St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst

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St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst
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Location within Kent
Coordinates: 51°06′14″N0°24′05″E / 51.10386°N 0.40132°E / 51.10386; 0.40132
Location Lamberhurst, Kent
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Website stlukesandstmaryschurches.org/st-marys
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated20 October 1954 [1]
Completed998 [2]
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Rochester
Archdeaconry Tonbridge
Deanery Paddock Wood
Parish Lamberhurst [3]

St Mary's Church is a parish church in Lamberhurst, Kent. [3] [4] [5] It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

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Building

The first buildings on the site were erected in Saxon times. Records show there was a church or chapel of some sort here in AD998, and that it was consecrated during that year (24th September [2] ). The building has been expanded, adapted and updated many times since then. There is an ancient Yew tree by the porch of the church that is estimated to be over 1500 years old, predating the church. [4]

Stained Glass

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John Piper's stained glass windows

Some of the stained glass in the church was designed by John Piper. [6]

Burials and memorials

The church has a series of wall monuments, the most notable a black and white aedicule to Richard Thomas d.1657, and the series of marble plaques to the Husseys in the south (Scotney) chapel, including those of Edward Hussey, d.1894 and Christopher Hussey, d.1970. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Opening times. "Lamberhurst St Mary". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. 1 2 "St Mary". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. 1 2 "St Mary's — St Mary's & St Lukes". Stlukesandstmaryschurches.org. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  5. "St Mary's Church Services - LAMBERHURST". Lamberhurstvillage.org. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  6. Visit Stained Glass (2022-10-15). "Church of St Mary, Lamberhurst, Kent - Visit Stained Glass". Visitstainedglass.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-27.