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reveal the richness of history visitchurches.org.uk/daysout 3 the historic treasures of the garden of Kent’s historic churches are as beautiful and distinctive as the county itself.

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Some are Medieval gems, set gloriously amid the rolling Downs, where pilgrims bound for would pause and pray. Others were built on trading riches and are grand survivors of savage French sea attacks. They inspired Charles Dickens – let them do the same for you. Take time out to visit the extraordinary treasures that are the historic churches of Kent. All the churches in this leaflet have been saved by step into The Churches Conservation Trust. The Trust is a charity that cares for more than 340 churches in England. This is one of 18 leaflets that highlight their history and treasures. history For more information on the other guides in this series, Experience 900 years of beautiful as well as interactive maps and downloadable information, craftsmanship in St Mary the Virgin church, see visitchurches.org.uk Fordwich, England’s smallest town Cooling, St James 1 Sandwich, St Peter 2 Inspiration for a dramatic Dickensian scene A landmark church that still rings a curfew

• Late 13th-century church with carved font and  • Medieval church from a once prosperous trading  beautiful arcades and military port • Some of the oldest Medieval furniture in England • Beautiful stone tombs and monuments Charles Dickens used the churchyard of St James as his St Peter’s is the guardian of an ancient Sandwich tradition. inspiration in the opening chapter of Great Expectations, Every day, at 8pm, the curfew bell rings out, signalling that where the hero Pip meets Magwitch the convict. Here, you the townspeople should cover their fires to make them safe can find what have become known as ‘Pip’s Graves’ – the for the night. This was once known as the ‘pigbell’, as it also forlorn gravestones of 13 children that Dickens describes in informed people they could release their animals into the chapter. The site – on the Hoo Peninsula – is dramatically the street. bleak in winter, recalling the opening scene in David Lean’s This old Cinque Port church is a local landmark. Much of 1946 film of the book. today’s building dates from 800 years ago, though it has been Inside, the church is light and spacious. There is a 500-year- altered many times. The handsome tower with its distinctive old timber door that still swings on its ancient hinges – even onion dome top is a 17th-century addition – built by Flemish though it now leads to a blocked north doorway! Another protestant refugees, in the style of their homeland churches. quirky feature is the 19th-century vestry – its walls are lined from top to bottom with thousands of cockle shells. Inside, the church is spacious and airy, with few furnishings. The atmospheric 13th-century crypt – open by arrangement Dickens fans should also visit St Mary’s in Higham, the village – was once a charnel house where bones from the graveyard where the novelist ended his days while writing The Mystery were stored to make room for new graves. of Edwin Drood. Market Street, Sandwich CT13 9DA Main Road, Cooling, Rochester ME3 8DG Sandwich town centre 6m N of Rochester off B2000 Nearest railway station: Sandwich (0.3 miles) Nearest railway station: Higham (3.3 miles) Open daily but may close at short notice;  Open daily, 10am-4pm call 01304 621554 for information 3 Fordwich, 5 St Mary the Virgin , 900 years of All Saints craftsmanship in a Wondrous memorials in lovely shingle church a lovely church interior This historic church stands in an idyllic spot near the river This pretty ‘walkers’ church’ dates back to Norman times Stour, leaning somewhat, as a result of a 15th-century flood. and is set on the beautiful . The south chapel Inside, the church is mellow and unspoilt, with 17th-century of 1697 contains a touching memorial to the Bertie family, fittings and wall paintings. It is home to a strange carved stone, with life-size marble figures of a husband and wife holding dating from around 1100. Nearly 1.7 metres long, the stone hands. In the north chapel is a fantastical monument to is thought to be a shrine made for the body parts – or relics Sir Henry Furness (d. 1712) – tiered like a wedding cake and – of a saint, maybe St . flanked by statues of women mourners and cherubs, it almost scrapes the chapel ceiling. The Drove, Fordwich, Canterbury CT2 0DE 3m NE of Canterbury off A28 Sandwich Road, Waldershare, CT15 5AT Nearest railway station: (1.5 miles) 3m N of Dover, on minor road parallel to A256 Open daily, 11am-3pm Nearest railway station: (3 miles) Open daily, 10.30am-3.30pm visitchurches.org.uk/daysout

