Reculver Church of St Mary Kent antique print published in 1801

Reculver Kent St Mary's Church antique print published in 1801 in Thomas Pennant's 'Journey from London to the Isle of White.' "The wanton demolition in 1805 of St. Mary’s church, on the north coast of Kent between Herne Bay and Margate, was an act of vandalism for which there can be few parallels even in the blackest records of the nineteenth century." So wrote H.Taylor in his book “Anglo-Saxon Architecture” The two (Norman) west towers remain, with much walling of various heights despite the nave walls with its associated Transitional arcading having in the main vanished. A scarce Georgian antique print published four years before the "wanton demolition" of 1805

Paper size 12.95" x 9.75" (310 x 240mm). Note: The shadow that appears in the scanned image does not appear on the original print which is in very good condition.

High-Resolution JPEG available on request