Description from record TR 14 SW 17:
[TR 12344053] St. Peter's Church [T.U.] (1) The Church of St Peter, Monks Horton, has a C13th chancel and nave. (2,7) In normal use. (4) TR 14 SW MONKS HORTON Church of St. Peter 1/27 29.12.66 GV II* Parish church. C13 and C14, restored 1847. Flint and stone, with stone dressings. Plain tile roof. Nave and chancel, with north vestry. Timber west belfry removed 1847. Nave: C13. No plinth. Two west and one south buttress. C19 flint and stone west bell-cote. C19 west lancet with hoodmould. Two C19 lancets, and one C19 2-light window to south. Unchamfered pointed-arched west doorway. Right jamb of blocked doorway towards centre of south side, possibly of re-used stone, with fragments of 3 scratch dials. Chancel: C13. South buttress. Two C19 south lancets, two rebated east lancets, and one north lancet. Vestry: C19. Flint stack to east. Two north lancets. West doorway with Caernavon arch. Nave, north elevation: one buttress. Stumps of 6 stone rood-loft stairs projecting from wall towards east end. One C19 lancet and one C19 two-light window. Blocked chamfered pointed-arched doorway towards centre. Interior: Structure: doubly hollow-chamfered, probably C14, chancel arch dying into wall. Blocked rebated rectangular stone doorway to rood-loft stairs. Roofs: moulded octagonal crown - posts to nave, on chamfered tile-beams. Sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Common-rafter roof to chancel, with sous-laces and ashlar pieces. Decoration: fragments of C15 stained glass to north-west window of nave. Armour: funerary helm with crest of arm holding pistol; probably for George Rooke, d.1649, but assembled from earlier pieces. (R Leadbetter, unpublished Church Guide, 1984) (J. Newman, B.O.E. Series, North-East and Ease Kent, 1976). (5,6)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:

TR 14 SW MONKS HORTON
1/27 Church of St. Peter 29.12.66 GV II*
Parish church. C13 and C14, restored 1847. Flint and stone, with stone dressings. Plain tile roof. Nave and chancel, with north vestry. limber west belfry removed 1847. Nave: C13. No plinth. Two west and one south buttress. C19 flint and stone west bell-cote. C19 west lancet with hoodmould. Two C19 lancets, and one C19 2-light window to south. Unchamfered pointed-arched west doorway. Right jamb of blocked doorway towards centre of south side, possibly of re-used stone, with fragments of 3 scratch dials. Chancel: C13. South buttress. Two C19 south lancets, two rebated east lancets, and one north lancet. Vestry: C19. Flint stack to east. Two north lancets. West doorway with Caernavon arch. Nave, north elevation: one buttress. Stumps of 6 stone rood-loft stairs projecting from wall towards east end. One C19 lancet and one C19 two-light window. Blocked chamfered pointed-arched doorway towards centre. Interior: Structure: doubly hollow-chamfered, probably C14, chancel arch dying into wall. Blocked rebated rectangular stone doorway to rood-loft stairs. Roof: moulded octagonal crown - posts to nave, on chamfered tie-beams. Sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Common- rafter roof to chancel, with sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Decoration: fragments of C15 stained glass to north-west window of nave. Armour: funerary helm with crest of arm holding pistol; probably for George Rooke, d.1649, but assembled from earlier pieces. (R. Leadbetter, unpublished Church Guide, 1984) (J. Newman, B.O.E. Series, North-East and East Kent, 1976).
Listing NGR: TR1212940076 (8)

<1> OS 6" 1940 (OS Card Reference). SKE48362.

<2> "Kent" 1935, p227 (JC Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE32666.

<3> "Churches of Kent" Vol.2, 1913, p17 (F Grayling) (OS Card Reference). SKE32602.

<4> F1 FGA 19-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42942.

<5> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1980 397 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37747.

<6> DOE(HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 18 (OS Card Reference). SKE41052.

<7> Field report for monument TR 14 SW 17 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5459.

<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.