Listed Building record TQ 94 SE 83 - CHURCH OF ST MARGARET
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 9696 4452 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ94SE |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | HOTHFIELD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
Description from record TQ 94 SE 6:
[TQ 9696 4453] St. Mary's Church [NAT] (1) The original church contained medieval work of several periods but was rebuilt in the 16th or 17th century. The north and south chapels were added in 1876 when the whole church was restored (2). St. Mary's Church is regularly used for ecclesiastical purposes(3). 5272 HOTHFIELD BETHERSDEN ROAD Church of St Margaret (formerly listed as Church of St Mary) TQ 94 SE 15/1 14.2.67 I 2. Built of Kentish ragstone. Chancel with north and south chapels. Nave with aisles and west tower with shingled spire. The interior has no arches separating the chancel from the nave or the chapels from the aisles. Three bay nave. The building contained mediaeval work of several periods but was badly damaged by lightning in the late C16 or early C17 and was rebuilt by Sir John Tufton, who died in 1642 and is buried in the church. The north and south chapels were added in 1876, when the whole church was restored. Credence and aumbry. Cinquefoil headed piscina and traces of sedilia. "The Lost Chord" was composed and first played on the organ here, when Sir Arthur Sullivan was a guest of Lord and Lady Hothfield. The churchyard contains some C18 stone headstones with hourglass, skull and cherub motifs, and oval bodystones.(4) St Margaret, long for its height, the length not countered by the squat, Decorated West tower. In 1598 the nave was gutted by lightning so only the West responds are medieval. Mostly the piers are of 1876 but the east pier on each side belongs to Tuftons restoration of 1603. (5)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 HOTHFIELD BETHERSDEN ROAD Church of St Margaret (formerly listed as Church of St Mary) TQ 94 SE 15/1 14.2.67 I 2. Built of Kentish ragstone. Chancel with north and south chapels. Nave with aisles and west tower with shingled spire. The interior has no arches separating the chancel from the nave or the chapels from the aisles. Three bay nave. The building contained mediaeval work of several periods but was badly damaged by lightning in the late C16 or early C17 and was rebuilt by Sir John Tufton, who died in 1642 and is buried in the church. The north and south chapels were added in 1876, when the whole church was restored. Credence and aumbry. Cinquefoil headed piscina and traces of sedilia. "The Lost Chord" was composed and first played on the organ here, when Sir Arthur Sullivan was a guest of Lord and Lady Hothfield. The churchyard contains some C18 stone headstones with hourglass, skull and cherub motifs, and oval bodystones.
Listing NGR: TQ9533643406 (6)
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2004, An arcahaeological watching brief during the excavation of a new drainage trench and soakaway pit in the churchyard of St. Margarets Church, Hothfield, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12914.
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> M.H.L.G (West Ashford R.D.) 1887/11/A Oct 1960 p.42 (OS Card Reference). SKE46232.
<3> F1 ASP 19-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42179.
<4> DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford B Kent Oct 1980 135 (OS Card Reference). SKE40182.
<5> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 337-8 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37959.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 6 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4778.
<6> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SKE12914 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2004. An arcahaeological watching brief during the excavation of a new drainage trench and soakaway pit in the churchyard of St. Margarets Church, Hothfield, Kent.
- <1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
- <2> SKE46232 OS Card Reference: M.H.L.G (West Ashford R.D.) 1887/11/A Oct 1960 p.42.
- <3> SKE42179 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19-DEC-61.
- <4> SKE40182 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford B Kent Oct 1980 135.
- <5> SKE37959 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 337-8 (J Newman).
- <6>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #21633 Church, ]
- <6> SKE4778 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 6 - December, 1961.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief at St. Margaret's Church, Hothfield (Ref: SMCH/WB-04) (EKE9194)
Record last edited
Oct 11 2021 2:56PM