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#altar #StMarys #Westerham #WesterhamParishChurch #churchesofKent
November 29, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Churches of #Kent: St Mary's Church in #Sandwich is perhaps the oldest church site in town, with a long-gone convent being founded here in the 600s.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Churches of Kent: the yellow-brick #Sandwich #PrimitiveMethodists chapel of 1862-1863 was a step up from the initial mission under #JohnCrowe in 1847.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
January 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Churches of #Kent: if #Elmstone Church was ever dedicated, it has since been lost even though parish registers start at 1551, so that the church was already standing.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Churches of #Kent: #StMarytheVirgin #Wingham between 1282-1547 was a #collegiatechurch, attached to #WinghamCollege, a grand status for a large church in such a small town.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
August 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Churches of #Kent: the Church of the #HolyCross, #Goodnestone, dates to the 1100s, with additions and alterations in the 1800s and an extension in the 1200s.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
August 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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#Churches of #HerneBay: this #Wesleyan #Methodist #Chapel was built in 1885 using #Kent #ragstone, as a splendid example of polygonal stone walling (over brickwork).

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The History Files: Churches of Herne Bay
April 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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#Churches of #Kent: King Ecgberht in 669 allowed a monastery to be built next to his royal residence, with Bassa starting the work for #StMary #Reculver.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
June 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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#Churches of #HerneBay: #Beltinge #Methodist Church lies behind a house on the northern side of Glenbervie Drive, behind a wooden blue gate & a blue name board at the entrance.

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The History Files: Churches of Herne Bay
May 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Churches of #Kent: #StPeter's Church in #Sandwich probably replaced a #Saxon building, its earliest mention dating from shortly after the #Norman conquest.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Churches of #Kent: #StNicholas, #Ash, probably replaced a Saxon wooden building when it was erected in the 1100s, its tower becoming a navigation aid for boats.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
July 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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#Churches of #Kent: the sites of #Wingham #Quaker meetings and #burialground are lost, with the latter on #PrestonHill, while this cottage offers a likely location for the meetings.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
July 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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#Churches of #Kent: St Mildred's Church is next to the private Preston Court estate in #PrestonNextWingham, with the church dating from the Early #EnglishGothic 1200s.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Churches of #Dover: #Sandwich #UnitedReformedChurch building was purchased in 1705, and this was converted into the Dissenter's Meeting House by 1706.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Churches of #Dover: #StClement in #Sandwich was built in a #Norman cruciform plan in the 1100s when Sandwich was becoming a royal harbour of some importance.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
April 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Churches of #Kent: the distinctive #BeaconChurch in #HerneBay was 'planted' in 1995, with a steep front-gable attached to a low-roofed brick building.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
March 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Churches of #Kent: #CooperStreet #PrimitiveMethodists opened in 1870, with possible closure in 1934, after which it was used as a barn, and a private dwelling.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Churches of #HerneBay: St Martin of Tours is in the village of #Herne, with it replacing an older church in the early 1300s although vague traces remain of the older building.

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The History Files: Churches of Herne Bay
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Churches of #Kent: the Church of #StPeter & #StPaul, #Worth, dating from the 1000s-1100s when Worth was not considered large enough for a parish church.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
June 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Churches of Kent: #StMary the Virgin, #Eastry, is in the AD 600s 'eastern district' when Eastry formed the capital of the more senior #EastKent kings.

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The History Files: Churches of Kent
June 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM