St Mary's Church (sandwich)
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 37.9 ″ N , 1 ° 20 ′ 19.3 ″ E
St Mary's Church is a redundant church building of the Anglican Church in the town of Sandwich in Kent , England. The building was listed since May 19, 1950 by English Heritage in Grade I on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ; the building is maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust . The structure is on Strand Street at the north end of town.
history
St Mary's stands on the site of a convent founded by Domneva 664–673 . This was destroyed by the Danes and rebuilt by Emma of Normandy , the wife of Canute the Great . After the Norman conquest of England , the church was rebuilt again. At that time it consisted of the main nave with side aisles on the north and south sides, the chancel , a central church tower and possibly transepts. Around the year 1200 the chancel was rebuilt. The church building was damaged by the French in 1217 and again in 1457 and by an earthquake in 1578 . The central church tower collapsed in 1667, which destroyed the arcade . The nave was rebuilt, the wide roof covered nave and the aisle on the south side. A bell tower was erected over the entrance in 1714 and galleries were added in the mid-18th century. From 1869 to 1874 the structure was renewed by Joseph Clarke .
architecture
The church is assembled from various building materials, mainly flint and stone. The roof is covered with tiles covered. The floor plan consists of a wide nave with a corridor on the north side and portals on the north and south sides and the chancel . The southern entrance is in the shape of a tower, with the lower tower floor made of flint, the upper floor is bricked. Above it is a small shingle bell tower with a pyramidal roof.
The north aisle is separated from the nave by a wooden arcade that was built when the original arcade was destroyed by the collapsing church tower. The polygonal wooden posts stand on the base stones of the former arcade. The octagonal baptismal font was made in 1662 and its bowl is decorated with quatrains . The 18th century pulpit is polygonal and stands on a 19th century base. The altarpiece is large and consists of a broken ornamental pediment on fluted pilasters . It was installed in 1756 and used to contain the Ten Commandments and the Creed that now hang on the north wall. Also on the wall of the church are the Royal Arms of Charles II from 1660. In the side aisle, the 18th century church stalls were placed in 1956 and brought from Gopsall Hall to Sandwich. The altar of the aisle used to be in St Mildred's Church in Canterbury , the main altar dates from 1956. Some niches , a sacrament niche and the floor tiles are medieval . A grave niche created in the 14th century is embedded in the northern wall. Monuments include a wall plaque from 1606 and a wall sculpture by Richard Westmacott dated 1808 . The stained glass windows were made in the 19th and 20th centuries, including in the 19th century by Ward and Hughes and in 1933 in the north aisle by Morris & Co.
The boundary walls of the churchyard were listed as grade II buildings. The walls on the south side are made of stone and flint and were built in Victorian times . The walls on the other three sides were built in the Middle Ages and in the 17th century and are made of stone, flint and brick.
present
In 1948 the parish of St Mary's was merged with two other parishes and the church was no longer used. It was planned to demolish in 1956, but the building was renovated and finally transferred to the Churches Conservation Trust in 1985. The Sandwich St. Mary's Community Trust was registered as a non-profit organization in 1997 and participates with the Friends of St. Mary’s in the management of the property, the maintenance of the facilities and the organization of events. The structure is used for weddings, concerts, exhibitions and other events and is also known as St. Mary's Arts Center. The church is still consecrated and services are held from time to time.
See also
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f St Mary's Church, Sandwich . In: Heritage Gateway website . Heritage Gateway ( English Heritage , Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO: England ). 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ A b St Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent ( English ) Churches Conservation Trust . Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ a b c St. Mary's Church . Sandwich History Society. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ St Mary's churchyard boundary walling, Sandwich ( English ) In: Heritage Gateway website . Heritage Gateway ( English Heritage , Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO: England ). 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ Sandwich St. Mary's Community Trust & The Churches Conservation Trust ( English ) Sandwich St. Mary's Community Trust. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ↑ St. Mary's Venue ( English ) Sandwich St. Mary's Community Trust. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
