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Monument details

HER Number:TR 14 SW 105
Type of record:Listed Building
Name:CHURCH OF ST PETER

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1899. A 13th century parish church with further additions in the 14th century and restoration work carried out in 1847. Flint and stone, with stone dressings. The roof is of plain tile.

Grid Reference:TR 12346 40535
Map Sheet:TR14SW
Parish:MONKS HORTON, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1200 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status:Listed Building (II*) 1344171: CHURCH OF ST PETER

Full description

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Description from record TR 14 SW 17:
[TR 12344053] St. Peter's Church [T.U.] (1) The Church of St Peter, Monks Horton, has a C13th chancel and nave. (2,7) In normal use. (4) TR 14 SW MONKS HORTON Church of St. Peter 1/27 29.12.66 GV II* Parish church. C13 and C14, restored 1847. Flint and stone, with stone dressings. Plain tile roof. Nave and chancel, with north vestry. Timber west belfry removed 1847. Nave: C13. No plinth. Two west and one south buttress. C19 flint and stone west bell-cote. C19 west lancet with hoodmould. Two C19 lancets, and one C19 2-light window to south. Unchamfered pointed-arched west doorway. Right jamb of blocked doorway towards centre of south side, possibly of re-used stone, with fragments of 3 scratch dials. Chancel: C13. South buttress. Two C19 south lancets, two rebated east lancets, and one north lancet. Vestry: C19. Flint stack to east. Two north lancets. West doorway with Caernavon arch. Nave, north elevation: one buttress. Stumps of 6 stone rood-loft stairs projecting from wall towards east end. One C19 lancet and one C19 two-light window. Blocked chamfered pointed-arched doorway towards centre. Interior: Structure: doubly hollow-chamfered, probably C14, chancel arch dying into wall. Blocked rebated rectangular stone doorway to rood-loft stairs. Roofs: moulded octagonal crown - posts to nave, on chamfered tile-beams. Sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Common-rafter roof to chancel, with sous-laces and ashlar pieces. Decoration: fragments of C15 stained glass to north-west window of nave. Armour: funerary helm with crest of arm holding pistol; probably for George Rooke, d.1649, but assembled from earlier pieces. (R Leadbetter, unpublished Church Guide, 1984) (J. Newman, B.O.E. Series, North-East and Ease Kent, 1976). (5,6)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:

TR 14 SW MONKS HORTON
1/27 Church of St. Peter 29.12.66 GV II*
Parish church. C13 and C14, restored 1847. Flint and stone, with stone dressings. Plain tile roof. Nave and chancel, with north vestry. limber west belfry removed 1847. Nave: C13. No plinth. Two west and one south buttress. C19 flint and stone west bell-cote. C19 west lancet with hoodmould. Two C19 lancets, and one C19 2-light window to south. Unchamfered pointed-arched west doorway. Right jamb of blocked doorway towards centre of south side, possibly of re-used stone, with fragments of 3 scratch dials. Chancel: C13. South buttress. Two C19 south lancets, two rebated east lancets, and one north lancet. Vestry: C19. Flint stack to east. Two north lancets. West doorway with Caernavon arch. Nave, north elevation: one buttress. Stumps of 6 stone rood-loft stairs projecting from wall towards east end. One C19 lancet and one C19 two-light window. Blocked chamfered pointed-arched doorway towards centre. Interior: Structure: doubly hollow-chamfered, probably C14, chancel arch dying into wall. Blocked rebated rectangular stone doorway to rood-loft stairs. Roof: moulded octagonal crown - posts to nave, on chamfered tie-beams. Sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Common- rafter roof to chancel, with sous-laces and ashlar-pieces. Decoration: fragments of C15 stained glass to north-west window of nave. Armour: funerary helm with crest of arm holding pistol; probably for George Rooke, d.1649, but assembled from earlier pieces. (R. Leadbetter, unpublished Church Guide, 1984) (J. Newman, B.O.E. Series, North-East and East Kent, 1976).
Listing NGR: TR1212940076 (8)


<1> OS 6" 1940 (OS Card Reference). SKE48362.

<2> "Kent" 1935, p227 (JC Cox) (OS Card Reference). SKE32666.

<3> "Churches of Kent" Vol.2, 1913, p17 (F Grayling) (OS Card Reference). SKE32602.

<4> F1 FGA 19-APR-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42942.

<5> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1980 397 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37747.

<6> DOE(HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 18 (OS Card Reference). SKE41052.

<7> Field report for monument TR 14 SW 17 - April, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5459.

<8> 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" 1940.
<2>OS Card Reference: "Kent" 1935, p227 (JC Cox).
<3>OS Card Reference: "Churches of Kent" Vol.2, 1913, p17 (F Grayling).
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 19-APR-63.
<5>OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1980 397 (J Newman).
<6>OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 18.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 14 SW 17 - April, 1963.
<8>XYMap: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #32651 Church, ]