Listed Building record TQ 97 SE 1070 - THE ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST SEXBURGA

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 450 to 1978. Medieval church incorporating earlier elements and containing a pair of adjacent churches within its fabric. The North aisle and nave represents the conventual church and the South aisle and nave the parish church.

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Grid reference TQ 95607 72984 (point)
Map sheet TQ97SE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT

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<1> OS 25" (OS Card Reference). SKE48250.

<2> Kent Little Guide 1935 6th Edn (JC Cox), Page Nos. 223-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE45918.

<3> Royal Archaeological Institute, The archaeological journal vol 1 (1844)-, 41 1884 sketch (JP Harrison), Volume Nos. 1, Page Nos. 54-7 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6335.

<4> Rev W Bromston, Vicarage Minster. July 1906 (OS Card Reference). SKE49208.

<5> ONB Kent 13 SE Rev 1931 (OS Card Reference). SKE47878.

<6> The Abbey Church on Minster Sheppey 4 5 10 (Mary Hall) recent undated (OS Card Reference). SKE49922.

<7> F1 AC 12-NOV-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41792.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 97 SE 25 - November, 1959, F1 AC 12-NOV-59 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5016.

<8> DOE(HHR) Boro of Swale Kent 30th June 1978, Page Nos. 12-13 (OS Card Reference). SKE40844.

<9> by H M Taylor and Joan Taylor, 1965, Anglo-Saxon architecture : volume 1, 1965, Page Nos. 429-430 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6406.

<10> The Buildings of England Most volumes held, North-East and East Kent 3rd Ed 1983 (J Newman and N Pevsner), Page Nos. 391-3 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6338.

<11> OS 1:2500 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48213.

<12> Kent Archaeological Society, Archaeologia Cantiana, being contributions to the history and archaeology of Kent vol 1 (1858)-, 1897 (J Cave-Brown), Volume Nos. 22, Page Nos. 144-168 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6334.

<13> OS Britain Before the Norman Conquest 1:625 000 1973 (south sheet) (OS Card Reference). SKE48403.

<14> by Warwick Rodwell, James Bentley, 1984, Our Christian heritage [Christianity and churches from RB times], 1984, Page Nos. 39 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6384.

<16> MINSTER ABBEY (ST MARY AND ST SEXBURGG'S) CHURCH FROM THE WEST (Photograph). SKE2573.

<17> MUSTER ABBEY CHURCH (ST MARY AND ST SEXBURGG'S) FROM THE SOUTH (Photograph). SKE2574.

<18> Struth, P & Richmond, H MAR-94 RCHME Field Investigation (OS Card Reference). SKE49690.

<19> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<20> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<21> Philp, B & Chenery, M, 1998, Prehistoric and Monastic Sites at Minster Abbey, Sheppey, Kent (Monograph). SKE12306.

<22> Historic England, Archive material associated with St Mary and St Sexburga's Church, Minster on Sea, Listed Building (Archive). SKE54393.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 25".
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Kent Little Guide 1935 6th Edn (JC Cox), Page Nos. 223-4.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Royal Archaeological Institute. The archaeological journal vol 1 (1844)-. 41 1884 sketch (JP Harrison), Volume Nos. 1, Page Nos. 54-7.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Rev W Bromston, Vicarage Minster. July 1906.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: ONB Kent 13 SE Rev 1931.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: The Abbey Church on Minster Sheppey 4 5 10 (Mary Hall) recent undated.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 12-NOV-59.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 97 SE 25 - November, 1959. F1 AC 12-NOV-59.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Boro of Swale Kent 30th June 1978, Page Nos. 12-13.
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: by H M Taylor and Joan Taylor. 1965. Anglo-Saxon architecture : volume 1. 1965, Page Nos. 429-430.
  • <10> Bibliographic reference: The Buildings of England Most volumes held. North-East and East Kent 3rd Ed 1983 (J Newman and N Pevsner), Page Nos. 391-3.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1971.
  • <12> Bibliographic reference: Kent Archaeological Society. Archaeologia Cantiana, being contributions to the history and archaeology of Kent vol 1 (1858)-. 1897 (J Cave-Brown), Volume Nos. 22, Page Nos. 144-168.
  • <13> OS Card Reference: OS Britain Before the Norman Conquest 1:625 000 1973 (south sheet).
  • <14> Bibliographic reference: by Warwick Rodwell, James Bentley. 1984. Our Christian heritage [Christianity and churches from RB times]. 1984, Page Nos. 39.
  • <16> Photograph: MINSTER ABBEY (ST MARY AND ST SEXBURGG'S) CHURCH FROM THE WEST. OS59/F220/6. Black and White. Negative.
  • <17> Photograph: MUSTER ABBEY CHURCH (ST MARY AND ST SEXBURGG'S) FROM THE SOUTH. OS59/F220/7. Black and White. Negative.
  • <18> OS Card Reference: Struth, P & Richmond, H MAR-94 RCHME Field Investigation.
  • <19>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #33760 Church, ]
  • <20> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
  • <21> Monograph: Philp, B & Chenery, M. 1998. Prehistoric and Monastic Sites at Minster Abbey, Sheppey, Kent.
  • <22> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with St Mary and St Sexburga's Church, Minster on Sea, Listed Building.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment of the East Thames corridor (EWX6643)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Minster Abbey, Sheppey (EKE8611)

Record last edited

Nov 1 2021 12:56PM