St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Wallingford and a Grade I Listed building under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church on the Thames dates from 1769 and is a popular photo opportunity.

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December 14, 2018

An earlier church on the site was destroyed in 1646 during the siege of Wallingford in the Civil War. Building of the present church started in 1763, the contractors being William Toovey and Joseph Tuckwell.

In 1767 the interior of the church was paved, pews were added, and the exterior was stuccoed under the supervision of Sir Robert Taylor. A spire designed by Taylor was added in 1776–77. A local resident, Sir William Blackstone, a lawyer and author of the Commentaries on the Laws of England, took an interest in the building of the spire and paid for the clock face visible from his house. The chancel was built in 1904, designed by Sydney Stephenson.

The church was declared redundant on 1 May 1971, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 26 July 1972.

St Peter's is the final resting place of Sir William Blackstone who is buried in his family vault under the church.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Oxfordshire

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