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St Martin

St Martin

Acrise

Kent

Late Cll or C12, C13 and C18.

Architectural Features

Plain tile roof.

Chequered red and grey brick, with plain tile roof.

Blocked (late C11 or C12?) round-headed south-east window with plain-chamfered stone head and jambs.

Interior: structure: pointed C13 chancel arch, plain-chamfered to east and with hollow-chamfered imposts.

West face of arch incorporates voussoirs carved with embattling, from a late Cll or C12 arch or doorway.

Low pointed-arched C13 west doorway with continuous double-quirked roll moulding to its west face, visible from within C19 west lean-to.

TR1942 : St Martin, Acrise - Font

Fittings: octagonal stone font with panelled sides and octagonal stem with moulded capital and base.

TR1942 : St Martin, Acrise - Font

© John Salmon

TR1942 : St Martin, Acrise - Royal Arms

Royal arms of 1689.

TR1942 : St Martin, Acrise - Royal Arms

© John Salmon

Monuments: monument on south wall of nave, to William Turner, d.1729.

Brass to Mary Heyman, d.1601, to south wall of chancel.

Brass to Alexander Hamon, d.1613.

Monument to Lionel Mackinnon, d.1854, on north wall of nave

parchment scroll with chamfered cornice, and triangular pediment carved with military trophies, with antefixae and black marble back plate, signed T. Gaffin.

Monument on north wall of nave, to Thomas Papillon, d.1838.