Church micro#1974 St Peter and St Paul Bilsington Traditional Cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
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Church micro#1974 St Peter and St Paul Bilsington
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The parish church of St Peter and St Paul Bilsington in the diocese of Canterbury dates from around the second half of the 13th century when the Priory of St Augustine probably impropriated it. The Priory can be seen NE of the church,3/4 of a mile away. The Priory was surrendered to the crown in 1535.
Inside the church the Nave has four windows which are 14th century in style and there are some original fragments of glass present. There is a blocked Norman window and at the SE end of this wall there is more evidence of filling in. At floor level there is evidence of a doorway and above it an opening which may have given access to the rood loft.
In 1883 there were considerable alterations to the fabric, the existing pulpit (probably Georgian) was moved from the north side to the south side of the chancel arch, the box pews were replaced and the west gallery was removed. This probably housed an organ, violins and a choir.
Above the door into the tower is a stone bearing a carving which may well be the oldest surviving work in the church dating from about the 12th century.
The church is a beautiful piece of history preserved with a wonderful bell hanging outside the church building. If you dont sign the log book dont log it online.
If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list
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