View from the South © PE Blanche 2001 When you reach Adisham and turn off the "main road" onto the entrance to the Village with its triangular green, it has to come as a complete surprise to see as large a Church as Holy Innocents in such a relatively small rural community. The fact that it stands at the top of a small hill rather adds to its imposing looks. The Church is unusual in Kent because of its crossing tower with the pinnacle roof and cruciform design. The tower was originally castellated but was shortened and restored with its present roof as the result of repairs required in the mid-1800's. One thing that probably explains the size of the Church is that the monks of Christ Church in Canterbury once had a Priory here in Adisham but along with so many of these establishments, they disappeared at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. Unfortunately, I could not get into the Church on the Sunday morning I visited it as the door was locked. In addition, being a cold and frosty morning the glass on the notice boards in the porchway had condensation on the inside which meant that I could neither see the times of any services or where a key might be held to gain entry. I am particularly anxious to see the interior because some of my own family have connections with this Church. The columns under the tower are meant to be Norman in origin. Apparently, Victorian renovations to some parts of the Chancel have not sat too well with other writers about this Church. I will revise the page once I have had the chance to see inside.