St Mary the Virgin  Smeeth

History

St Mary the Virgin, Smeeth is a pretty church built from locally quarried flint. The nave, chancel, and lower parts of the tower, are Norman, originating in the 12th century. 

The tower was restored in 1881.

In the 13th century, a north aisle and Brabourne Chapel were added, in the 15th century a south porch, with weatherboard cladding, was built.

      

A feature of St Mary’s Church is the stained glass. The chancel east window has modern glass, installed in 1966, depicting Madonna and Child. 

 The pulpit is Jacobean and came from the Chapel at Scotts Hall.

The Window of the Resurrection (the ‘Butterfly Window’), on the left as you enter by the south door, was designed and made by Alexandra Le Rossignol and installed to mark the Millennium.

Worship

There is a service every Sunday at 9:30am in the church on the second and fourth Sunday (Parish Communion)  in the month and first and third Sunday in the month (Morning Worship)