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Monument details

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1903. 13th/14th/15th century church. Church comprising a 13th century west tower and chancel with 14th century and 15th century additions and alterations. There was an early restoration of 1472 and another in 1901-03. It is built of flint, ragstone, sandstone and brick.

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Description from record TQ 66 SW 12 :
[TQ 60176456] St. Peter & St. Paul's Church (NAT) (1) The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ash-by-Wrotham, largely restored and partly reconstructed in the 15thc. with further restorations c.1795; during the latter half of the 19thc. and finally in 1906. (2) The church (Sts. Peter and Paul), Ash, near Wrotham, is chiefly perpendicular, but the E. windows of chancel and N. chapel are Dec., and very fine. The former S. chapel has been rebuilt as a vestry. The tower has a distinctive Kentish feature - an attached octagonal stair-turret. (3) In normal use. (4) 5280 ASH-CUM-RIDLEY CHURCH LANE New Ash Green Ash Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul TQ 66 SW 7/5 1.6.67 I GV C13, C14 and C15 restored by Sir T G Jackson in 1901-3. Built of flint with ragstone and sandstone dressings. Chancel and west tower are C13. The top part of the tower and the turret are of red brick. Three bay nave and aisles. C14 but restored in 1472 when the south aisle was probably widened. North aisle has good Decorated east window of ogee forms and spherical triangles. South porch possibly of 1472 with stoup. Internally there is a good crown-post roof over the nave supported on trefoliated brackets. Early Perpendicular chancel arch, a Perpendicular font, Brass of a priest half length, a hanging monument to Dr Maxfield c1605 and 2 tablets to Thomas and Sophia Lambard of 1813 by John Bacon Junior, Piscina in South Aisle. (4-5)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ASH-CUM-RIDLEY CHURCH LANE 1. 5280 New Ash Green Ash Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul TQ 66 SW 7/5 1.6.67 GV 2. C13, C14 and C15 restored by Sir T G Jackson in 1901-3. Built of flint with ragstone and sandstone dressings. Chancel and west tower are C13. The top part of the tower and the turret are of red brick. Three bay nave and aisles. C14 but restored in 1472 when the south aisle was probably widened. North aisle has good Decorated east window of ogee forms and spherical triangles. South porch possibly of 1472 with stoup. Internally there is a good crown post roof over the nave supported on trefoliated brackets. Early Perpendicular chancel arch, a Perpendicular font, Brass of a priest half length, a hanging monument to Dr Maxfield c1605 and 2 tablets to Thomas and Sophia Lambard of 1813 by John Bacon Junior, Piscina in South Aisle.
Listing NGR: TQ6021464541 (8)

Archive material: BF090757 ST PETER AND ST PAUL'S CHURCH, CHURCH LANE, ASH CUM RIDLEY

<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> T Dartford & Dist AS 5 1935 17-22 (OS Card Reference). SKE49796.

<3> DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent Oct 1982 8 (OS Card Reference). SKE40325.

<4> Little Guide's Kent 1935 49 316-7 (JC Cox & PM Johnston) (OS Card Reference). SKE46141.

<5> F1 CFW 20-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42674.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 66 SW 12 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3584.

<7> Diocese of Rochester (Hugh Richmond), 2001, Ash, St Peter & St Paul: Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29604.

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

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