Church of St Margaret
CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086186
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086186
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hucking
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 84476 58273
Details
TQ 85 NW HUCKING CHURCH ROAD (south side)
6/150 Church of St. Margaret 26.4.68 GV II
Parish church. Early Norman C1100 restored 1878. Flint with stone dressings and plain tile roof. Continuous nave and chancel, south chapel, north aisle, north porch. Small square louvred wooden belfry with plain tile roof and weathervane at west end of nave roof. No plinth. C19 stone stack to north aisle. West end largely C19 flint with C19 lancets. Tufa, probably inserted, in south end of west end wall. South chapel, most of chancel, and part of east wall of north aisle retain original flint walls, with C19 dressings; Small cusped C19 windows to chapel, 2 C19 2-light pointed windows to south wall of chancel, and 2 to north wall. C19 3-light Early-English style east window. Small restored single light in east end of north aisle. North porch C19. Door to church with 4-centred arched head, plain chamfer, and broach stops, with plain stoup to east, probably Medieval. Interior: 2-bay north arcade of round-headed arches, east arch with C19 quoins, west with tufa quoins to base of west pier. Small blocked round-headed door towards west end of south wall. Some Medieval stonework to jambs of chancel windows. C19 roof. Partly renewed cusped piscia to south wall of chancel. Similar uncusped piscina in south chapel. C18 pulpit with moulded base, corniced top and fielded panels of burred wood, on later feet. Large pink and grey circular marble font on black marble base donated 1867, similar to that at Bicknor. Plain tomb slab with tapered end to Elizabeth Cosbey d. 1644, at west end of north aisle.
Listing NGR: TQ8447458277
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 173658
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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