St Mary's Church, Eastwell

St Mary's Church is a Gothic church ruin featuring a 15th-century tower built from flint and plastered, with diagonal buttresses and a crenellated top. The nave and other sections were demolished, leaving only this distinctive tower standing today.

The nave suffered a roof collapse in 1951, and other sections were demolished in 1956, with only the tower surviving. This structure thus endured the destruction and is now protected by a heritage organization.

The chapel holds memorials to notable people, including one dedicated to Richard Plantagenet, who may have been the son of Richard III. These monuments tell stories of individuals connected to this place.

The site is accessible to visitors and maintained by a heritage organization that has cared for it since 1980. You can view the ruin from the outside and study the tower and chapel details.

The walls display a consecration cross carved in knapped flint, an unusual crafted detail. Many original monuments have been moved to the Victoria and Albert Museum, with few pieces remaining at their original location.

Location: Eastwell

Architectural style: English Gothic architecture

Website: http://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=eastwell

GPS coordinates: 51.19000,0.87450

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:42