A Look Around All Saints Church in Biddenden, Kent.
Revd. Alex Bienfait very kindly shows Julia and I around the beautiful parish church in Biddenden in Kent and points out some of his favourite historic artifacts.
All Saints was built mostly in the 13th century, although there was likely an earlier Saxon church on the site. Inside we discover a collection of interesting memorial brasses, fascinating graffiti on the pillars left by the masons during the building's construction and an ancient box from the time of the crusades.
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The history of All Saints' church Biddenden
A brief history of All Saints' church Biddenden
A climb up All Saints Church Tower, Biddenden
Julia and I are back at All Saints Church in Biddenden, Kent. This time we meet Brian Bennewith, bell-ringer and keeper of the clock. Very kindly Brian takes us up the tower to look at the bells, the clock and the amazing views from the roof.
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The Biddenden Piper on All Saints Church - 11th November 2018
Jo Goddard climbs the 112 steps of All Saints Church in Biddenden, Kent, at 6am to play the bagpipes from the top of the tower on Remembrance Day to mark the end of the First World War 100 years ago.
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Places to see in ( Biddenden - UK )
Places to see in ( Biddenden - UK )
Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, some 5 miles north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and also of clothmaking.
All Saints Biddenden is the parish church, built mostly in the 13th century. There was likely an earlier Saxon church here. During the half-century reign of Edward III, Flemish clothworkers were settled in the area. The ready availability of raw materials led to the establishment of a flourishing textile industry for the production of broadcloth. Wealth from this industry built many of the fine houses in town.
An important cottage industry has developed to the west, where numerous vineyards and orchards produce varietal wines, ciders and juices. Biddenden is also the trading name of Biddenden's Cider. Biddenden's Cider is made by Biddenden Vineyards Ltd. whose premises are close to the clustered village centre.
The place name of Biddenden is derived from the Kentish dialect of Old English, meaning Bidda's woodland pasture. It is associated with a man called Bida, was originally Biddingden (c993) Bida + ing + denn, eventually evolving into the current spelling.
In 1100, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, a pair of conjoined twins, were supposedly born in the village. The origin of the perpetual charity of Biddenden is celebrated in the village signage of the Biddenden Maids, as they became known. The Biddenden Consolidated Charity provides Biddenden pensioners and widows with bread, cheese, and tea at Easter, a cash payment at Christmas, and distribution of Biddenden cakes.
Biddenden was served for nearly five decades by Biddenden railway station, on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The station opened on 15 May 1905 and closed on 4 January 1954. Bygone Buses was based in Biddenden during the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was sold to Maidstone & District Motor Services.
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Biddenden Dole
The Eastertide charitable custom of the Biddenden Dole dates back centuries. Bread and cheese are distributed as well as specially made hard biscuits in the shape of the Chulkhurst twins – these are reputedly better kept as souvenirs than eaten! The legend behind the custom is that Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were Eleventh Century conjoined twins who died within hours of each other; they left lands to the church to support a charitable dole which continues today. The bread & cheese goes together with a gift of tea to the elderly but all who attend the ceremony are given the opportunity to purchase a biscuit.
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Walks in England: Exploring Biddenden in Kent
Today I am in the delightful village of Biddenden in Kent. I am actually here for a meeting, but while visiting, I figured it was worth taking a look round.
According to Wikipedia, Biddenden is a large, mostly agricultural and wooded village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Weald of Kent, some 5 miles north of Tenterden. It was a centre for the Wealden iron industry and also of clothmaking.
I have a feeling I shall return to discover more.
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29 years running The Red Lion, Biddenden, Kent
Bob Hewitt and his wife have run The Red Lion public house in Biddenden, Kent, for the past twenty-nine years. Other pubs in the village have gone, but this one survives.
The Red Lion dates back to a private house in the 15th century built by a soldier returning from the spoils of war. It's a traditional English pub with home-cooked food.
What is it like running a pub for so long? Bob talks about his experience.
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The history of All Saints' church Westbere
A brief history of All Saints' church Westbere Kent.
Biddenden on Inside Out Special 13/04/09
Julia George and a crew from Inside Out came to Biddenden recently to film a feature on our village for a one-off special to be aired on Easter Monday 2009, entitled In Search of England's Green And Pleasant Land.
This is the clip as it appeared on TV. See how many people you recognise!
We were given permission by the production crew to upload this to Youtube.
biddenden day out
a day of new took the scx out with a group had fun in the wind lovely weather for a duck
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All Saints Staplehurst Bells
A video taken in the bell chamber of All Saints Church Staplehurst, Kent
Biddenden Remembers - 11th November 2018
One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour on the eleventh day on the eleventh month in 1918 the First World War, the war to end all wars, came to an end.
The people of Biddenden in Kent remember the men, women and horses who served their country, those that were wounded and the many who never returned.
Lest we forget.
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Poppies on Biddenden Church
Neil Bell, Ashford Borough Councillor for Biddenden, talks about the huge community poppy project in Biddenden, in Kent, for the centenary of end of the First World War.
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The Cathedral of the Marsh
Here I take a look around All Saints' Church Lydd.
Lydd lies in the middle of Romney Marsh between Dungeness and Appledore .
Originally on the coast it was a famous port and fishing town lying on an island on the opposite side of the estuary of the river Rother to New Romney . Lydd was founded on an island in the marshes by the Saxons and was known as Hylda .
Edward I in the Cinque Ports charter gave the rights to Lydd so that it shared taxes with New Romney on the catches of fish landed in the area.
The stonework of All Saints church was started by the Saxons, and some of this original stonework is still visible by the font. The wealth of Lydd enabled the church to be enlarged until it is now the largest of the churches on the Romney Marsh and is known as the Cathedral of the Marshes . The church tower was raised to 132ft high by Cardinal Wolsey in the 15th century.
In 1287 the Great Storm hit the channel and blocked the mouth of the Rother, changing its course to run south from Appledore to Rye . This change turned the harbour at Lydd into farmland and marsh, and destroyed its main claim to fame.
As the land grew around the island so the fishermen moved with it to the sea, today at Lydd on Sea about 3 miles south.
Accompanying music: Prelude No.13 in F Sharp Minor by Frederic Chopin.
All Saints Church, Lyd, Kent, England
A very brief look at All Saints Church, in Lyd, Kent, England
biddenden blaze
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The history of All Saints' church Ulcombe
A brief history of All Saints' church Ulcombe Kent.