Church of the Holy Innocents
CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1123715
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Innocents
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1123715
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Innocents
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, CHURCH LANE
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 THE HOLY INNOCENTS, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Adisham
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 22765 54268
Details
1. 5273 ADISHAM CHURCH LANE
Church of the Holy Innocents TR 25 SW 14/3 30.1.67
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2. Built of flint with stone dressings and tiled roof. Cruciform building with a central tower, a north porch and a chapel to the west of the north transept and to the north of the nave. The building is largely late C12 except for the south transept which is Cl3 and has an east gabled projection as at Ickham and the north porch which is C19, but the base of the tower possibly contains some earlier Norman work and later C14 windows have been inserted in the nave and the chapel to the north of it. The whole building was restored in 1869-70 by William White. The nave retains its original stone wall benches. The church also contains a piece of C15 painted woodwork which once formed part of the reredos of Canterbury Cathedral and was rescued from destruction in the C17. Two piscinas and aumbry. Norman font. Early C16 base of rood screen. The churchyard contains a chest tomb, some oval bodystones, and C18 skull and cherub motif headstones.
Listing NGR: TR2279454202
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170890
- 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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