St Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood

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St Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood
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Location within Kent
Coordinates: 51°10′35″N0°23′07″E / 51.176345°N 0.385304°E / 51.176345; 0.385304
Location Paddock Wood, Kent
Country England
Denomination Anglican and Methodist
Website standrewspw.org.uk
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1950s
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Rochester
Archdeaconry Tonbridge
Deanery Paddock Wood
Parish St. Andrew, Paddock Wood [1]

St Andrew's Church is a joint Anglican and Methodist church in Paddock Wood, Kent, England. [2] [3]

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Building

The building is built in a post-war brick style, although the design echoes some features of earlier gothic Anglican churches. [4] The rose window at the west end, was designed by Joan Howson in memory of former Paddock Wood resident, John Brunt VC. The northern end of the church complex houses a Fairtrade shop. [5]

History

The original St Andrew's Church was opened on 28 October 1851. It was located at 51°10′48″N0°23′31″E / 51.180106°N 0.392049°E / 51.180106; 0.392049 , approximately 600 meters from the current church. The street next to its former site is still called "Church Road", and the graveyard is extant, known as the "Old Churchyard". The church was severely damaged during WW2, as a German bomber hit it directly on the night of 4 November 1940, causing the roof to collapse. It was later demolished. [6]

The current church was built in the 1950s, on a different site further south. Certain elements of the original church were salvaged and reused for the current building. [6]

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References

  1. "The Anglican and Methodist Church of St Andrew, Paddock Wood". www.achurchnearyou.com.
  2. "St Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood -Home - St Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood". standrewspw.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. "RTW Heritage Open Days 2012 - St Andrew's Church, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood". www.thecivicsociety.org.
  4. "St Andrew's Church, Paddock Wood, Kent". www.kentchurches.info.
  5. "Home". www.fairtradeshopstandrews.co.uk.
  6. 1 2 "Old St. Andrew's Church – Paddock Wood Town Council". paddockwood-tc.gov.uk.

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