TQ 45 SW 160 - CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, Westerham

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Listed Building record TQ 45 SW 160 - CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, Westerham

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1975 The church and churchyard: A very heavily over-restored church with all windows of the 19th century. However the west tower and east wall of the chancel are of the 13th century, and there are north and south aisles and chapels, probably of the 14th century. All the very fine arcades, and nave and north and south aisle roofs, are of an earth 16th century rebuilding. One of a group of churches with much nave rebuilding in the years just before the Reformation. Westerham was one of the earliest minsters founded in Kent before 700.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 4475 5408 (point)
Map sheet	TQ45SW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> OS 25" 1896 (OS Card Reference). SKE48253.

<3> Kent 1935, p.296 (S.C.Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE45703.

<4> F1 ASP 21-DEC-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42218.

<5> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent 1975 359 (OS Card Reference). SKE41027.

<6> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 594-595 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38022.

<7> Parish Ch of St Mary the Virgin Westerham 1951 (JA Castle) (OS Card Reference). SKE48486.

<8> Notes on the Ancient Parish Ch of Westerham nd (OS Card Reference). SKE47700.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 45 SW 31 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2688.

<10> Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1994, Westerham, St Mary:Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29533.

<11> English Heritage, 2013, Royal Coat of Arms for Edward VI, From The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westerham, Kent: Dendochronological Analysis of Oak Boards (Digital archive). SKE31190.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30996 Chruch, ]
<2> SKE48253 OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1896.
<3> SKE45703 OS Card Reference: Kent 1935, p.296 (S.C.Cox).
<4> SKE42218 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 21-DEC-62.
<5> SKE41027 OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent 1975 359.
<6> SKE38022 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 594-595 (J Newman).
<7> SKE48486 OS Card Reference: Parish Ch of St Mary the Virgin Westerham 1951 (JA Castle).
<8> SKE47700 OS Card Reference: Notes on the Ancient Parish Ch of Westerham nd.
<9> SKE2688 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 45 SW 31 - December, 1962.
<10> SKE29533 Unpublished document: Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown). 1994. Westerham, St Mary:Diocesan church survey.
<11> SKE31190 Digital archive: English Heritage. 2013. Royal Coat of Arms for Edward VI, From The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westerham, Kent: Dendochronological Analysis of Oak Boards.

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Listed Building (II*) 1244024: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Intrusive Event: Royal Coat of Arms for Edward VI, From The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westerham, Kent: Dendochronological Analysis of Oak Boards (EKE14634)

Record last edited

Mar 4 2021 12:57PM