There are two threads to this story: the history of the building and the life of chapel.
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St Peter’s has a peal of eight bells which are rung regularly. The earliest records from the reign of Elizabeth I show that bells in the old chapel had been cast by Henry Oldfield of Nottingham.
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The mayor and corporation were responsible for the maintenance of the earliest known education in Congleton.
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Several publications are available that detail the history of the building and the restoration work undertaken.
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Over the 650 years that a chapel has existed on this site many people have left their mark on the building