The present Church was built by John de Grey in 1310,
following the erection of Ruthin Castle by his father, Reginald de Grey in
1277. For some time before this Ruthin had been the home of a nunnery and a
prior. From 1310 to 1536 St Peter's was a Collegiate Church served by a
Warden and seven priests.
Following the dissolution of the College
its work was restored on a new pattern by Gabriel Goodman (1528-1601), a
Ruthin man who became Dean of Westminster in 1561. Goodman re-established
Ruthin school in 1574 and refounded the Almshouses of Christ's Hospital,
together with the Wardenship of Ruthin in 1590. Sine then, St Peter's has
continued as a Parochial Church with its Warden, Churchwardens and Parochial
Church Council. A close relationship is maintained between the Church,
Ruthin School and the Almshouses of Christ's Hospital.
St Peter's is noted for the high
standard of its church music. it has a Director of Music and the Choir has
recently issued its first CD. The organ has recently been rebuilt at an
estimated cost of £100,000.
