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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 94 SE 82 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | CHURCH OF ST MARY |
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Summary
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1799 Church, 14th/15th C.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9796 4191 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ94SE |
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| Parish: | GREAT CHART WITH SINGLETON, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Description from record TQ 94 SE 4:
(TQ 97964191) St. Mary's Church (NAT) (1) A 14th century church with the exception of the nave aisles, and the clerestory which are 15th century. The church was restored in 1875. (2) St. Mary's Church. In regular use for divine worship. TQ 97954188. See GP AO/61/195/4 from S. (3) Checked and correct. (4) 5272 Church of St Mary, The Street (north-west side), Great Chart. TQ 9741 24/1 14.2.67. Grade 1. Built of ragstone. C13 chancel with C15 north and south chapels. C14 nave with C14 north aisle and C15 south aisle, C15 south porch with a west tower which is a land mark for a wide area. The jambs of the vestry door are early Norman, circa 1080. C15 font. Rood stairs. C19box pews. The churchyard has some C18 stone headstones with cherub, skull or hourglass motifs. Paths in the churchyard are paved with stone pavements of Bethersden marble. (5) St Mary, from the outside all looks quite normal, apparently all Perpendicular. But inside there is unusual equality of nave and chancel. The clerestory continues for one bay east of the chancel archand the rood screen stood east and not west of the chancel arch. The explanation no doubt lies in the churches prehistory - a few voussoirsof Caen stone in the walling survive from Norman work. There was a fire before 1472 when James Goldwell, Bishop of Norwich, obtained an indulgence for restoring the church. This work was probably complete by 1475 although the clerestory and aisle window maybe as late as circa 1500. (6) Additional bibliography - not consulted. (7 8)
It has been suggested that this was a pest(ilence) house (11)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 GREAT CHART THE STREET (north-west side) Church of St Mary TQ 9741 24/1 14.2.67. I 2. Built of ragstone. C13 chancel with C15 north and south chapels. C14 nave with C14 north aisle and C15 south aisle, C15 south porch with a west tower which is a land mark for a wide area. The jambs of the vestry door are early Norman, circa 1080. C15 font. Rood stairs. C19 box pews. The churchyard has some C18 stone headstones with cherub, skull or hourglass motifs. Paths in the churchyard are paved with stone pavements of Bethersden marble. Listing NGR: TQ9796641918 (12)
Historic England Archive Material: BF052986 ST MARYS CHURCH, GREAT CHART WITH SINGLETON File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.
OP25172 View of the 'Pest House' in Great Chart from the south, with St Mary's Church behind
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> MHLG West Ashford RD 1887/11/A Oct 1960 31 (OS Card Reference). SKE47184.
<3> F1 ASP 15.12.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42115.
<4> F2 CFW 01.01.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43191.
<5> DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 132 (OS Card Reference). SKE40820.
<6> Bldgs of Eng 1980 W Kent & the Weald 305-6 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37707.
<7> Church of St Mary the Virgin Great Chart: history & guide 1964 (J S Tunbridge) (OS Card Reference). SKE38971.
<8> St Mary the Virgin, Great Chart: notes on the brasses (OS Card Reference). SKE49637.
<9> Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 4 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4774.
<10> Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 4 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4775.
<11> Igglesden, C., 1942, A Saunter through Kent with pen and pencil (Monograph). SWX7173.
<12> 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" 1961. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: MHLG West Ashford RD 1887/11/A Oct 1960 31. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15.12.61. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 01.01.64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 132. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng 1980 W Kent & the Weald 305-6 (J Newman). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Church of St Mary the Virgin Great Chart: history & guide 1964 (J S Tunbridge). |
| <8> | OS Card Reference: St Mary the Virgin, Great Chart: notes on the brasses. |
| <9> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 4 - December, 1961. |
| <10> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 94 SE 4 - January, 1964. |
| <11> | Monograph: Igglesden, C.. 1942. A Saunter through Kent with pen and pencil. Volumes 1 to 29. |
| <12>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #21634 Church, ] |
