St Margaret

C12 in origin but rebuilt in C15 and heavily restored C1850 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.

South west tower has C15 lower stage with clasping buttresses and octagonal turret added by Scott, and squarish bell stage with lancets and crenellated parapet recon- structed after bomb damage in 1942.

Nave is C15 restored with west gable end with Decorated style traceried window by Scott

west doorway which is a Scott copy of the Mid C12 doorway with shafts and billet on the hood mould.

Aisles are also C15 altered by Scott and have Decorated style windows.

Early C14 piscina in south wall of North chapel.

Good monuments including Sir George Newman , a large wall monument at east end of south aisle with effigy in legal robes reclining on one side set in architectural surround including columns, open pediment and scrolls flanking the inscription.

Joseph Colfe an architectural wall tablet and John Watson in the South wall, a half-figure facing the front in architectural niche wearing a ruff and resting his left hand on a skull.

There are a series of good C17 and C18 wall plaques including one to John Barret and Paul Lukin a big architectural tablet with mourning putti signed by John Friend.

Brass to John Wynter, twice Mayor of Canterbury in civilian dress.

The church was built on the remains of Roman public baths.

At first belonging to St Augustine's Abbey the church was given to the Poor Priests Hospital in 1271 in whose hands it remained until 1575.