Location: Church Street, (south side), Chalvey.
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St Peter's Church, Chalvey - Chancel circa 1950 © The Greville
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The church dates from 1861. It was designed by George Edward Street and
has a number of stained glass windows by C E Kempe.
There became a need for a church at Chalvey when the
Infants’ School which was used as a place of worship became
too small for the growing congregation.
It was through the efforts of the “poor people” of
Chalvey that the church was built.
Their efforts were supported by Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort
who subscribed £100 towards the building of the new church.
The foundation stone was laid in 1860 and the building consecrated in 1861 by Bishop Wilberforce.
Reference
The History of Slough by Maxwell Fraser 1973 Slough Corporation pp 38,
38 143
Church of St Peter , Chalvey - circa 2006
Photograph reproduced by kind
permission Rip Hunter
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