IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Cooper Close, GREENHITHE, DA9 9PP
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Cooper Close, DA9 9PP by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (130 Images Found)
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Stone
The description in Pevsner starts off by saying "The church is unforgettable, and its dingily dramatic surroundings are in their way equally so. The churchyard, on a promontory of the chalk cliffs above the Thames estuary, stands at the brink of a quarry, where two tremendous chimneys endlessly spew forth cement dust." Clearly all this has changed - the church has been cleaned and the churchyard is a nature reserve as indicated by the attractive notice board seen here alongside the path. The church dates from about 1260 and it is thought that the same masons who built Westminster Abbey also built Stone Church.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 12 Apr 2011
0.03 miles
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Stone: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
The church dates from the 13th century and is variously also known as 'Little Westminster' and the 'Lantern of Kent'. It acquired the latter name by virtue of its position on the top of a hill overlooking the River Thames, and consequentially by it being considered as a sign of safe haven by sailors returning home. On the church notice board it describes itself as Kent's most beautiful church, and on its very comprehensive website here http://www.stmarystone.org/Home.htm as being considered as one of the finest in Kent. However the website does say that it has a rather uninspiring exterior, and I have to say that the use of brickwork at the top of the buttresses gives an untidy appearance. The visage is not currently helped by the boarded up and sheeted restoration works being undertaken to the windows, while a prominent clock on a building telling the wrong time is always a disappointment. As ever the Church will be doing its best with the limited funds available.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 2 Mar 2008
0.03 miles
7
The church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stone
Looking eastwards towards the chancel
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 20 Jul 2009
0.03 miles
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Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Stone
The description in Pevsner starts off by saying "The church is unforgettable, and its dingily dramatic surroundings are in their way equally so. The churchyard, on a promontory of the chalk cliffs above the Thames estuary, stands at the brink of a quarry, where two tremendous chimneys endlessly spew forth cement dust." Clearly all this has changed - the church has been cleaned and the churchyard is a nature reserve as indicated by the attractive notice board alongside the path. The church dates from about 1260 and it is thought that the same masons who built Westminster Abbey also built Stone Church. In the distance here can be seen the 630 feet high pylon at West Thurrock, one of two which carry cables across the Thames - see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1669490.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 12 Apr 2011
0.03 miles
9
The church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stone
Looking at the west end from the entrance gate.
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 20 Jul 2009
0.04 miles
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The church of St. Mary the Virgin, Stone
Viewed from the south east side of the churchyard.
Image: © pam fray
Taken: 20 Jul 2009
0.04 miles