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St. Peter's Church is a redundant 19th-century church, located in The Grove village, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It was consecrated in August 1872 and has been a Grade II * Listed building since September 1978. ==History== Originally an Anglican parish church, the chapel was built between 1870 and 1872 by convicts for the use of the neighbouring military garrisons stationed nearby. Services and such events as baptisms were still held in the church until during the 20th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portland St Peters Church Baptisms )〕 It was designed by Major-General Sir Edmund Du Cane. It was built for a total cost of £8000 - the most expensive church on the island in 1872. As with many Portland buildings from the time, the construction and decoration of the church was done by convicts from HM Prison Portland and HM Prison Dorchester. In 1973, the church was declared redundant and became privately owned, with no public access.〔 Since early 2004, the church was listed for sale but there were strict rules governing its development. In 2013, a public right of way through the church's grounds was made open. Around the same time it sold for £100,000 freehold, with rumours of the church being reopened, although as of mid-2014 nothing has been done with the church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Commercial Property - St Peter's Church, Portland, Other )〕 The gate piers and boundary walls to the north and west of the church, dating circa 1875, became Grade II Listed in September 1978. At the same time the vicarage of St Peter's Church, which dates from the mid 19th-century, became Grade II Listed too. In 2008 St. Peter's Church was included in English Heritage's list of Heritage at Risk.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=English Heritage | English Heritage )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Peter's Church, Portland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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