Cut Bench Mark - St Mary the Virgin, Minster, Thanet, Kent. CT12 4HA
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N 51° 19.834 E 001° 18.954
31U E 382672 N 5687932
A cut bench mark on St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Minster, Kent, CT12 4HA.
Waymark Code: WMF3C6
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/16/2012
Views: 3
This cut bench mark can be found to the left of the
north door to St Mary the Virgin church in Minster in Thanet, Kent.
The first church was constructed of wattle and
daub, and survived until the 1070's. A short time after the Norman
Conquest, the church was rebuilt completely in stone, although the
construction period was in excess of 100 years.
The oldest part is believed to be the chancel,
built in the early English style, with a 5 bay nave dating from around
1150. The church tower contains a turret tower, thought to have been
Saxon, and would therefore pre date the chancel, but the tower is
built of Caen stone, and therefore is more likely to be post Norman
Conquest. In the storms of 1987 the spire was blown down, but had been
replaced by 1988.