Listed Building record TQ 64 NW 136 - CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1350 to 1979, There has been a church at Tudeley since the beginning of the seventh century, one of only four in the Weald at that time. The majority of the oldest existing fabric was built in the later medieval period, although some of the sandstone footings of the nave and tower may date from before the Norman conquest. A church at Tudeley is also mentioned in the Domesday Book under its alternative name of Tivedale. A list of incumbents hanging in the church begins in 1251. The extant brick tower was constructed in 1765 and in 1798 the church was described as being rebuilt. In 1871-5 Robert Medley Fulford rebuilt the nave and added the north aisle, and in 1885 the chancel arch was constructed. Some alterations were carried out in 1967 that were associated with the re-glazing of the church windows designed by Marc Chagall, of which there are twelve in total. The earliest window was installed in 1967 and commissioned by Sir Henry and Lady d'Avigdor-Goldsmid to commemorate their daughter, who was drowned in a sailing accident.The plan of the church is of a chancel, nave, and west tower, with a three-bay north aisle and south porch. The chancel and the part of nave below sill level are built from sandstone while the tower and upper section of the nave are built from brick. The chancel has angle buttresses and a round-headed east window. The nave is symmetrical with 19th century brick buttresses and the south porch is gabled.

Location

Grid reference TQ 62156 45407 (point)
Map sheet TQ64NW
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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

<2> OS 6" 1907-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48320.

<3> History of Kent 5 (1798) 258 (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE44123.

<4> F1 ASP 07-JAN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41980.

<5> F2 CFW 16-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43245.

<6> DOE (HHR) Tonbridge RD Kent Sept 1949 34 (OS Card Reference). SKE40653.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 10 - January, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3247.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 10 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3248.

<9> DOE (HHR) District of Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bidborough et al) 24th Aug 1990 304-305. (OS Card Reference). SKE40527.

<10> Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1994, Tudeley and Capel, All Saints:Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29526.

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #37830 church, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1907-38.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: History of Kent 5 (1798) 258 (Hasted).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-JAN-59.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 16-JAN-63.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Tonbridge RD Kent Sept 1949 34.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 10 - January, 1959.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 NW 10 - January, 1963.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) District of Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bidborough et al) 24th Aug 1990 304-305..
  • <10> Unpublished document: Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown). 1994. Tudeley and Capel, All Saints:Diocesan church survey.

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Record last edited

May 27 2021 12:37PM