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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stalisfield, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2372 / 51°14'13"N

Longitude: 0.8169 / 0°49'0"E

OS Eastings: 596738

OS Northings: 152434

OS Grid: TQ967524

Mapcode National: GBR RVN.9CZ

Mapcode Global: VHKK7.35QF

Plus Code: 9F326RP8+VQ

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 24 January 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1025295

English Heritage Legacy ID: 176527

ID on this website: 101025295

Location: St Mary's Church, Swale, Kent, ME13

County: Kent

District: Swale

Civil Parish: Stalisfield

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


TQ 95 SE STALISFIELD CHURCH ROAD
(east side)

6/121 Church of
St. Mary

24.1.67 II*

Parish church. C13 and restored 1904. Flint and sandstone with
plain tiled roof. Chancel with south chapel, nave with aisles,
north tower. Exterior heavily restored, tower topped by weather
vane dated 1904, over a wooden belfry with tiled roof.- Three
light C15 east window, otherwise C19 fenestration. Double
chamfered west doorway. Interior: nave arcades of 2 bays, on
square piers with chamfered corners and trefoiled archlet to
heavy moulded abaci, Roof of 3 tall crown posts. Single
chamfered arch on imposts from chancel to chapel and blocked
arch to demolished north chapel. Double chamfered chancel arch.
Fittings: trefoil headed piscina in chancel. Rood screen:C15
perpendicular. Five bays, each with four-light traceried openings-
with crenellated oblique transoms. Vine motif frieze above blank
tracery on lower panels, with angels, eagles and roses in
spandrels. Attached shafts support frieze of Tudor flowers with
renewed cove. C13 font on 5 shafts with 4 blank arches on each
side of bowl. Royal coat of arms (obscured at time of survey)
carved in high relief on nave south wall. (See B.O.E. Kent II,
1983, 465 and illus. 65.)


Listing NGR: TQ9673852434

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