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St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne

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screen. Above the arcade the screen is pierced by a large round-headed opening which silhouetted the rood cross. This feature is unique in England. On the east and north walls of the chancel are large
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The church dates from the 12th century. In the following century alterations were made and the tower was added. In the 14th century the
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consists of an octagonal bowl carried on an octagonal stem. In the recess of the Norman north window is painted foliage. There are fragments of
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Inside the church, the nave is divided from the chancel by a 14th-century stone screen. In the lower part of the screen is a three-
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screen and porch were built, and most of the windows were added during the 15th century. The church was
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window and the head of a 14th-century window; otherwise all the windows date from the 15th century.
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stained glass in the east window. The memorials include a
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St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne, from the southwest
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St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne is located in Kent
51°06′54″N 1°13′25″E / 51.1150°N 1.2235°E / 51.1150; 1.2235
OS grid reference
TR 257 400
Capel-le-Ferne
Kent
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Redundant
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Materials
Flint
photograph
redundant
Anglican
Capel-le-Ferne
Kent
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Churches Conservation Trust
A20 road
Folkestone
chancel
restored
vested

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