St George's Church, Wrotham, Kent

St George's Church, Wrotham Church

Image Source: 20c postcard

In an excellent position overlooking the diminutive village square, the church is much larger than one imagines. It is entered under a two-storey stone-vaulted porch. On the right, inside the church, is a holy water stoup. The south chapel shows the rood loft staircase leading to the top of the fourteenth-century screen. The lively altar in the chapel was designed by Comper in 1907. The stonework of the main east window was inserted in 1958 and came from Wren's St Albans Church in London, damaged in the Second World War. By far the best visual feature in Wrotham church is the chunky nineteenth-century stone and marble pulpit designed by Newman and Billing in 1861. The tower has an unusual feature - a vaulted passage leading right under it from north to south at ground level to allow medieval processions to circumnavigate the building. There is nothing else like it in Kent and few across England!

1851 Census Details

Seating Capacity: 450

Morning Attendance: 130

Afternoon Attendance: 146

Evening Attendance: No service

Architecture Details

Original Build Date/Architect: Medieval

Restoration: 1860

Second Restoration: 1876 Wheeler

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