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St Dunstan

St Dunstan

West Peckham

Kent

TQ 65 SW WEST PECKHAM CHURCH ROAD 1/21 Church of St Dunstan 25.8.59 - I Later Medieval parish church with Saxon tower and C17 Pew.

Architectural Features

Saxon tower of 2 different dates in ragstone rubble, with pyramidal roof, splayed at base.

Other windows square-headed C14 & C15.

Early C14 north aisle to nave that to chancel built as chantry chapel by Sir John Colepepper, who had given Duke's place to the Knights Templars.

Chapel fitted out at 2 dates in C17 as Gear Pew.

Whole doorway as well as backs of pews adjoining topped by carved wood floral decoration.

Aedicular tablet to Sir Nicholas Millar, and 1658.

Large marble monument to Leonard Bartholomew, and 1721, and his wife, Elizabeth.

Reclining figures on shelf attributed by Mrs Esdaile to Richard Crutcher.