St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peterhead
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| name = St. Peter's Church
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| caption = The church in 2020
| location = 22 Merchant Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
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| denomination = Episcopalian
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| rector = Rev. Richard N. O'Sullivan
| diocese = Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney
| architect = Robert Mitchell
| consecrated date = 2 August 1857
| completed date = 1814
| functional status = Active
| website = [http://stpeterspeterhead.org.uk/ Official website]
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St. Peter's Church is a Category B listed building located on Merchant Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was founded in 1814 and incorporates a late-18th century house, which is believed to be the original rectory.[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39806 ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH HALL MERCHANT STREET LB39806] - Historic Environment Scotland Today's structure was built on the site of a 1798 church; it opened for worship on 24 December 1814; it was consecrated on 2 August 1857 by Bishop Suther. The church's architect was Robert Mitchell.[http://stpeterspeterhead.org.uk/a-history-of-our-church/ A history of our church] - St. Peter's Church official website
The church is part of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney.
History
The church is the seventh home for Peterhead's Episcopalian parish since their ejection from the parish kirk in 1699. The then-incumbent of the town was Alexander Barclay, who formed a meeting house in his own Port Henry Road house. During the ministry of Alexander Hepburn, his successor, a chapel was built near the head of the Broad Street in 1731. This chapel was destroyed on the orders of Lord Ancrum in May 1746. Services again reverted to being held in private residences thereafter.
Subsequent locations of the church:
- Chapel Street (from 1767)
- Geary's Close (on Broad Street)
- Merchant Street (original building) (from 1798)
- Merchant Street (today's building) (from 1814)
During the ministry of Gilbert Rorison (1845–1869), the church's apse was added, as well as the Torry Memorial Window. Its organ was built in 1867.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&dq=south+inch+pavilion+perth+scotland&pg=PA1308 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901)] - p. 1326
See also
References
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Bibliography
- A Brief History and Guide (David M. Bertie)
- Church History of Buchan (John Wilkinson; 1914)
External links
- [http://stpeterspeterhead.org.uk/ St. Peter's Church official website]
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Category:Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
Category:Listed churches in Scotland
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