Fleetwood, St Peter

The parish church of St Peter, Fleetwood, occupies a prominent position on a grassy knoll at the head of Lord Street, the main shopping street. It is an attractive sandstone building dating back to 1839. Built to a design by Decimus Burton, a London architect who designed many of the town's buildings, it is a plain rectangular church with a square belfry tower, which used to support a spire. The spire became unsafe, and was removed early in the 20th century.

The church originally ended where the pulpit and lectern now stand, but was extended eastwards in 1882. A splendid east window was added in 1860, and this can still be seen as the south window of the Lady Chapel. The present east window dates from 1903. Also in the Lady Chapel is the altar from St Margaret's Mission Church, which closed in 1960, and a fine carved altar rail, in memory of Revd Jersey Lovell, who died in 1919.

The church was modernised in 1960; this involved the removal of galleries over the north and south aisles, and the stone and wrought-iron chancel screen. In 1994, five rows of pews were removed from the back of the nave, and a wood and glass screen was installed, the space behind becoming a kitchen and coffee lounge/meeting room. More recently, the pews have been stripped of their paint and given a coat of matt varnish. The effect is to give the wood a mellow glow and to lighten the whole appearance of this very attractive church.

St Peter's offers a very warm welcome to all visitors.

Opening Times
Friday, 10 - 11.30am (coffee and tea available)
Tuesday, 10 - 11.30am (Easter to September)

Telephone: 01253 875 994

Service Times

Sunday	8am	Said Communion
	10.30am	Sung Eucharist
Wednesday	10am	Said Communion
Thursday	11am	Said Communion