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TO" BE RESTORED

£1300 APPEALED FOR

There will s’hoi't'ly» he issueg an appeal for
£1,800‘for the restoration of_ t. Mary’s
Chui'ch,—Patrixbourne. This little Norman
Church, built in‘the latter part of _the 12th
century, has a wide reputation for its south
door, one of the finest examples of Norman
—dooi:ways..t.cLbe ' _ 1J.I1—tl'1.._.§»,£ld,
for its east end both of which are in im-
mediate danger of collapse. Their preserv-
ation is of national as well as 1oca.'1_mterest.

The Vicar, the Rev. Hubert Kmfiht, has
consulted Mr. W. .A. Fors th. F._ .I.B.A.,
who reports that it is abso ute'ly necessary
in order to preserve the church, to support
and strengthen the south door, underpin the
walls where necessary, creating a. dry area
round the walls in order to safeguard the
existence of the church in the future ‘and
to repair stone work round the wi.ndows._

Already £300_has been raised and among
other work which it is hoped to carry out
is the removal of a number of ugly mural
tablets, the reopening of a former window
in the north aisle, and the installation‘ of
an efficient heating system, *

The Parochial hurch Council of the
united parishes of ‘Bridge and_Patrixbourne
are responsible for two ancient churches
and, berng faced with the necessity of,find-
ing so ‘large an amount, are making an
appeal to the diocese and-to a, wide circle
of those interested in the preservation of old
churches. — ‘ ‘

_The appeal has the appltovalzof the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury_ who Wr1tes—- “The
parish have .done_ their utmost and I hope
that many who care for the preservation
of our_o1d_ amid beautiful churches will come
to their aid. ” The a peal-is also supported
cf-fby the~Kent~Archaeo ogica-1‘ Society.

 

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