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Monument details

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1932 Church to Lullingstone Castle. Possibly of Norman origin. Visible evidence of 14th, 16th and 18th centuries. Built of knapped flint with a strip of red brick along the top. Slate roof. Nave and lower chancel possibly Norman altered in early 14th century. Decorated 2 and 3 light windows, the east window reticulated. Early 16th century north chapel of brick and stone dressings. Large early 18th century stuccoed south porch and west bell turret by Percyvall Hart who died in 1738.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
EYNSFORD LULLINGSTONE LANE 1. 5280 Lullingstone TQ 56 SW 5/63 1.6.67 Church of St Botolph I
2. Possibly of Norman origin. Visible evidence of C14, C16 and C18. Built of knapped flint with a strip of red brick along the top. Slate roof. Nave and lower chancel possibly Norman altered in early C14. Decorated 2 and 3 light windows, the east window reticulated. Early C16 north chapel of brick and stone dressings. Large early C18 stuccoed south porch and west bell turret by Percyvall Hart who died in 1738. Interior has fine C18 plaster ceilings, window surrounds and chancel arch decorated with alternate mitres and crowns. Fine late perpendicular rood screen with pomegranite of Aragon and rebus of Sir John Pec C18 balustrade, pulpit, benches and black and white marble pavement. C14, C16 and C18 glass by W Peckitt of York. Fine monuments to Sir John Peche (died 1922) a standing wall monument to Sir Percyvall Hart (died 1581). Sir George Hart (died 1587), Percyvall Hart (died 1738) with fine rococo Gothic arcading and Anne Dyke (died 1763) a hanging monument in the manner of Sir Henry Cheeres. The church to Lullingstone Castle. Listing NGR: TQ5301664385 (1)

Description from record TQ 56 SW 1 :
(TQ 5299 6443) St. Botolph's Church (NAT) (2)

The Church of St. Botolph's Lullingstone, is Norman, restored temp. Edward III, and added to later. (3)

In normal use. (4)

5280 EYNSFORD LULLINGSTONE LANE Lullingstone Church of St. Botolph TQ 56 SW 5/63 2. Possibly of Norman origin. Visible evidence of 14th, 16th and 18th century work. Built of knapped flint with a strip of red brick along the top. slate roof. Nave and lower chancel possibly Norman altered in early 14th century. Decorated 2 and 3 light windows, the east window reticulated. Early 16th century north chapel of brick and stone dressings. Large early 18th century stuccoed south porch and west bell turret by Percyvall Hart who died in 1738. Interior has fine 18th century plaster ceilings, window surrounds and chancel arch decorated with alternate mitres and crowns. Fine late perpendicular rood screen with pomegranite of Aragon and rebus of Sir John Peche. 18th century balustrade, pulpit, benches and black and white marble pavement. 14th, 16th and 18th century glass by W Peckitt of York. Fine monuments to Sir John Peche (died 1922) a standing wall monument to Sir Percyvall Hart (died 1581). Sir George Hart (died 1587), Percyvall Hart (died 1738) with fine rococo Gothic arcading and Anne Dyke (died 1763) a hanging monument in the manner of Sir Henry Cheeres. The church to Lullingstone Castle (TQ 56 SW 18). (5)

St Botolph, Lullingstone, looks Norman in shape but the earlier evidence is of the early 14th century. (6)

Lullingstone: St Botolph. The glass in this small building is perhaps the most remarkable in any parish church in the county, offering examples of the work of every century from the 14th to18th. (Detailed account of the glass) (7)

Additional Info. (8)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> OS 6" 1961. (OS Card Reference). SKE48370.

<3> Arch. Cant. 16, 1886, 99-113 (Canon Scott Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE36973.

<4> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.

<5> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 23 (OS Card Reference). SKE40990.

<6> Arch Cant 86 1971 42-54 (CR Counar) (OS Card Reference). SKE35873.

<7> Historic England, Archive material associated with St Botolphs Church (Archive). SKE53750.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 1 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2965.

<8> Pittman, S., 1983, Lullingstone Park: The Evolution of a Medieval Deer Park (Monograph). SKE11893.

<9> Diocese of Rochester (Tim Tatton-Brown), 1993, Eynsford, St Botolph: Diocesan church survey (Unpublished document). SKE29618.

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