Hartham Church

Hartham Church is an estate church located at Hartham Park, now serving as a private chapel. It was built in 1862 by P.C. Hardwick for T.H.A. Poynder. The church features squared rubble stone with ashlar dressings and a plain tile roof, characterized by coped gables. It is designed in the Perpendicular Gothic style, comprising a nave and chancel, a prominent north porch tower, a south gabled organ chamber, and a north-east vestry. Architectural details include diagonal end buttresses, side buttresses, a moulded sill course, and a moulded plinth.

The west façade showcases a large 4-light window, while the sides have flat-headed windows, including one 2-light and two 3-light windows on the south side of the nave, and one 2-light and one 3-light window on the north side, adjacent to the tower. The tower consists of two tall stages, with clasping buttresses on the lower stage, a pointed-arched north door, and a south-east stair turret. The upper stage features 2-light flat-headed bell openings with hoodmoulds, a parapet, and pinnacles, with the stair turret capped by a crocketted feature.

The chancel includes a 3-light east window, two 2-light windows on the south, and one on the north, along with a parallel north-east vestry that has a large paired octagonal stack on the south wall. Inside, the church has plastered roofs with moulded timber ribs, a moulded stone chancel arch, and a full set of contemporary pews, including a pew for the Poynder family across the west end. The chancel features carved stone panelling, and the windows have stained glass borders.