All Saints Church, Waldershare | |
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West end of All Saints Church, Waldershare
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Coordinates: 51°11′15″N 1°17′09″E / 51.1875°N 1.2858°E | |
OS grid reference | TR 298 483 |
Location | Waldershare, Kent |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 11 October 1963 |
Architect(s) | Ewan Christian (restoration) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Norman, Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | Body: flint and rubble with slate roofs Chapels: brick with tiled roofs |
All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in Waldershare, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Dover on the west side of the A256 road. The North Downs Way passes through the churchyard. The church is notable for the memorials in its chapels.
The church dates from the 12th century. Mortuary chapels were added in about 1697 and in about 1712. The main part of the church was restored and virtually rebuilt in 1886 by Ewan Christian. A further restoration was carried out in 1902. A lychgate was built at the entrance to the churchyard in about 1930. The church was declared redundant on 1 June 1980, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 27 June 2006.
The plan of the church consists of a nave with a south porch, and a chancel with a north and a south chapel. The body of the church is constructed in flint and rubble with a slate roof. The chapels are in red brick with tiled roofs. The brickwork of the south chapel is in English bond and the north chapel is in Flemish bond. The west wall is buttressed, and there is a bellcote on its gable. In the south wall of the chancel is a Norman window. The other windows in the body of the church are lancets, other than the two-light window in the north wall of the nave. The windows in the chapels date from the 15th century, and also have two lights.