English Heritage sites near Brook Parish
DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER
9 miles from Brook Parish
This is one of a chain of ingeniously designed artillery towers built around the south and east coasts of England from 1805 to protect against the threat of invasion by Napoleon.
ST JOHN'S COMMANDERY
10 miles from Brook Parish
The flint-walled 13th-century chapel and hall of a 'Commandery' of Knights Hospitallers, later converted into a farmhouse.
HORNE'S PLACE CHAPEL
11 miles from Brook Parish
A rare survival of a fine domestic chapel, built for William Horne in 1366 and attached to his timber-framed manor house, which was attacked during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
ST AUGUSTINE'S CONDUIT HOUSE
11 miles from Brook Parish
The Conduit House is part of the monastic waterworks which supplied nearby St Augustine's Abbey.
ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY
11 miles from Brook Parish
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine.
MAISON DIEU
11 miles from Brook Parish
Originating as a 13th-century wayside hospital, this flint and timber-framed building now displays Roman artefacts from nearby sites.
Churches in Brook Parish
St Mary's Brook
The Street
Brook
Wye
(01233) 813793
http://www.wyebenefice.org.uk
St. Mary's Church Brook is famous for its medieval wall paintings, their quality and artistic content place it in the top 20 churches in the UK regarding quality of medieval wall paintings. They derive from the 12th / 13th Century and were originally painted in red with gold leaf, and today appear as dark brown on white.
The paintings in the chancel depict the Nativity, Ministry and Passion of our Lord. Paintings on the south wall of the nave are slightly larger and done in red and white. These apparently show incidents in a saint's life. A key to all subjects of the paintings is to be found in the red-backed booklet at the rear of the church in the vestry. This has been prepared from notes by Professor Tristram and later experts who have cleaned and restored the wall-paintings. Those on the north wall of the nave are a palimpsest and very difficult to make out. Low down we may discern two fourteenth century figures, with two large seventeenth century texts above.
Over the north door is a faded wall painting of St. Christopher.
The architecture of a priest room overlooking the congregation is a special architectural feature, which only 3 churches in the UK can claim. A faded painting of the Lord in the Priest Room gives this room a very special atmosphere for prayers, reflection, and for finding the presence of the Lord.
Pubs in Brook Parish
Honest Miller
The Street, Brook, TN25 5PG
(01233) 812927
thehonestmilleratbrook.co.uk/