Holy Cross Church, Bearsted
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Holy Cross is a parish church of the Church of England in Bearsted, Kent. Its construction began in the 13th century.
North side of the church
The interior of the church, looking towards the east end
Nave
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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in
Holy Cross Church, Bearsted
…13th century and continued in stages during the 14th and 15th centuries. It is built of local rag-stone and the roofs are covered with plain tiles. The nave is flanked by a single aisle on the north side and entered from a porch on the south side. At the west end of the nave is a square three-storey tower…
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