Monument record TR 15 NE 119 - St George's Church (site of) extant tower

Summary

St George's tower, Parish church extant by 1200, enlarged 1871, destroyed 1942. Extant tower mainly 15th century incorporating earlier work

Location

Grid reference TR 1510 5765 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

[TR 15105764] St George's Tower [NR]. (1) TR 151576 St George's Tower. Scheduled No 96. (2) Former tower of St George's Church. Mainly 15th century, but one Romanesque arch and some restoration. (3) St George's Church, Canterbury, extant in 1200 (4a), enlarged and extended in 1871, destroyed 1942. Tower, restored, still stands. Christopher Marlowe baptized here. There was a small surrounding churchyard to the north-east. (4)

Historic England archive material: FL00607 Church of St George the Martyr, St George's Street, Canterbury, Kent This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.


<1> OS 1/2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48122.

<2> Eng Heritage SAMs Kent 31 Dec 1987 5 No 96 (OS Card Reference). SKE41590.

<3> Hist Builds Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57035 8 of 29 (OS Card Reference). SKE43892.

<4> CBA Churches Comm Bull 25 1989 - compiled 1984 - 10 11 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38771.

<5> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Eng Heritage SAMs Kent 31 Dec 1987 5 No 96.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Hist Builds Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57035 8 of 29.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: CBA Churches Comm Bull 25 1989 - compiled 1984 - 10 11 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <5>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #43450 tower and church, ]

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: ST GEORGE THE MARTYR (Ref: EI 36490) (EKE4620)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 1:26PM