Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST MARY (1258355)
Grade | II* |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 771, 16, 562 |
Date assigned | 10 September 1954 |
Date last amended |
Description
KEMSING
771/16/562 HIGH STREET 28-AUG-03 KEMSING (North side) CHURCH OF ST MARY
II* Nave of early Norman period. Flint rubble walls with ashlar quoins and dressings. Tiled roof. Chancel similar. North aisle and chancel aisle of close-set flints, added in 1890-91 by Sir J G Jackson. C14 timber south porch. Timber bell tower, possibly C16, rises through nave at west end and terminates in shingled spire. Various windows, mostly Cl9 reconstructions in Perpendicular style. Rood screen and loft of 1894 by W J Unsworth contains mediaeval fragments. Rood figures by Comper, as is other chancel enrichment. Cl8 brass chandelier. Half length brass to Thomas de Hop d.1347.
Listing NGR: TQ5560858784
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5560 5878 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55NE |
Civil Parish | KEMSING, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 10:25AM