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Chapel of St Blaise is a medieval chapel located in Kent, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. The structure represents a small religious building of the type commonly established in rural or outlying locations during the Middle Ages. As a chapel dedicated to St Blaise, the patron saint invoked against throat ailments and throat infections, it would have served a local community for devotional purposes. The site retains physical remains that contribute to the understanding of medieval religious architecture and practice in the Kentish landscape.
Chapel of St Blaise is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005488. View the official record →
Chapel of St Blaise is a medieval chapel located in Kent, England, with origins dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005488.
Chapel of St Blaise is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Quintain on the Green (0.9 km), Tower keep castle at West Malling (1.6 km), World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chapel of St Blaise's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chapel of St Blaise stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.