Church of All Saints, Murston

The Church of All Saints, Murston, Sittingbourne, is an Anglican parish church in the county of Kent, England. It is notable due to its architect, William Burges, and was constructed in 1873–4.[1] The church was built in "an early Gothic Style" and incorporates fragments of the original 12th-century church.[2] The estimate was £3,000 but the public subscription raised only £2,000.[3] As a consequence, the intended tower was truncated.[3] It is a Grade II listed building as of 13 December 1974.[4]

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All Saints is located in Kent
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51°20′33″N 0°45′11″E
LocationMurston, Kent
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
History
Founded1872-3
Architecture
Heritage designationListed building - Grade II
Architect(s)William Burges
Architectural typeGothic Revival
StyleEarly English

The church is the base for the Murston Community Bank, an initiative undertaken by the Diocese of Canterbury in conjunction with the Kent Savers Credit Union.[5] Church services are not undertaken at All Saints.[6]

Notes
  1. Newman, p. 463.
  2. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1061041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. Crook, p. 187.
  4. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1061041)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. "Kent's first community bank in a church opens in Sittingbourne". Diocese of Canterbury. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. "All Saints Church, Murston". Sittingbourne.me. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

References
  • Crook, J. Mordaunt (2013). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. Francis Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7112-3349-2. OCLC 788236063.
  • Newman, John (2013). Kent: North East and East. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18506-5.


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