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A place of worship for with us Spend a day A Saxon survivor in the the Knights Hospitallers Garden of England A huge 13th-century tower dominates this medieval church This picture-postcard church stands hidden by trees in a quiet location on the Kent Downs. The church has close in a delightful setting by the Little Stour. When visiting, links with the Knights Hospitallers whose Commandery still you first see the small spire and bell tower then the beautiful stands across the fields. The church has much to discover, flint, ragstone and brick body of the church. Inside, the church including a 14th-century porch with two Medieval ‘Mass Dials’ is furnished with box pews – some with beautiful carving – (sundials to tell the service times) and a 14th-century font a 17th-century pulpit and a handsome organ, still showing which was rescued from a garden in 1914. the original pumping lever. The attractive tiled flooring contains three interesting memorial stones. The Street, Swingfield Street, Swingfield, Kent, CT15 7HA 7 miles north of . Located to the east of the Church Lane, West Stourmouth, Canterbury CT3 1HT A260 Canterbury to Folkestone Road 4m N of Wingham off B2046 Nearest railway station: Temple (5 miles) Nearest railway station: Minster (5 miles) Open daily, 10am-4pm Open daily, 10am-4pm Higham, St Mary 12 More churches to enjoy An unusual flint-banded church standing by the Thames Each CCT church has been saved because it is special. marshes; thought to have been part of a priory long since lost. We can’t do justice to them all in one leaflet, so visit our website Lovely Victorian glass gleams in the windows. for more information on those only briefly described here. Church Street, Lower Higham, Rochester ME3 7LS 4m NW of Rochester off B2000 Burham, St Mary 7 Open daily, 9am-6pm This stocky flint-and-ragstone church stands under the Downs on the pilgrims’ route to Canterbury. The rustic, partially plastered interior is lovely. There are two Norman fonts. Kingsdown, St Catherine 13 The only complete Anglican church designed by EW Pugin, Old Church Road, Burham, Rochester ME1 3XY with a needle-sharp spire and richly coloured stained glass. 5m NW of off A229 Inside and out, it is a time capsule of Victorian church design. Open daily, 10am-4pm Kingsdown, ME9 0AS 4m SE of Sittingbourne and S of M2 between Doddington Capel, St Thomas à Becket 8 and Milstead Becket himself is said to have preached in this Norman Open daily, 9am-6pm Wealden church. Medieval wall paintings depicting Cain and Abel and Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem were discovered and Knowlton, St Clement restored in 1967. 14 Cherubs bathe in coloured light in this pretty Medieval Church Lane, Capel, Five Oak Green, TN12 6SX church, set in the grounds of Knowlton Court manor house. 4m E of Tonbridge off B2017 The lovely interior features carved wood, marble monuments Open daily, 10am-4pm; at other times keyholder nearby and beautiful stained glass. Knowlton Court, Knowlton, Canterbury CT3 1PT Capel-le-Ferne, St Mary 9 4m SW of Sandwich off A256 Lovely, remote church hugging the downland above Open daily, 10am-5pm Folkestone, with views across the channel. The church has a squat flint tower, a Norman window and an unusual visitchurches.org.uk/joinus Luddenham, St Mary 15 14th-century altar screen. The 850-year-old church of St Mary’s is hidden in a farm- Manor House Lane, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone CT18 7EX yard on marshland fringes. Inside, the carved hands on 2m NE of Folkestone off B2011 a 13th-century coffin lid are depicted holding a heart. Open daily, 10am-4pm Luddenham Court, Luddenham, ME13 0TH 2m NW of Faversham East Peckham, St Michael 10 Open daily, 9am-6pm Beautiful Norman church on a hilltop with glorious views

over the Valley to the Weald. It contains two Become a supporter , St Benedict 16 centuries of memorials to the Twysden family and some This tiny pilgrim church beside a farmhouse on the Pilgrim’s lovely headstones in the churchyard. Way is at least 900 years old. With just a simple chancel and Old Church Lane, East Peckham, Tonbridge TN12 5NG nave, it still has the aura of a Norman place of prayer. 2m N of East Peckham off B2016 Paddlesworth Road, ME6 5DR Open daily, 10am-4pm 1m W of Snodland off A228 Open daily, 10am-4pm Goodnestone, St Bartholomew 11 This tiny unspoilt gem of a Norman church stands on a knoll Sandwich, St Mary 17 above Goodnestone Court, a half-timbered, 15th-century A church of Norman origin in the heart of historic building. The porch was rebuilt in 1837 after an earth tremor. Sandwich. The interior is intimate and atmospheric, with a Goodnestone Court, Goodnestone, Faversham ME13 9BZ beamed roof, supported by slender columns of chestnut wood. 1.5m E of Faversham and 1.5m N of Junction 7 of the M2, Strand Street, Sandwich CT13 9EU A2 and A229 Sandwich town centre Open daily, 10am-4pm Open daily, 10am-4pm A968

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A3110 ISLES OF SCILLY Find out more Welcome to a thousand Our website has a host of additional information years of English history that will help you plan and enjoy your visit, including: • Interactive maps The Churches Conservation Trust is the national • Filterable lists of all our churches charity protecting historic churches at risk. • Up to date opening times We’ve saved over 340 beautiful buildings • Visitor comments which attract more than 1.5 million visitors a year. • Downloadable guides With our help and with your support they are • Image galleries kept open and in use – living once again at the heart of their communities. • Event listings Go to visitchurches.org.uk to access all this and more. Visiting information Go to visitchurches.org.uk for detailed directions, local maps, information on disability access and up to date opening times. For other enquiries, call us on 020 7213 0660 (Monday – Friday, office hours), or [email protected] Please take care when visiting our churches. Floors may be uneven/worn or slippery, and interior lighting may be low.

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