The London Gazette of 8 November 1836 defined the boundaries of the St Peter's District thus: It is bounded on the west by the Parish of Chiswick; on the south by the River Thames, the Creek and the High Bridge.

In 1807 he married Hannah Lucy Stoe, the daughter of another wealthy local family who brought as her marriage settlement the sum of £5,000, a large portion of land south of Ravenscourt Park and the land around Black Lion Lane (now St Peter's Square).

[2] Although George Scott donated the site, substantial financial contributions were provided by Doctor Horsley who was the Bishop of London (£250) and the Revd William Wood the Rector and Vicar of Fulham, (£500).

His father, Samuel Lapidge, was a landscape gardener working at Hampton Court as an assistant to Lancelot (Capability) Brown.

At the west end is a four-columned portico with stone columns and pediment, set into the brick wall of the church.

The interior is however chaste and formal, displaying even a presbyterian nakedness, the dullness of which is increased by the purple furniture of the altar.

The stone font was moved from its original position at the back of the church and is now sited in the middle, beside the southern aisle and is frequently in use for baptisms.

They depict Saint Peter being called by Jesus Christ, and the apostle preaching in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

[7] When the Great West Road was built in 1957 the Church lost a significant portion of its land, including that with graves.