The Parish Church Of Saint Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1967. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.
The Parish Church Of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HORTON KIRBY HORTON ROAD 1. 5280 (west side) The Parish Church of St Mary TQ 56 NE 3/189 1.6.67 II* Cruciform. Early English Church Circa 1190 with C14 and C19 alterations. Built of flint with stone dressings. Some stock brick repairs. Tiled roof. In 1816-17 George Smith rebuilt the tower in brick and lopped off the eastern half of the chancel. In 1862-3 Ewan Christian restored the stonework. The south porch is mediaeval. The C14 nave is of 4 bays and has a crown post roof. The aisles were demolished in tile C14. The most impressive feature are the Early English crossing arches with stop-chamfers and deep moulded abaci. Chancel has lancet capitals of Canterbury type with trumpet shaped bowl, square abacus and acanthus foliage. Chancel contains 5 Bathurst cartouches the earliest C1688. Brasses, particularly Alice Drayton (died 1468).
Listing NGR: TQ5625168352
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