Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST MARY (1085693)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 956, 21, 152 |
Date assigned | 30 January 1967 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 5273 BISHOPSBOURNE THE STREET (west side)
Church of St Mary (formerly listed under Park Lane) TR 1852 21/152 30.1.67
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2. Knapped flint with tile roof, weathervane to tower. Chancel with north and south chapels (now the vestry and the family pew of Bourne Park respectively) and nave with aisles. The chancel, nave and aisles are C15, the north and south chapels and the tower C15. C15 choir stalls. The Reverend Richard Hooker, author of 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity' and rector of Bishopsbourne from 1595-1600 is buried and has a memorial here. Attractive early C19 memorial plaque to John McDivitt, 1839. Stained glass some original glass in the chancel, also glass by Burne-Jones, and of the mid C16. Boarded wagon roofs by Scott, 1871. Carved tombstones in churchyard with cherubs and skulls.
Listing NGR: TR1877952615
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 1877 5261 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR15SE |
Civil Parish | BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 4:25PM