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St Cosmas and St Damian

St Cosmas And St Damian

Challock

Kent

Nave C13, north aisle

Architectural Features

north-east chapel C14, C15 tower and south aisle windows

Flint, knapped in chancel, rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings and plain tile roof.

3 light C15 Perpendicular west window in tower under an ashlar strainer arch, with 2 light Perp. window over.

South-west window C14 ogee headed single light with 2 carved grotesque heads.

South aisle with, to west, 2 light C15 Perp. window with renewed mullion in square headed opening with drip-mould and carved-head stops

to east C19 Perp. style tracery with multilated carved ends to moulding.

South east window C15 Perp., 2 light with 4 lights over and drip mould extended left and right.

North west window C14 single light ogee-headed.

North aisle with to west C14 geometric 2 light windows, much repaired C19,

to east 3 light C15 Perp. with drip mould.

original C13 lancet

Interior: C15 tower arch with octagonal attached shafts.

South west and 2 north west piers are late C13, round, barely undercut mouldings.

North aisle and north east chapel of one build in C14, as wide and tall as nave, with large plinth and string course in chapel.

Octagonal, C19 font.

Screens: 3 bay C15 Perp. screen to tower, with traceried lights and carved panels.

Screen from north aisle to chapel is C15 Perp. cut down to fit, now of 3½ bays of 4 traceried lights with central double door.

In the chapel C15 moulded candle beam with moulded spandrels.

Fragmentary C15 glass in north aisle windows, and angels and shields with other fragments in south aisle east window.

Brass in south aisle, 2 figures 1 foot high to Thomas Thorston, died 1504,

"Johan his wyff." Group of floor slabs in chancel, one with brass plaque, 1614 to "Searlis Hawker and Joane his wife."