Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SKE29623 - Goodnestone, The Holy Cross:Diocesan church survey

Title Goodnestone, The Holy Cross:Diocesan church survey
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Date/Year 2000

Abstract/Summary

The church is notable for rebuliding of the nave and chancel by Rickman and Hiseey in 1839-41 in a way that was for that date both confident and knowlegable. Of Particular interest is the internal structure of the chancel, with transverse pointed arches in stone. This desogn was brobably based on similar medieval features in the chancel of the church at Culworth in Northamptonshire, which was restored by Hussey in 1840. The earlieast visable fabric is late 12th century arch on the North side of the tower. It has a pointed arch of a single rectangular order and a plain rectangular respond on the West with a scalloped capital also on the East side but the two exposed sides suggest that it is square and was set on a square pier rather than a respond. This arch would therefore have been the bay at the the West end of a 12th century North arcade rather than part of an early tower. This is supported by the fact that the late medieval tower does not incorporate the arch but was built ajacent to it on the South side of the wall. The West wall of the later 13th century North aisle up with the west respondof the arch. Presumably there was a narrower aisle in the late 12th century. The North aisle wich dates from the early 13th century. The compartment has gables at the East and West with plain verges and the North wall has plain over hanging eaves. The walls have a low plain chamfered plinth and buttresses are of a single weathered stage execpt for the angle buttresses at the Eastern corner, which has two stages. The orginal windows are lancets. There is a group of three lain chamfered graduated lights lancets of the same pattern, two in the North wall, the first in the second bay from the East and the second in the fith bay, the third is in the West wall. Inside there is a piscina with a trefoil head and the South end of the East wal.

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Kent County Council Heritage 2014/60

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2015 2:41PM