Description from record TQ 95 NE 5:
[TQ 9539 5762] St. Peter and St. Paul's Church [NAT] (1) The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Newnham, has some 13th century and 14th century work, but it is much disfigured by a restoration of 1868. (2) In normal use. (3) Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Grade B. The whole building was greatly restored in 1868-70 when the tower and the porch were added or rebuilt, but the chancel and the nave are 13th century, the north chapel 14th century and the south chapel 15th century. (For full description see list.) (4) Listed Grade II*. (5)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 95 NE NEWNHAM THE STREET (south side)
4/48 Church of St. Peter and 24.1.67 St. Paul
GV II*
Parish Church. Circa 1200, extended C14 and extensively restored 1868. Flint with plain tiled roofs. Chancel with north and south chapels, nave with aisles, north west tower and north porch. Two stage tower with broach spire and lucarnes, heavily restored exterior with lancets in south aisle and chancel south wall, otherwise C19 or C15 windows. Interior: nave with north arcade c.1200 of 2 chamfered arches on square pier and responds with simple abaci, with similar arch from north aisle to tower. South arcade C14 with 3 double hollow chamfered arches on octagonal piers, and similar arch to south chapel. Roof of 4 crown posts. Chancel arch simple C12 arch on abaci with clasped attached shafts. Chancel with 1 south lancet, and crenellated wall plate, north and south chapels with roofs of 3 crown posts each, with crenellated and moulded wall plates; simple chamfered arches to chancel. Fittings: cusped piscina and trefoil headed niche and arched aumbrey in chancel, and chamfered piscina in south chapel. Full set of C19 fittings including reredos, altar rails, double decker pulpit, box pews, choir stalls and benches and octagonal font. Monuments: on the south wall of chancel, white marble wall tablet to John Hulse, d.1681, with scrolled and foliated Ionic pilasters, with cherub's head and draped urn, and swan-necked pediment, all on base with cherubs' heads, brackets and swags. (See BOE KENT II 1983, 40) . Listing NGR: TQ9531757633 (6)

<1> OS 25" 1908 (OS Card Reference). SKE48259.

<2> Kent 1935 230-1 (JC Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE45681.

<3> F1 ASP 25-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42283.

<4> DOE(HHR) Swale RD Kent Nov 1960 64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41199.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 95 NE 5 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4798.

<6> DNH List 28-Aug-1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE39779.

<6> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<7> DNH List 28-Aug-1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE39779.