St Mary's Church, Walmer
| St Mary's Church, Walmer | |
|---|---|
| The Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
Sir Arthur Blomfield | |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England.
History
It was designed by
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Art and architecture
The entrance is a three-bay
lancets each, with those on the north showing saints and apostles and those on the south side showing Old Testament figures from Moses to Hezekiah. Most windows are by Powell. The aisles end not in complete arches but in lean-to ones, connecting to the vestry (south) and the soldiers' chapel (north). The central nave, on the other hand, is divided from the chancel by a low alabaster screen, showing Blomfield's adherence to the Cambridge Camden Society's ideal that a chancel and nave should be structurally separate. At the east end, at the High altar is a reredos designed by Powell's beneath tall triple lancet windows depicting the Ascension, framed by mosaic images of one angel of the left captioned Sperate (Hope for) and another on the right captioned Surgite (Arise). The sanctuary tiling is in brown opus sectile.[1]
References
- ^ "St Mary's New Church's Church, Walmer , Kent". Retrieved 31 July 2017.