I have included what is a slightly larger than normal picture of the East window of this Church which you'll probably love or hate. I don't think there is any "in between". The glasswork is Art Nouveaux and unlike most English glass is opaque. It was commissioned in the United States and is signed by one, Arild Rosenkrantz, and dated 1896. As a result the Church attracts a lot of American tourists. The window was donated to the Church by the son of the Countess de Galletin, who is buried in the churchyard here. I have to admit that I really like this window and as a "one-off" found it striking. I'm not so sure though about some of the surroundings including the brown tiles surrounding the altar.

In Arthur Mee's Kent it states, "we feel that we like it the moment we enter, but the impression does not last; the decoration is too much with us, and we sigh for a few square inches of good stone wall. The frescoes over the tower and chancel arches are old, but all the rest is nothing." Obviously, Arthur was not overly impressed with the interior and mentions nothing about the East window at all. I tend to agree that the longer you stay in the Church and the more you gaze around there does seem to be quite a "mishmash" of styles and decoration. However, perhaps it is because we are used to seeing very plain decoration and walls these days because of the destruction caused by the Puritans and then the Victorians who did not like ornamentation that distracted from the prime purpose of the church which was worship. Of course, in the case of the Victorians who destroyed and/or covered up many wall paintings, they perhaps forgot that originally churches were painted and illuminated to tell the stories that in earlier times, the majority of the parishioners could not have gained from books, especially when Latin was used.

Unfortunately, I found no Church guide here and hopefully one of these days the Parish will put one together. Even Syms in his guide to Kent Country Churches really has very little to say about this Church and I can find little information elsewhere.