Listed Building record TQ 56 SE 63 - THE RUINS OF MAPLESCOMBE CHAPEL

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1540 The former parish church of Maplescombe, the dedication of which is unknown, was united with Kingsdown in 1938 but it was ruinous by 1768. It is probably 11th century and comprises a simple nave with an apsidal east end. The walling, of rough undressed flints, is 1.0 metres thick and stands to a height of about 5.0 metres at the west end; elsewhere it has collapsed to near ground level.

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Grid reference TQ 56204 63745 (point)
Map sheet TQ56SE
County KENT
Civil Parish WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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<1> OS 25" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48262.

<2> Hist of Kent 1778 290-1 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43937.

<3> JBAA NS 34 1928 225-33 plan (AR Martin) (OS Card Reference). SKE45005.

<4> Arch Cant 60 1947 15 plan (FC Elliston-Erwood) (OS Card Reference). SKE35314.

<5> F1 ASP 24-Aug-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42258.

<6> Invicta 3 1913 111-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE44505.

<7> DOE (IAM) Rec Form 30.11.78 (OS Card Reference). SKE40720.

<8> DOE(HHR)Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 87 (OS Card Reference). SKE41341.

<9> Arch Cant 35 1921 109-16 (FC Elliston-Erwood) (OS Card Reference). SKE35027.

<10> BOE West Kent and the Weald (OS Card Reference). SKE38277.

<11> VCH Kent 1 1908 320 (OS Card Reference). SKE50832.

<12> DOE(IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 18 (OS Card Reference). SKE41452.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 56 SE 2 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2944.

<14> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Arch watching brief, W. Kingsdown sewerage scheme, SEAS, 1996. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<15> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<16> Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group, 1999, Archaeological Reconnaissance of Mapelscombe Chapel, Near Farningham, Kent, 1999 (Unpublished document). SKE17036.

<17> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<18> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (18)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1936.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 1778 290-1 (E Hasted).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: JBAA NS 34 1928 225-33 plan (AR Martin).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 60 1947 15 plan (FC Elliston-Erwood).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 24-Aug-64.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Invicta 3 1913 111-4.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Rec Form 30.11.78.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR)Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 87.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 35 1921 109-16 (FC Elliston-Erwood).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: BOE West Kent and the Weald.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 320.
  • <12> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 18.
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SE 2 - August, 1964.
  • <14> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Arch watching brief, W. Kingsdown sewerage scheme, SEAS, 1996..
  • <15>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #30422 buiding, ]
  • <16> Unpublished document: Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group. 1999. Archaeological Reconnaissance of Mapelscombe Chapel, Near Farningham, Kent, 1999.
  • <17> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <18> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Field observation of Mapelscombe Chapel (EKE11299)

Record last edited

Apr 26 2021 5:26PM