Modern Britain

The earliest remaining part of the present building is the lower part of the Norman tower. The church consists of two similarly proportioned naves with their chancels, which are separated by fourteenth century pillars, the naves having more slender fifteenth century pillars. Restorations were carried out in 1851, and later in 1878 by Henry Arthur Brassey (1840-1891), who also restored the tower and bells in 1885. All the stained glass is Victorian. The organ dates from 1865.

The Church in Eccles (Methodist Church) is on the western side of Bull Lane, just above the junction with Cork Street. The name of this small village, 'Eccles', derives from the Latin word 'ecclesia', meaning church, suggesting that a post-Roman Christian community existed here after the Roman withdrawal and into the Jutish-Saxon period in Kent. Eccles church, whose date of construction is unknown, serves as a sister to the nearby Burham Methodist Church.

All photos on this page by P L Kessler.