Timeline Stories

The Sanctuary roof collapses, leading to restoration work that took place from April to November 2009, partially funded by English Heritage.

The clock, which strikes the tenor bell every hour, was made by Forster of Sheerness and gifted by the Churchwardens in 1804

The newly built church is consecrated on All Saints’ Day, with William Nudds serving as its first vicar. The tower of the church is 17.6 meters tall, with a view extending across the Thames to Essex.

The rights were transferred to the monks of Boxley in 1313. In 1391, a grant was made for the provision of the perpetual vicarage of Estcherche, valued at 30 marks.

King Richard I the Lionheart was shipwrecked on his way home from the Crusades and taken prisoner by Duke Leopold of Austria. He was later handed over to Henry VI of Germany. After extensive negotiations by our Lady of Dunes in Koksijde (Belgium) and a ransom payment of one hundred thousand marks, Richard was released

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William Cheyne is granted a Royal Licence to donate land for the construction of a new church of Eastchurch, under the patronage of the Abbot of Boxley. Work was completed in exactly a year. An astonishing achievement as all stone materials.

In the year 1922, a fire erupted in the vestry located behind the organ, causing significant damage to the church. In response, villagers and personnel from RAF Eastchurch swiftly came to the aid, evacuating all movable items from the church, including the pulpit. Unfortunately, they were unable to rescue the organ or prevent extensive harm