St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Teston facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Teston |
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| Location | Teston, Kent |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 23 May 1967 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Malling |
| Archdeaconry | Tonbridge |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Province | Canterbury |
St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a special old church located in Teston, a village in Kent, England. It's so important that it's a 'Grade II* listed building', meaning it has a lot of historical and architectural value. The church you see today was mostly rebuilt in 1736 for a person named Sir Philip Boteler.
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About the Church Building
How the Church is Built
The church is shaped like a cross when you look down from above. This is called a 'cruciform' plan. It's built with a type of stone called 'ragstone', which is rough and strong. The roof is made of simple tiles.
The tower at the west end has two main parts. The top part has round-arched windows where the bells are kept. Above these windows, there's a brick wall called a 'parapet'. The tower also has a tall, eight-sided spire covered with wooden shingles, and it has a weather vane on top.
The main parts of the church, like the nave (where people sit), the chancel (near the altar), and the transepts (the arms of the cross shape), have strong supports called 'buttresses' on the outside. The sides of the nave have pairs of round-arched windows. The windows in the transepts and the large window at the east end of the chancel are pointed and have three sections. These were added in the 1800s.
Inside the Church
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Inside the church, you can find some interesting old features. On the south wall of the chancel, there's a special seat called a 'sedile' and a small cupboard called an 'ambry'. These are made from parts of an old medieval window.
At the very east end of the chancel, there's a wooden screen from around 1736 called a 'reredos'. It has five panels. The middle panel shows the Ten Commandments, and the other panels have the Lord's Prayer and other religious writings. The wooden pulpit, where the priest gives sermons, has six sides and is from the 1700s. The stone font, used for baptisms, has eight sides.
The Churchyard and Memorials
Around the church, there's a small churchyard with old memorials. You can find memorials for important people like James Ramsey. He was a vicar (a type of priest) and an abolitionist, meaning he worked to end slavery. There are also other old monuments that are listed as Grade II, like those for Henry Lomas and Susanna Field.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Maidstone (borough)
