Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085693
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085693
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, 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 MARY, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishopsbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 18775 52617
Details
1.
5273 BISHOPSBOURNE THE STREET
(west side)
Church of St Mary
(formerly listed under
Park Lane)
TR 1852 21/152 30.1.67
I GV
2.
Knapped flint with tile roof, weathervane to tower. Chancel with north and
south chapels (now the vestry and the family pew of Bourne Park respectively)
and nave with aisles. The chancel, nave and aisles are C13, the north and
south chapels and the tower C15. C15 choir stalls.
The Reverend Richard Hooker, author of 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity'
and rector of Bishopsbourne from 1595-1600 is buried and has a memorial here.
Attractive early C19 memorial plaque to John McDivitt, 1839. Stained glass
some original glass in the chancel, also glass by Burne-Jones, and of the mid
C16. Boarded wagon roofs by Scott, 1871. Carved tombstones in churchyard
with cherubs and skulls.
Listing NGR: TR1877952615
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171007
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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