Kirche St. Peter’s
Victorian Anglican church built for alpinists, with climbers' memorial plaques and graves.
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About this audio guide
This guide to St Peter's, the English church in Zermatt, opens at a crowded service in nineteen fifty-seven, with the leader of the Everest expedition at the lectern and some unusual objects before the Holy Table. It follows the Victorian climbers who treated this small stone church as their own, from Lucy Walker to a visiting Winston Churchill, and the public outcry that greeted their pastime. Look out for the memorial plaques on the walls as you listen.
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