Redecoration: St Peter's Church Levenshulme

ST PETER'S CHURCH, LEVENSHULME - This church of which the Rev E C Hore is the incumbent, has recently been altered and decorated, from designs by Messrs Maycock & Bell, architects, Bond Street (Manchester). It now presents the following features -The walls of the aisles, up to the springing of the windows, are diapered on a buff ground, and above this painted a low green tone, being finished with an ornamental band, with text in black letters. The columns and caps, which are of stone, have a simple ornament in red lines, etc. disposed so as to assist their proportions. The clerestory walls are diapered under the windows, with an ornamental and lettered band under the sills, all on a buff ground, the tone above being green, as before. Crowning the clerestory walls is another band of varied ornament, with machicolations. The chancel arch is jointed with red foliated lines, the soffit having flaming stars; and the wall over the arch has two bands of ornament, the lower one lettered in black. The chancel is diapered with wheat, etc, up to the springing of the east window. Over this is a band of lettering, and above a running ornament of grapes. The east window has the dove in the apex of the ornamental gable that surmounts it. A new reredos has been fixed, having moulded arcading in Caen stone, with alabaster shafts and panels. The sanctuary has the steps re-arranged in order to give more room; it has been laid with encaustic tiles, and a new altar rail has been fixed. There are new choir stalls, together with reading desk and pulpit in pitch pine, having arcaded fronts with walnut shafts. A seat has been made at the west end for the churchwardens with moulded sides and canopy in pitch pine, the back being decorated in colours.  Hood moulds have been placed round the nave arches and east and west windows, springing from heads modelled by Messrs Williams and Millson, of this city, who also executed the reredos. The roofs throughout have been cleaned and varnished, and that to the chancel assisted with an ornamental wood cornice. The decorations have been carried out very satisfactorily by Mr J Owen, of Bowdon. Messrs Sidebottom and Company, Blackfriars Street have executed the pulpit, choir stalls and other work. [Manchester Guardian 3 December 1872 page 6]

LEVENSHULME - St Peter's Church, Levenshulme, has recently been altered and decorated, from designs by Messrs Maycock & Bell, architects, of Manchester. The walls of the aisles, up to the springing of the windows, are diapered on a buff ground, and above this painted a low green tone, being finished with an ornamental band, with text in black letters. The columns and caps, which are of stone, have a simple ornament in red lines, etc. disposed so as to assist their proportions. The clerestory walls are diapered under the windows, with an ornamental and lettered band under the sills, all on a buff ground, the tone above being green, as before. Crowning the clerestory walls is another band of varied ornament, with machicolations. The chancel arch is jointed with red foliated lines, the soffit having flaming stars; and the wall over the arch has two bands of ornament, the lower one lettered in black. The chancel is diapered with wheat, etc, up to the springing of the east window. Over this is a band of lettering, and above a running ornament of grapes. The east window has the dove in the apex of the ornamental gable that surmounts it. A new reredos has been fixed, having moulded arcading in Caen stone, with alabaster shafts and panels. Hood moulds have been placed round the nave arches and east and west windows, springing from heads modelled by Messrs Williams and Millson, of Manchester, who also executed the reredos. The decorations have been carried out by Mr J Owen, of Bowdon. [Building News 6 December 1872 page 447]

LEVENSHULME - The Church of St. Peter, Levenshulme, which consists of nave, aisles, and very short chancel, has been altered and decorated from designs supplied by, and under the superintendence of, Messrs. Maycock & Bell, architects, Manchester. A new reredos has been fixed, having moulded arcading in Caen stone, with alabaster shafts and panels. There are new choir-stalls, together with reading-desk and pulpit, in pitch pine, having arcaded fronts, with walnut-wood shafts. Hood-moulds have been placed round the nave arches and east and west windows, springing from heads modelled by Messrs. Williams & Millson, who also executed the reredos. The roofs throughout have been cleaned down, and varnished. The decorations have been carried out by Mr. J. Owen, of Bowdon, Messrs. Sidebotham & Company, of Blackfriars-street have executed the pulpit, choir-stalls, and other joiner work. [Builder 28 December 1872 page 1031]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 3 December 1872 page 6
Reference    Building News 6 December 1872 page 447
Reference    Builder 28 December 1872 page 1031