogr. Coordinates:	49.45477° N, 2.53635° W
Reference year:	1466
Architectural style:	Gothic
Building type:	Hall Church
Description:	Three-aisled parish church with a square tower over the crossing
Name derivation:	From St Peter, the apostle


Bells	8 bells, called The Liberation Bells, cast in 1995 by Taylor's of Loughborough to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the liberation from German occupation


Altar	Altar with 19^th c. retable
Pulpit	Built in 1866, showing saints with a relationship to Guernsey (St Peter, St Martin, St Samson, St Magloire)
Font	Created in the 19^th c.
Organ	Built during the 19^th c., restored in 1960 and 1975 by Walker & Sons

History:

Mid- 12th cent.:	Construction of the oldest parts of the current church (transepts)
1282:	First written record of a parish priest
1294:	Severely damaged during several French raids (until 1305)
1305:	Completion of the nave and its arcades
1466:	Completion of the church
03/11/1534:	Henry VIII breaks away from Rome, in consequence overpainting of the wand paintings
1568:	The churches of Guernsey, formerly belonging to a diocese in Normandy, are integrated into the Diocese of Winchester, where they remain until 2022 (now part of the Diocese of Salisbury)
1642:	During the Civil War Guernsey sides with Parliament, but Castle Cornet remains loyal to the Crown and damages the church by cannon fire
1721:	Consecration of a set of 8 bells
1822:	Start of extensive restoration works
09/05/1945:	Liberation from German occupation; allied bomb raids during the occupation destroy the church’s windows

Important persons:

Namenspatron:

Peter (1–64 (?), apostle and martyr)

Sources

Le Conte, David: Besucherführer der Stadtpfarrkirche von St Peter Port Guernsey, 2018

Wikipedia: Town Church, Guernsey, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Church,_Guernsey, retrieved 09/07/2024