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Listed Building record TQ 92 NE 117 - CHURCH OF ST DUNSTAN
Summary
Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1872. The Church of St Dunstan, Snaregate, consists of 13th century nave and aisles, 14th century. chancel and chapels, 15th century. tower and 19th c. porch. A 16th century terracotta painting of a four-masted ship of a type known as a 'Great Ship' was discovered on the north wall of St Dunstan's Church opposite the main entrance. The painting was uncovered during the late 1960s when work was being done on the church. There is a tradition that the painting of a ship on the north wall and opposite the main entrance of a Marsh church meant that the church was a safe place to hide smuggled goods. Restored 1870-72 by C T Whitley of Dover.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 99069 28646 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ92NE |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | SNARGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Not Given (Collection). SKE6509.
<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.
<2> MHLG Prov List Romney Marsh RD June 1956 18 No 4/1 (OS Card Reference). SKE47158.
<3> F1 ASP 04.03.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41913.
<4> Arch Cant 87 1972 208-9 illus (G Nesbitt-Wood) (OS Card Reference). SKE35886.
<5> DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent April 1985 59-60 (OS Card Reference). SKE40354.
<6> Arch Cant 13 1880 418-424 (S Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34698.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 92 NE 5 - March, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4696.
<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SKE6509 Collection: Not Given.
- <1> SKE48371 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
- <2> SKE47158 OS Card Reference: MHLG Prov List Romney Marsh RD June 1956 18 No 4/1.
- <3> SKE41913 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04.03.63.
- <4> SKE35886 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 87 1972 208-9 illus (G Nesbitt-Wood).
- <5> SKE40354 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent April 1985 59-60.
- <6> SKE34698 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 13 1880 418-424 (S Robertson).
- <7> SKE4696 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 92 NE 5 - March, 1963.
- <8>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #31827 church, ]
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Record last edited
Oct 1 2021 2:37PM