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Ruins of Christ Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Folkestone, Kent

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Latitude: 51.0777 / 51°4'39"N

Longitude: 1.1735 / 1°10'24"E

OS Eastings: 622391

OS Northings: 135722

OS Grid: TR223357

Mapcode National: GBR W21.9J9

Mapcode Global: FRA F6B8.R05

Plus Code: 9F3335HF+3C

Entry Name: Ruins of Christ Church

Listing Date: 11 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1204257

English Heritage Legacy ID: 175436

ID on this website: 101204257

Location: Folkestone Garden of Remembrance, Folkestone, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, CT20

County: Kent

District: Folkestone and Hythe

Civil Parish: Folkestone

Built-Up Area: Folkestone

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/06/2019

TR 2235 NW
5/250

FOLKESTONE
SANDGATE ROAD (north west side)
Ruins of Christ Church

(Formerly listed as Ruins of Christchurch)

II
Built 1850-51 by Sydney Smith. Only the tower now remains, the rest of the church having been hit by a bomb during the Second World War. Four stages. Built of stone rubble. Buttresses. Crockets and stone gargoyles to parapet.

Listing NGR: TR2239135722

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