St Mary's Church, Fawkham, Kent

St Mary's Church, Fawkham Church

Image Source: John Salmon

A two-cell rendered and much-tidied-up church of great charm. At what stage the chancel arch was removed is not known, but now the chancel and nave are divided by a wooden twentieth-century screen. On the north wall of the nave is a thirteenth-century mural of Christ in Majesty - the most impressive for its date in Kent. In the south wall is a Norman piscina and a good fourteenth-century tomb recess. Within the chancel hangs a wall monument to Dorcas and John Watter (d. 1625) of carved alabaster. The two figures face each other across a double prayer desk under their complicated armorial bearings. Beneath is a tightly written inscription recording the fact that John founded a charity to provide overcoats. It is one of the prettiest monuments in Kent of the period. In the nearby window are some fragments of medieval glass - including a selection of de Fawkeham armorial shields - and a nice fourteenth-century piece of St Anne teaching the Virgin. These pieces were reset into plain glass in 1930.

1851 Census Details

Seating Capacity: 143

Morning Attendance: 46

Afternoon Attendance: 52

Evening Attendance: No service

Architecture Details

Original Build Date/Architect: Medieval

Restoration:

Second Restoration:

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