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Faversham Stone Chapel (in Norton, Buckland and Stone) is the remains of the Church of Our Lady of Elwarton, an ancient monument managed by The Faversham Society. It was originally used for pagan rituals in pre-Roman Britain, and is the only remaining evidence in Britain of a church incorporating a pagan shrine.
1550: Thomas Arden, who was murdered by his wife, Alice Arden, and her lover, the subject of the play Arden of Faversham [1] 1580: Richard Tylman, mayor, became Faversham's leading corn, wheat and malt exporter to London. [2] [3] 1588 John Castlock Sr; 1598 Anthony Deale; 1603 John Castlock Sr; 1605 John Haywarde; 1612 John Caslocke Jr; 1619 ...
The history and records of the building also give insight into the way sick and disabled people fitted into society during the medieval period. For example, in 1235 the 'blind daughter of Andrew of Faversham' was admitted to Maison Dieu as a 'servant of God and sister of the hospital'. [2]
He wrote a number of papers and books. 1774 saw his Plantae Favershemiensis appear, 1777 his History of the Town and Port of Faversham. He also re-published the anonymous 16th century play Arden of Faversham, and was the first person to suggest that Shakespeare had a hand in writing it. He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries in 1755.
The church is all that remains of a previously much larger religious community around Faversham Abbey which was established in 1147 by King Stephen and dissolved by Henry VIII. Although the church itself was founded in the medieval era, the flying spire, known as a crown or corona spire, by which it is recognised dates to the 18th century - a ...
Belmont is a Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, near Faversham in east Kent. Built between 1769 and 1793, it has been described as "a marvellous example of Georgian architecture that has remained completely unspoilt". [1] The house is famous for the most extensive private collection of clocks in England. [1]
The clock, dated 1814, was by Francis Crow, clockmaker of Faversham.) [2] As part of the re-building, the building was extended by an extra two bays on the east and west facing elevations; the north facing elevation featured a Venetian window with a pediment above containing a cartouche depicting the borough coat of arms in the tympanum, while ...
Faversham Stone Chapel. Faversham Stone Chapel also known as Our Lady of Elwarton, is a medieval chapel built on top of a Romano-British mausoleum. The chapel is located in what is thought to have been the Roman settlement of Durolevum, near the modern town of Faversham, in Kent, England. It is the only chapel in England known to incorporate ...