Church of St Peter and St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1247673
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1247673
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH HILL
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 PETER AND ST PAUL, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sutton
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 33432 49340
Details
SUTTON CHURCH HILL TR 34 NW (West side)
7/90 Church of St. Peter 11.10.63 and St. Paul
GV II*
Parish Church. C12, with south porch and vestry 1857, apse 1861 by Arthur Ashpitel. Flint, the south nave wall rendered, with plain tiled roof. Nave chancel, north and south porches each stepped down consecutively from the nave. Nave and chancel with small round headed lancets, with inserted C19 round headed lights. Apse with triple round headed window copied from Barfrestone. Windows on north nave with interlacing strapwork surround studded with platework, and reset grotesque head on south porch with pebble eyes. Bellcote of 1857 has been truncated, with C13 bell now hung directly onto the west wall. North doorway with nook shafts with scalloped and scrolled capitals, with nailhead outer order and tympanum with diagonal and pinhead moulding and wooden lintel. Interior: Simple 2 cell church in origin. South doorway with carved head keystone, and chancel arch (on renewed billet moulded inposts with grotesque head keystone with black pebbles for eyes. Trussed rafter roof in nave, crenellated wooden barrel roof in chancel. Similar arch to apsidal sanctuary as chancel arch (i.e. Ashpitel's work of 1861). Apse with 7 bay blind arcade. Fittings: C19 poppy head choir stalls (from St. Margaret's, Canterbury). C17 pulpit with heavily enriched arcaded sides, the top panels with strap- work and modillion cornice to top rail with triple scrolled book rest. Profuse guilloche enrichment. The base renewed. (See B.O.E. Kent II 1983, 472).
Listing NGR: TR3344249315
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428205
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, (1983), 472
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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