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St Mary

St Mary

Hunton

Kent

Late C11 or C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, and 1866.

Architectural Features

Uncoursed ragstone rubble with plain tile roof.

West tower: C13.

Pointed-arched moulded west doorway with moulded hoodmould, and ribbed medieval door.

South aisle: C15.

2-light pointed-arched C15 west window and 2 square-headed C15 two-light windows to east of porch.

South porch: c.1513.

4-centred arched hollow-chamfered outer doorway in moulded rectangular architrave with carved spandrels and hoodmould.

Ribbed medieval inner door.

South chapel: C15, refaced or rebuilt in 1866.

3 windows in a C15 style.

Chancel: C13, possibly with late C11 or early C12 core.

3-light C19 east window in a C15 style.

Nave, north elevation: late C11 or C12.

Two late C13 or early C14 two-light north windows with tracery of uncusped quatrefoils and sexfoil, and with hoodmoulds.

Central C15 three-light north window with tracery of vertical bars, and moulded hoodmould with angles to label stops.

Interior: structure: 3-bay C15 south arcade to nave of doubly hollow-chamfered pointed arches and octagonal columns with moulded capitals and bases.

C14 chancel arch with continuous chamfered outer order, and thick chamfered inner rib springing from semi-octagonal columns with moulded capitals.

Tall pointed C13 tower arch with moulded imposts.

Fittings: Late C13 double sedile to east end of south wall of chancel, with attached pillar piscina across south- east corner, all with moulded Bethersden marble shafts and partly renewed cusped crocketed gables.

Octagonal font with traceried panelling.

Fragments of medieval stained glass to central north window of nave.

Monuments: white marble monument in south-west corner of nave (formerly in front of sedile) to Lady Anne Fane, d.1663

Monument (dresser tomb) against north wall of chancel to Sir Thomas Fane of Buston, Knight, Lieutenant of Dover Castle, and wife, both d.1606.

Recumbent alabaster figures of deceased above.

Rectangular brass on north wall of chancel to Francis Fane, d.165(1?), with heraldic device to small top plate.

Large white marble hanging monument spanning north-east corner of nave, to Thomas Fane, d.1692.

Moulded and cusped C14 tomb recess to north wall of nave, with crocketed finial and carved heads to label stops.