Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, COOLING ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1204435
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, COOLING ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1204435
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jan-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, COOLING ROAD
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 MARGARET, COOLING ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Medway (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- High Halstow
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 77976 75278
Details
HIGH HALSTOW CP COOLING ROAD TQ 77 NE 2/62 North side 21.1.66 Church of St Margaret GV I
Parish church. C13, enlarged late C15 with west tower rebuilt in C18. Flint ragstone with lead roof over nave. West tower, nave with south porch and lean-to south aisle continued as chapel almost to east end, north aisle and chancel. West tower of ragstone with red brick plinth, buttresses, quoins and parapets. Clerestoried nave. Chancel with east window renewed in C19. Interior: 3 bay nave arcades of C13 with round piers, two hollow chamfers on arches and finely undercut caps and bases. Perpendicular tower arch. North chapel arch from chancel,hardly chamfered and with angle-shafts with moulded bases and caps. South chapel arch pointed but unchamfered with almost Romanesque capitals and shafts to south east respond. C15 chancel arch. Piscina in chancel. Fittings: early C13 font with plain square bowl on corner shafts and central stem. C17 altar table.
Listing NGR: TQ7734375376
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 172899
- 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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