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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 66 NW 134 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | CHURCH OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE |
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Summary
Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1889. Church 12/14thc. 13th-15th century restored in 1889 by John Drake when the nave was lengthened and a north-west tower replaced with existing wooden one. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof with some remaining courses of stone slabs. Chancel, nave with north aisle and porch and tower at the west end of the aisle. Small Norman window in the west wall. The north aisle is 13th century the chancel and nave late 13th-15th century.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 60334 69048 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ66NW |
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| Parish: | LONGFIELD AND NEW BARN, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II*) 1239125: CHURCH OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE |
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Full description
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Description from record TQ 66 NW 10 :
[TQ 60326904] St. Mary Magdalene's Church [NAT] (1) The Church of St. Mary, Longfield, much restored and enlarged in 1889. Contains Norman and Early Decorated features. (2) In normal use. (3) 1. 5280 LONGFIELD MAIN ROAD Church of St Mary Magdalene TQ 66 NW 4/210 1.6.67 II* 2. C13-C15 restored in 1889 by John Drake when the nave was lengthened and a north-west tower replaced with existing wooden one. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof with some remaining courses of stone slabs. Chancel, nave with north aisle and porch and tower at the west end of the aisle. Small Norman window in the west wall. The north aisle is C13 the chancel and nave late C13-C15. Barrel-vaulted roof. Piscina in south wall and archway in east wall. (4-5)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LONGFIELD MAIN ROAD 1. 5280 Church of St Mary Magdalene TQ 66 NW 4/210 1.6.67 II*
2. C13-C15 restored in 1889 by John Drake when the nave was lengthened and a north-west tower replaced with existing wooden one. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof with some remaining courses of stone slabs. Chancel, nave with north aisle and porch and tower at the west end of the aisle. Small Norman window in the west wall. The north aisle is C13 the chancel and nave late C13-Cl5. Barrel-vaulted roof. Piscina in south wall and archway in east wall.
Listing NGR: TQ5987369289 (7)
<1> OS 6" 1938-9 (OS Card Reference). SKE48357.
<2> Little Guide's Kent 1935 206 (JC Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE46140.
<3> F1 ASP 19-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42192.
<4> DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 77 (OS Card Reference). SKE40314.
<5> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 383-4 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37883.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 66 NW 10 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3536.
<7> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938-9. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Little Guide's Kent 1935 206 (JC Cox). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19-OCT-64. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 77. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 383-4 (J Newman). |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NW 10 - October, 1964. |
| <7>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #24859 Church, ] |
