Church of St Martin of Tours
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1070050
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin of Tours
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1070050
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin of Tours
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Guston
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 32229 44733
Details
TR 34 SW GUSTON THE STREET north side
5/19 Church of St. Martin of Tours 22.8.66 GV II*
Parish church. C12, restored late C19. Flint with plain tiled roof. Chancel and nave with north porch, south vestry and western bell turret. Large central triple offset buttress on west wall, with timber and shingled turret and spirelet over C14 south vestry. North porch with simple chamfered outer arch and C12 north doorway with wave and roll mould on attached shafts with 1 scalloped capital and that to west with overlapping rings. C19 fenestration throughout except original C12 triple round headed lancet east window. Interior reveals to windows. C12 tie beam roof, the area above the collar beams ceiled in. Chancel stepped in with C19 trussed rafter roof. Fittings with C19 floriate brass brackets to alter rail light 3 bay chancel screen without tracery, pulpit, font and benches, that at south west with attached poor box. Glass in nave to Francis William Prescott d.1919, now very dark blue, purples and orange. The broad composition contrasting with the more usual C19 glass elsewhere in the church. (See BOE Kent II 1983, 339).
Listing NGR: TR3242344641
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 178458
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, (1983), 339
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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