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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 13 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | St Peter's church, Bekesbourne |
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Summary
St Peter's Church Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1100 to 1890 mainly 12th/13th century nave and chancel, South transept of 1715, largely restored 1881-90; of flint with stone dressings.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1951 5546 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | BEKESBOURNE-WITH-PATRIXBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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(TR 19515546) St Peter's Church (TU). (1) The Church of St Peter, Bekesbourne, is 12th/13th century largely rebuilt in 1881-90. 82) In normal use. (3) Built of flint with stone dressings. Chancel, nave and west tower intwo stages with crenellated parapet. The nave and tower are C12, the Chancel C13. Round-arched Norman doorway with zigzag mouldings and crude heads carved on responds. Transept dated 1715, with south wall faced with mathematical tiles. The church was greatly restored in 1881-90. Monuments including Sir Henry Palmer deceased 1611. The churchyard contains C18 skull, cherub, hourglass and spade and mattockmotif headstones, chest tombs and oval bodystones. (4) Additional bibliography (5)
Description from record TR 15 NE 852:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 BEKESBOURNE SCHOOL LANE
Church of St Peter (formerly listed under Adisham Road) TR 15 NE 9/120 30.1.67
I
2. Built of flint with stone dressings. Chancel, nave and west tower in 2 stages with crenellated parapet. The nave and tower are C12, the chancel C13. Round-arched Norman doorway with zigzag mouldings and crude heads carved on responds. Transept dated 1715, with south wall faced with mathematical tiles. The church was greatly restored in 1881-90. Monuments including Sir Henry Palmer deceased 1611. The churchyard contains C18 skull, cherub, hourglass and spade and mattock motif headstones, chest tombs and oval bodystones.
Listing NGR: TR1948255681 (6)
<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.
<2> MHLG (1953/11/A Dec 1960) 10 (OS Card Reference). SKE46945.
<3> F1 ASP 02.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE41881.
<4> DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury, Kent. March 1980 33 (OS Card Reference). SKE40901.
<5> BOE North East & East Kent 1983 137-138 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38256.
<6> 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" 1962. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: MHLG (1953/11/A Dec 1960) 10. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02.02.65. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Canterbury, Kent. March 1980 33. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: BOE North East & East Kent 1983 137-138 (J Newman). |
| <6>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #43373 Church, ] |
