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Monument details

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1100 to 1899. Church 12/13thc 12th century nave and 14th century chancel. The north vestry and south porch were added and the bell-turret at the west end rebuilt in the 19th century. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof. Weatherboarded turret with broached shingled spire. Hingework of south door is probably 12th century as are the 2 Norman windows in the nave. 13th century chancel arch. Nave has crown post roof. Purbeck marble font of 13th century and 15th century.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Description from record TQ 66 NW 11 :
[TQ 61316666] Church [NAT] (1) The Church of All Saints, Hartley consists of nave, chancel and porch, and W. bell-turret with shingled spire. The nave windows, high up, and the south door are Norman, the doorway and chancel arch 13thc. There is a 13thc. low-side window with shutter on the south; another in the north wall and a third to the west of the chancel arch. (2) In use for public worship. Mainly 13thc. with some Norman details as noted by Authy. 2. The south door is a particularly fine specimen with original ironwork and much original woodwork. (3) Checked and correct. (4) 1. 5280 HARTLEY CHURCH ROAD Church of All Saints TQ 66 NW 4/161 1.6.67 I 2. C12 nave and C14 chancel. The north vestry and south porch were added and the bell-turret at the west end rebuilt in the C19. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof. Weatherboarded turret with broached shingled spire. Hingework of south door is probably C12 as are the 2 Norman windows in the nave. C13 chancel arch. Nave has crown post roof. Purbeck marble font of C13 and C15. Chancel has marble monument to James Burrow (died 1729). Piscina. Jacobean pulpit. The churchyard contains some good C18 headstones with cherubs and some C19 oval bodystones. (5) 13th century chancel with a plain 13th century chancel arch. In addition, that "the only memorable thing about the church is the fringe-work of the south door", probably of 12th century date. (6) (9)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HARTLEY CHURCH ROAD 1. 5280 Church of All Saints TQ 66 NW 4/161 1.6.67 I 2. C12 nave and C14 chancel. The north vestry and south porch were added and the bell-turret at the west end rebuilt in the C19. Built of flint with stone dressings. Tiled roof. Weatherboarded turret with broached shingled spire. Hingework of south door is probably C12 as are the 2 Norman windows in the nave. C13 chancel arch. Nave has crown post roof. Purbeck marble font of C13 and C15. Chancel has marble monument to James Burrow (died 1729). Piscina. Jacobean pulpit. The churchyard contains some good C18 headstones with cherubs and some C19 oval bodystones. Listing NGR: TQ6099667274 (10)

Archive material (11)

<1> OS 6" 1938-9 (OS Card Reference). SKE48357.

<2> Little Guide's Kent 1935 180 (JC Cox & PM Johnston) (OS Card Reference). SKE46139.

<3> F1 CFW 27-SEP-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42788.

<4> F2 ASP 19-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43138.

<5> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 58 (OS Card Reference). SKE40991.

<6> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 315 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37869.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 66 NW 11 - September, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3537.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 66 NW 11 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3538.

<9> Diocese of Rochester (Hugh Richmond), 2002, Hartley, All Saints:Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29627.

<10> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<11> Historic England, Archive material associated with All Saints' Church, Hartley Listed Building (Archive). SKE53875.

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