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[29823] King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells : Ceiling
King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1676-90.
Grade l listed.
Plasterwork Ceiling, c1681 - detail.
Plasterwork of the highest quality by craftsmen who had worked for Sir Christopher Wren.
This eastern half of the nave is by John Wetherell, c1681.
Shallow domes and roundels are enriched with husk ornament, festoons of fruit, cherubs' heads and palms.
The church was originally built as a chapel to serve the people gathering at Tunbridge Wells to drink the water, and as such was one of the first permanent buildings constructed on the site. Thomas Neale, who began the commercial development of the town was also involved in the construction of the church. As the town grew up around it, the church was extended to cope with the growing numbers of town dwellers and spa visitors. It became a parish church in 1889.
[29823] King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells : Ceiling
King Charles the Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1676-90.
Grade l listed.
Plasterwork Ceiling, c1681 - detail.
Plasterwork of the highest quality by craftsmen who had worked for Sir Christopher Wren.
This eastern half of the nave is by John Wetherell, c1681.
Shallow domes and roundels are enriched with husk ornament, festoons of fruit, cherubs' heads and palms.
The church was originally built as a chapel to serve the people gathering at Tunbridge Wells to drink the water, and as such was one of the first permanent buildings constructed on the site. Thomas Neale, who began the commercial development of the town was also involved in the construction of the church. As the town grew up around it, the church was extended to cope with the growing numbers of town dwellers and spa visitors. It became a parish church in 1889.