There has been a church in East Malling since Saxon times.
Egbert, King of England, gave orders for the church to be built in
827. The current church, dedicated to St James the Great, includes
Roman tiles in its stonework.
Built in the 12th Century the church has many fine features
including its impressive collection of stained glass windows.
St James was partly destroyed in the 1500’s. St James was
rebuilt, however, it still has some Norman stone work left in the
tower. The remainder of the church has been built from Kentish rag
stone. St James retains its medieval glass in most of its
windows.
Buried in the church is Matthew Tomlinson. Tomlinson guarded
Charles 1 during his last days before Charles was executed by Sir
Thomas Twisden, who was the judge at his trail.
There is very limited car parking outside of the church.
The cache is a 35mm film canister containing a log book but no
pencil (So please take your own writing implement). The cache is
not located within the church grounds, please ensure that you hide
it back correctly.
If anybody
would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that
you let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication