Listed Building record TQ 84 SE 126 - TILDEN BAPTIST CHAPEL
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 8733 4116 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ84SE |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SMARDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 SMARDEN TILDEN Tilden Baptist Chapel TQ 8741 30/116
II
2. Dated 1892, but a rebuilding of an earlier chapel. Inscription: "This was the gift of James Tilden of High Halden in Kent, Yeoman and was built in the year 1726. Rebuilt 1892". One storey red brick. Gable end. Gabled porch bearing inscription. Brick pilasters run the whole height of the building. Baptistery with tiled roof. Included for historical interest. The cemetry has some C18 table tombs, some double headstones and some headstones with cherub or skull motif.
Listing NGR: TQ8733441160
Particular Baptist chapel built in 1892, but a rebuilding of an earlier chapel of 1726. One storey red brick. Gable end. Gabled porch bearing inscription. Brick pilasters run the whole height of the building. Baptistery with tiled roof. (2)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> Christopher Stell, 2002, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England (Bibliographic reference). SKE58544.
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Record last edited
Feb 13 2026 2:26PM