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St Mary and All Saints

St Mary And All Saints

Boxley

Kent

C13, C14

Architectural Features

C15, restored by Christian 1875-6.

Gargoyle over east window.

Largely C19 Decorated east window with worn gargoyle over.

Interior: Narthex has traces of Norman arcading in north wall

Tower: finely carved early Perpendicular east and west doorways.

West doorway has hoodmould with carved heads for label stops, one a bishop, one a king.

Nave: early C13 3-bay north and south arcades with 2 small chamfers round arches and short thick circular piers.

Roof: north and south aisles have steeply pitched C13 scissor-braced roofs with moulded embattled, wood cornices and ashlar pieces.

Early C15 moulded crown-posts to nave roof.

Font with C19 bowl on early C15 base.

Monuments: Brass in east end of chancel to Richard Tomynn, died 1576.

Memorial tablet on south wall of south aisle to George Charlton, Gent., died 1707, with an addition to Elizabeth Charlton his second wife, died 1750.

Large architect- ural memorial tablet on north wall errected by Edwin Wiat in 1702 to memory of Sr. Henry Wiat of Alington Castle Knight Banneret who was imprisoned and tortured in the tower in reign of King Richard III.

Memorial on north wall of north aisle to Hannah, wife of William Champneys of Vinters, died 1748.

Memorial by Joseph Kendrick also on north wall of north aisle, to Frances, eldest daughter of William Champneys late of Vinters Esquire, died 1800.

Memorial to William Champneys Esq., died 1760.