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Church in Kent, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All Saints Church, West Stourmouth, is a redundant Anglican church in the civil parish of Stourmouth, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands in the settlement of West Stourmouth, some 4 miles (6 km) north of Wingham to the southeast of the A28 road.[2][3]
All Saints Church, West Stourmouth | |
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![]() All Saints Church, West Stourmouth, from the southeast | |
51.3203°N 1.2365°E | |
OS grid reference | TR 256 628 |
Location | Stourmouth, Kent |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
History | |
Dedication | All Saints |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 11 October 1963 |
Architectural type | Church |
Closed | 1979 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | Flint with stone dressings, Tiled roofs |
The main fabric in the church is Anglo-Saxon. Alterations were made in the late 12th century.[1] The church was damaged in an earthquake in 1382, and was subsequently rebuilt.[4] Windows were replaced in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was restored in 1845, when the seating was reorganised. It has been redundant since 1979.[1]
The church is constructed in flint with stone dressings and tiled roofs. Its plan consists of a nave with north and south aisles, a chancel, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is weatherboarded with a shingled spire, and is supported by two 17th-century massive brick buttresses. Between the buttresses is a porch, above which is a 15th-century two-light window. The south aisle has a brick parapet and contains three two-light ogee-headed 14th-century windows. The south porch is gabled with corner buttresses. The east wall of the chancel was rebuilt in the 19th century, and contains a Decorated style window. In the south wall are two lancet windows, and there is a similar window on the north side. Only the lower half of the north aisle survives, and it contains two hipped dormers.[1]
The chancel has dado panelling, a piscina and choir stalls, all dating from the 17th century. The base of a rood screen with four panels is still present. Also dating from the 17th century are an octagonal pulpit and box pews. In the chancel is a brass dated 1472. There are fragments of 15th-century glass in the south window of the chancel.[1] Also in the church are the royal arms of George III.[2]
The church is part of a joint benefice which includes:
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