Faversham Stone Chapel
Stone Chapel is the ruined Church of Our Lady of Elwarton of Roman and Saxon origin. It lies in a copse 100 yards north of the A2 about 1/2 mile west of Ospringe. It is open at all times.
Though it fell into decay more than 400 years ago, Stone Chapel is a unique church building, the only one in England known to incorporate the remains of a pagan shrine or mausoleum.
The remains of the ruined church of Our Lady of Elwarton lie at the bottom of Syndale Valley, beneath Judd hill and Beacon Hill, close to where a stream once ran. From the road or from the railway to the north there appears to be just a group of crumbling remains set at the edge of a small copse in the middle of a field, and of no particular significance.
The church has not been in use since sometime in the 16th century. The date at which it was abandoned is uncertain, but the records of a visitation in 1511 indicate it was in a state of disrepair at that time and bequests during the early years of the 16th century indicate repairs to the fabric continued to be necessary. It is most likely the church was not used at all after the Reformation.
G. W. Meates, reporting on one of the several excavations at the site, recorded that buttresses were added to the north wall of the nave during the 13th century because wooden beams had rotted; this suggests the building was based on an earlier structure already old by that time. Saxon and Roman remains found during Meates’s excavation in 1967 indicate a long period of use at the site, spanning more than a thousand years.
The remains consist of walls standing about three feet above ground level, somewhat higher at the east end. The walls enclose three distinct areas; the nave to the west, the sanctuary to the east and a section linking the two. The walls of the nave and the sanctuary are mainly of flint bonded with a mortar rich with broken seashells. The construction of the centre section is quite different; the walls here rest on a foundation of flint and consist of layers of tufa blocks, each around a foot square, separated by a double layer of red brick an inch thick. This construction is typically Roman and Meates’s discovery of Roman coins dating from the 3rd and early 4th centuries AD confirms this section as Roman in origin. The size and nature of the foundations revealed during the excavation suggest this was a mausoleum. The building was windowless with a barrel vaulted roof and a stout door with megalithic stone frame. Stones which formed the door frame can still be seen, re-used in the 13th century buttresses. The cill of the door is still in situ.
The site is now somewhat remote from habitation, though a road ran to the north of the church until the early part of the 19th century. In Roman times, however, the area was quite heavily populated. There was probably a Roman camp on Judd Hill and a cemetery of substantial size has been found a few hundred yards to the east of the church. A number of Roman artefacts have also been found in the field in which the church stands. The Itinerary of Antonius places the Roman station Durolevum 16 miles from Rochester and 9 or 12 miles from Canterbury. It is quite possible, but so far unproved, that the site on Judd Hill is this station.
In AD 601 Pope Gregory directed St.Augustine not to destroy pagan buildings, but to adapt them for Christian use. King Ethelbert of Kent allowed St.Augustine to build and repair churches in the area. It is tempting to think that this little church at Stone is one of the churches St.Augustine converted, but there is no proof that the fabric is of this early a date. As it is, the remains are a unique record of the adaptation of a pagan Roman building for Christian use and are preserved for that reason.
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Faversham is a market town and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England. The town of Faversham is 48 miles from London and 10 miles from Canterbury and lies next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. Faversham is close to the A2, which follows an ancient British trackway which was used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, and known as Watling Street. The Faversham name is of Latin via Old English origin, meaning the metal-worker's village.
There has been a settlement at Faversham since pre-Roman times, next to the ancient sea port on Faversham Creek, and archaeological evidence has shown a Roman theatre was based in the town. It was inhabited by the Saxons and mentioned in the Domesday book as Favreshant. The town was favoured by King Stephen who established Faversham Abbey, which survived until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. Subsequently, the town became an important seaport and established itself as a centre for brewing, and the Shepherd Neame Brewery, founded in 1698, remains a significant major employer.
The town was also the centre of the explosives industry between the 17th and early 20th century, before a decline following an accident in 1916 which killed over 100 workers. This coincided with a revival of the shipping industry in the town. Faversham has a number of landmarks, with several historic churches including St Mary of Charity, Faversham Parish Church, the Maison Dieu and Faversham Recreation Ground. Faversham Market has been established for over 900 years and is still based in the town centre. There are good road and rail links, including a Southeastern service to the High Speed 1 line at Ebbsfleet International and London.
Faversham is roughly equidistant between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. It lies 48 miles (77 km) east of London, 18 miles (29 km) east north east of Maidstone and 13 miles (21 km) from Ashford. Nearby villages include Oare across Oare Creek to the north, Luddenham, Mockbeggar and Ospringe. Geographically, Faversham sits at a boundary between marshland to the north and a mixture of brick earth, gravel and chalk to the south which leads into the North Downs.
