| Christ Church | |
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 Christ Church viewed from the west in 2001 | |
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| 51°05′27″N 0°25′37″E / 51.0908°N 0.4270°E | |
| Location | Church Road, Kilndown, Kent TN17 2SF |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 15 April 1841 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Architect(s) | Anthony Salvin |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Canterbury[1] |
| Deanery | Weald |
| Benefice | Goudhurst and Kilndown |
Christ Church is a Church of England parish church in Kilndown, Kent, England. It was built in 1839 under the commission of William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, and was substantially reordered in the early 1840s in accordance with the principles of the Cambridge Camden Society (later the Ecclesiological Society). Its layout and rich interior decoration, contributed by a range of major architects of the era, made it "a showcase" of the influential Society's ideas:[2] John Betjeman described the church as "a museum of the Camden Society".[3] It was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War, but has been restored. It is a Grade I listed building.
- ^ "Goudhurst & Kilndown parish profile" (PDF). Church of England. 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Homan 1984, p. 67.
- ^ Homan 1984, p. 6.