St Mary
Brook, Kent
The mixture of informal path over a little bridge into a churchyard full of trees and shrubs is the perfect introduction to the military looking Norman tower.
The lychgate was made in 1993 by local craftsmen to commemorate 700 years of worship. The north wall of the church is the oldest part and probably contains Saxon workmanship.
Inside, looking from the Norman nave, the excellent 15th century rood screen stands out, and beyond that, the exceptionally long and light chancel whose floor level is, unusually, lower than that of the nave.