Church of St Peter
St Peter's Church is an active Roman Catholic church in the town of Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. The church was built between 1938 and 1939 to the designs of Eric Gill and is his only building. St Peter's is a Grade II* listed structure.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Peter, Gorleston-on-Sea”, “Saint Peter The Apostle”, “St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Gorleston-on-Sea”, and “The Catholic Church of Saint Peter The Apostle”
- Address: 17a Sussex Road, Gorleston, NR31 6PF
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and East Norfolk Sixth Form College.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Church of St Peter.
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
College
East Norfolk Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The college ranges from about 1,600 students most of whom are between the ages of 16–18. East Norfolk Sixth Form College is situated 1,500 feet west of Church of St Peter.
Gorleston Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorleston Lighthouse is located near mouth of River Yare in the Gorleston-on-Sea area of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. The lighthouse was built in 1887. Gorleston Lighthouse is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Church of St Peter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorleston-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth.
Gorleston-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Jim McMurdo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorleston-on-Sea, historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the South of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare.
Great Yarmouth
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Great Yarmouth is a long-established English seaside town in the county of Norfolk, at the mouth of the River Yare. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it Britain's third most popular seaside resort.
Cobholm Island
Suburb
Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth. The population of the Island is included in the Southtown and Cobholme Ward of Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Cobholm Island is situated 2 miles north of Church of St Peter.
Church of St Peter
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.57621° or 52° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
1.72718° or 1° 43′ 38″ eastInception
1939Open location code
9F43HPGG+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 182356982OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q17554522
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