Description

TQ 65 SE WATERINGBURY TONBRIDGE ROAD
(north side)

2/95 Church of Saint John
the Baptist
25. 8.59

- II*

Parish Church,Late medieval with C13 tower and chancel. Nave, north and south
aisles, chancel. Rendered west tower with shingled spire (rebuilt in 1886).
Nave, C15, rebuilt by Joseph Clarke, who added south aisle, 1856. North aisle
1883-84, W O Milne. Ragstone with Bath stone dressings, slate roofs. Two
of the tall 3-light perpendicular windows survive as west windows of the
aisles. Old roof in the nave with tie-beams on stone demi-angels. Chancel,
C13, with windows inserted in C15. Gabled C15 porch. Tomb with marble
doubled Ionic columns supporting segmental hoods, dated 1628, to Olyver Style,
d.1622.

Listing NGR: TQ6852753603

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546807

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