Church of St Mary Sub-castro
CHURCH OF ST MARY SUB-CASTRO
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1070328
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1974
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY SUB-CASTRO
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1070328
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1974
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY SUB-CASTRO
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY SUB-CASTRO
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dover
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 32629 41822
Details
DOVER
685/1/49 DOVER CASTLE
07-MAR-74 CHURCH OF ST MARY SUB-CASTRO
GV I
The latest possible date for the foundation of the church is C.1020AD. The exterior is of 2 storeys flint with some reused Roman brick window dressings and some modern ashlar dressings. Modern tiled roof and restored tower. The Church was roofless and used as a coalstore in the C18 but was restored for use as a garrison church to the Castle by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1862. The interior contains a Chancel arch of Roman brick, a blocked Saxon doorway and the site of a Military or soldiers altar of A.D. 1225. There is a Victorian wooden roof and stained glass windows. Mosaics by Butterfield 1888.
Listing NGR: TR3263241823
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 177826
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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