Arden of Feversham is a play about the murder of Thomas Arden written around 1590, possibly by William Shakespeare or Christopher Marlowe. The Faversham Society was established in 1962, and is one of the oldest Civic Societies in the UK. Faversham Recreation Ground (locally known simply as Faversham Rec) is to the east of the town centre.
Faversham Stone Chapel (in Norton, Buckland and Stone) is the remains of the Church of Our Lady of Elwarton. Although Faversham Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII the nearby St Mary of Charity, Faversham Parish Church remains, and has been a Grade I listed building since 1950. St Catherine's Church dates from the Norman period and was extensively restored in the 1860s. Faversham Cottage Hospital opened in 1887. It was extended in 1922 and included a World War I memorial, which was unveiled by Vice Admiral Hugh Evan-Thomas. Faversham Cemetery opened in 1898.
Faversham is close to the A2 road, a historically important route from London to Canterbury and the Channel ports. Faversham railway station opened in 1858. A former goods sheet built as part of the original railway works is now Grade I listed.
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The Kent Coast With Two Drones For One Day
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Reculver Lane | Reculver, Herne Bay CT6 6SS, England
The Reculver Towers are all that remain of a Saxon church, St. Mary’s. Located near Herne Bay, the church was part of a Roman fort which guarded one end of the Wantsum Channel. The fort was built around 210 AD, whilst the church was constructed in 669 AD. The church was demolished in 1809, as it was thought it would collapse into the sea. However, the two towers were kept as a landmark for shipping. It is reported that back in the middle ages ships would dip their sails as they sailed passed the Church as a sign of respect.
The two towers are also known as “The Two Sisters” after two nuns from the Faversham Abbey. Frances, the Abbess, had recently recovered from a serious illness, and accompanied by Isabella, they set off on a pilgrimage by boat, to the shrine at Broadstairs. Off the coast of Reculver they became grounded on a sand-bank, Isabella shortly died from exposure but Frances survived. In memory of her sister, Frances had the church restored and had a wooden spire added to each stone tower.
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Richborough Roman Fort and River Stour. (Shot with Dji Phantom 4. drone in UHD 4k)
Richborough Roman Fort, Off Richborough Road, Kent, CT13 9JW
Richborough Roman Fort, originally called “Rutupiae”, in Kent marks the site where the Romans successfully invaded Britain in 43 AD.
Known by many as the “gateway to Britain” and also Richborough Castle, Richborough Roman Fort is thought to have begun as a military stronghold for the invading Roman soldiers and developed into a civilian town and one of the country’s main ports. One reminder of the leisure facilities of this historic town can be seen around five minutes away in the form of the vague remnants of an amphitheatre.
The impressive stone walls that still stand at Richborough Roman Fort are the remains of a wall fort built by the Romans in the late third century AD to protect against the Saxons. Visitors can also see remaining defensive ditches and the ruin of a first century
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Deal Castle And Deal Beech Marine Road Deal, CT14 7BA
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Deal Castle is located right on the beach in the town of Deal in the south east of England, its important position was chosen to guard a stretch of water used as an anchorage and landing ground.
This Tudor artillery castle is built of reused materials such as Caen stone, brick and Kentish ragstone removed from dissolved religious buildings nearby. The castle is surrounded by a curtain wall with six low bastions and gun platforms. The castle itself consists of a three storey circular tower with six semicircular towers projecting from it. These towers give the castle the appearance of a Tudor rose form the air and are perfectly symmetrical. The castle is protected further by a dry moat and gatehouse with its murder holes and gun port which are still in good condition.
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Memorial commemorates the men who served in the Dover Patrol during the First World War and the many who lost their lives. A later inscription commemorates the sacrifice of the men of the Royal and Merchant Navies who died in their duty on the Dover Strait during the Second World War. First World War (1914-1918) Second World War (1939-1945)
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Alone In The Night - Series 1, Ep.2 - St Mary's church, Luddenham Kent
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For this episode, we visit the abandoned St Mary's church, in Luddenham (Faversham) in Kent. The church is over 900 years old and is mentioned in the Bayeux tapestry.
From the maker of White Noise And Whispers, this is Alone In The Night. Each week a brave nominee goes Alone In The Night, with nothing for company other than a camera, a torch and a walkie talkie. Watch as we lock an unlucky individual inside a haunted venue for the night to come face to face with things that go bump in the night. A show not to be missed!
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