St Catherine's Church, Kingsdown, is a remote Victorian church built in 1866 by Thomas Leigh, 1st Lord Kingsdown.
Lord Leigh used architect EW Pugin, a member of the influential Pugin family of architects, to create a small building to replace an existing medieval church.
Kingsdown church is EW Pugin's only complete Anglican church and is practically unchanged since it opened in 1877.
The interiors feature the original, richly coloured stained glass, decoration, furniture, and furnishings, making it a virtual time capsule of Victorian church architecture.
St Catherine's is no longer used for regular worship and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
About Kingsdown, St Catherine's Church
Address: Kingsdown, Kent, England, ME9 0AS
Attraction Type: Historic Church
Location: Four miles south-east of Sittingbourne, one mile north-west of Doddington village, off the B2163. between the M2 and M20
Website: Kingsdown, St Catherine's Church
Churches Conservation Trust
Location map
OS: TQ924587
Photo Credit: pam fray, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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