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Archeology. 



SAXON AND NORMAN. 



EARLY ENGLISH. 



DECORATED. 



Crayford 

 Church. 



Darenth 

 Church. 



( dedicated to 

 St. Mar- 

 garet). 



Dartford 

 Church. 



Dartford 

 Priory 



of St. Mary 

 & St. Mar- 

 garet, Virgins 

 of Dartford. 



Norman windows blocked S. 

 up ; still visible, how- 

 ever. Very narrow at 

 outer side and splayed in 

 interior, and set high 

 up. 



Doorway about 1250 



Chancel window S. wall. 

 2-light window in tower, 

 Piscina. Triple sedilia, 

 remains of arches and 

 mouldings. 



Chancel 1127 ; E. part 

 very early. Singular or 

 nament in heads o 

 windows. Roman bricki 

 in walls. Splendid fom 

 of cylindrical form, con 

 taining sculpt'd. scenes 

 and figures in 8 com 

 partments under semi 

 circular arches. Arcade 

 still remaining of de 

 stroyed chapel on S. ol 

 old chancel. Chance 

 singularly divided into 2 

 divisions by steps of 

 different widths. Brack- 

 ets to nave arches are 

 carved with grotesque 

 animal figures, f 



Mentioned in Domesday 

 Book 1085. Tower iu 

 lower stages is an early 

 example of . Norman 

 work. 



ST. chancel erected, dedi- 

 cated to Thomas a 

 Becket. 



Tower, having small Ian 

 cet windows. Remains 

 of painting in chancel 

 jambs of windows anc 

 ribs of flat ceiling (latter 

 restored), and paintec 

 cross on N. wall of nave 



Additional stage added 

 to the height of tower, 

 second half of 15 cent. 

 Arches inserted in 

 ground stage to strength- 

 en tower. Main portion 

 of church completed 

 1333. Western doorway, 

 Stanpit Chantry 1338. 



Bounded in 1344 by Ed- 

 ward III. for 24 sisters 

 and 6 brothers. 



