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Monument details

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1300 to 1632 C13th & later church

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1300 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Description from record TQ 83 SE 3:
[TQ 8835 3337] Ch. (NAT) (1) The Church of St. Mildred, Tenterden, has a 15th c. west tower. The arcades of the nave and aisles are 13th c. on the south and 14th c. on the north. (2) In normal use. (3) 1715 HIGH STREET (North Side) Parish Church of St Mildred TQ 8833 1/36 8.5.50. A GV 2. C14 to C15. The exterior is of stone rubble with a crenellated tower of Bethersden marble, dated 1467 with 4 crockets. South porch. The interior has a 5 bay nave and north and south aisled. C19 wooden barrow vaulted ceiling. The stone chancel arch has 2 blocked-in lancets. C19 carved chancel screen. Piscina and sedilia. Early C17 Whitfield monuments. All the listed buildings on the N side from nos 10-44 inc Church of St Mildred form a group. (4) St Mildred, Tenterden. The grey west tower, c.1449-1495, is the finest of any parish church in Kent. It is of four tall stages, with deep angle buttresses going up almost to the top, octagonal corner turrets, and bold crocketed pinnacles. The chancel basically 13th century, Decorated north chapel, the aisled nave 14th century. Restoration c.1864-6 by G.M. Hills or Christian. Full architectural description. (5) Additional bibliography - not consulted. (6-8)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TENTERDEN
633/1/36 HIGH STREET
08-MAY-50 TENTERDEN
(North side)
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MILDRED
GV I
C14 to C15. The exterior is of stone rubble with a crenellated tower of Bethersden marble, dated 1467 with 4 crockets. South porch. The interior has a 5 bay nave and north and south aisles. C19 wooden barrel vaulted ceiling. The stone chancel arch has 2 blocked-in lancets. C19 carved chancel screen. Piscina and sedilia. Early C17 Whitfield monuments.
All of the listed buildings on the north side from Nos 10 to 44, including Church of St Mildred form a group. Listing NGR: TQ8836833369 (10)

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Kent 1935 285-6 (JC Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE45688.

<3> F1 ASP 11.02.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42039.

<4> DOE (HHR) Tenterden Boro Kent June 1972 32-3 (OS Card Reference). SKE40647.

<5> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 562-4 photo (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37948.

<6> Parish Church of St Mildred's Tenterden 1960 (Fellowes H le M) (OS Card Reference). SKE48489.

<7> St Mildred's Parish Church 1948 (Taylor AH) (OS Card Reference). SKE49642.

<8> Notes on Tenterden and the four churches 1902 (Ellis-mace J) (OS Card Reference). SKE47698.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 83 SE 3 - February, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4329.

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

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