3362 x 5025 px | 28,5 x 42,5 cm | 11,2 x 16,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2009
Ort:
St Peter s Church in Old Woking Surrey England Europe
Weitere Informationen:
Baptismal font at St Peter s church Old Woking Surrey Presented by Rev C W Arnold May 22 1881 A Grade 1 Listed Building within the Old Woking Conservation Area Listed in the Domesday Book records at Wochinges an old name for Woking an early written record relates to the foundation of a minster dedicated to St Peter in 675 AD A Norman church was built during the reign of William I of England replacing a 7th century wooden Saxon church The tower is at the west end of the nave The base of the tower constructed of a type of flint and ore known as pudding stone was built around 1200 1220 AD The upper part was completed around 1340 AD Despite the age of the oak west door none of the walls of the present church date from before the early 12th century The arcade arches of the south aisle are 15th century while the Zouche Gallery and the brick porch on the south side of the church date from 1622 AD
