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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1899 St Cosmus and St. Damian's Ch - medieval and later Chancel and nave with bell gable at its west end, north aisle and south porch. The chancel and nave are 13th century with later windows. The north aisle and south porch were added in 1866.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Description from record TR 16 SW 1 :
[TR 12906066] St. Cosmus and St. Damian's Church [NAT] (1) Church of St. Cosmus and St. Damian. The chancel and nave are 13th century and the aisle and porch are 19th century. (2) In normal use. (3) Church of St. Cosmus and St. Damian. Grade II*. 13th century and 1866. (4) Additional bibliography. (5)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 ST COSMUS AND ST DAMIAN IN THE BLEAN TYLER HILL ROAD
Church of St Cosmus and St Damian TR 16 SW 3/556 30.1.67
II*
2. C13 and 1866. Built of flint with stone quoins. Tiled roofs. Chancel and nave with bell gable at its west end, north aisle and south porch. The chancel and nave are C13 with later windows. The north aisle and south porch were added in 1866. Crown post roof to nave. The churchyard contains some C18 headstones with skull, cherub or cherub and trumpet motifs and some C19 oval bodystones.
Listing NGR: TR1220560858 (8)

Historic England archive material: BF052970 ST COSMUS AND ST DAMIANS CHURCH, ST COSMUS AND ST DAMIAN IN THE BLEAN 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.

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

<2> MHLG 1953/11/A Dec 1960 57 (OS Card Reference). SKE47081.

<3> F1 ASP 15.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42114.

<4> DOE (HHR) Dist of the City of Canterbury 1980 189 (OS Card Reference). SKE40368.

<5> BOE North East and East Kent 1983 146 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38261.

<6> Field report for monument TR 16 SW 1 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5573.

<7> Diocese of Canterbury (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1991, Blean, St Cosmus and St Damian: Dioesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29598.

<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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