History of the church
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed Anglican church, a parish church in Dover, Kent. The church stands on the site of Roman baths; it is thought there was originally a Saxon church here. Three churches in Dover are mentioned in the Domesday Book, and it has been supposed that these are St Mary's, St James' and St Peter's. The oldest parts of the existing building are the tower and three bays of the arcades, which are Norman architecture of the early 12th century.
The church was closed in 1537, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but opened in 1544 as a parish church, after a petition of the townspeople. From 1581 it was the official church of the Mayor and corporation instead of St Peter's Church (which stood on the northern side of the market square and was in disrepair; it was demolished soon afterwards)In 1843-1844, during the incumbency of Canon John Puckle, the church, except for the tower, was rebuilt in Early English style. The work was carried out by J. C. & C. Buckler. The church was enlarged and clerestory windows were added whit the tower was restored in 1897.
The church was damaged during the Second World War, but was not directly hit. Many of the stained glass windows were destroyed. Windows have been installed since the war to commemorate important relations between the church and the town.
FINAL GZ
Go to the posted coordinates and locate a sign listing the service times. Using the posted Parish Office telephone number as: ABCDE FGHJKL solve the following:
N51° A (J-G). (B+E) J J
E001° B (L-B). J B G
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