Church Of St Katherine

The Church of St Katherine, located on Princess Margaret Road in East Tilbury, dates back to the 12th century, with alterations made in the 13th and 17th centuries. The building is constructed of flint and rubble, incorporating some Roman and medieval brickwork, with Reigate stone dressings. The roofs are tiled.

The nave features a late 12th-century north arcade with two centred arches of a plain order, and there is one blocked early 12th-century window. The south wall shows remnants of an early 14th-century south arcade with two centred arches. There are two 14th-century windows: one with two lights and the other with three lights, both having trefoiled ogees with tracery and four centred heads. The 14th-century west tower arch is two centred and composed of three chamfered orders. A 13th-century lancet window is found in the west wall, along with a west doorway of the same date.

The late 12th-century north aisle has a 15th-century window in the east wall. The north wall contains a 16th-century window with three wooden ogee trefoiled lights, a late 12th-century window with a 13th-century head, and a 19th-century window. The north doorway is from the 14th century, featuring moulded jambs and a two centred arch. The west wall includes a 16th-century window with one four centred light.

The early 13th-century chancel has three original lancets in the east wall, with one similar window in the north wall and another early 14th-century window with two cinquefoiled lights in a two centred head. The south wall has four windows: three are 13th-century lancets, one of which is partly blocked by a 15th-century light, and one is an early 16th-century window with two four centred lights.

A north porch from the 18th century has been largely rebuilt in the late 19th century. The west tower, which began construction in 1917, remains unfinished. The roofs are mainly from the 19th century, although four tie beams from the chancel date back to the 14th century. The north door is from the 14th century, with a later rear frame, and the pulpit is from the 16th century.