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Monument details

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1100 to 1891. Ch - 12th/15th cent

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Description from record TQ 87 NW 11:
[TQ 83597755] Ch. [T.U] (1) Dedicated to ALL SAINTS. (2) All Hallows Church is a medley of styles from the 12th to 15th cents, but much restored in 1890 and 1901. West wall early Norman; N & S arcades Transitional. (3) In normal use. (4) Parish Church of All Saints. Grade I. C12-C15 restored 1886-91. (For full description see list). (5) Additional bibliography. (6)

This feature is recorded in the English Heritage Historic Area Assessment for Allhallows Parish. The report states: "When the parish of Allhallows was surveyed for the Tithe Commission in 1839 its population was around 268. The village comprised little more than a group of farmsteads, a public house, former poorhouse, vicarage and church…The most significant [of older remaining buildings] is the parish church of All Saints (grade I) which dates from the 12th to the 15th century, restored in 1886-91 by Ewan Christian". "the earliest fabric of the church has been dated to the 12th century, but the building may have an older history" (10)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ALLHALLOWS CP HIGH STREET TQ 87 NW 3/1 West side 21.11.66 Church of All Saints - I
Parish church. C12-C15, restored 1886-91 by Ewan Christian. Flint and stone, lead roof. West tower, nave with north and south aisles and south porch, chancel. West end of nave and, south arcade of C12, north arcade early C13, wide C14 chancel arch and clerestory to nave of C15. Chancel almost completely by Christian who also added the south porch. Interior: North arcade with round piers; octagonal piers to south arcade with crude scalloped capitals. Fittings: moulded south interior doorway with contemporary oak door. C14 chancel screen. C18 pulpit with tester. Box pew reset in north-west corner of south aisle. Listing NGR: TQ8417878880 (11)

<1> O.S. 6" 1906-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE47816.

<2> "History of Kent" vol. I, 1778, pp. 574. (E. Hasted). (OS Card Reference). SKE32659.

<3> "Little Guide: Kent", 1935, p. 187. (J. C. Cox). (OS Card Reference). SKE32667.

<4> F1 ASP 09-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42010.

<5> DOE (HHR) City of Rochester Upon Medway 1986 1 (OS Card Reference). SKE40163.

<6> Bldgs of Eng West Kent and the Weald 1980 127-128 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38042.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 87 NW 11 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4645.

<9> Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1993, Allhallows, All Saints: Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29591.

<10> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Outline Historic Area Assessment: Allhallows Parish. Research Report 11-2014 (Bibliographic reference). SKE31596.

<11> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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