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History & Description of St Peters Church, Swingfield
The
Pulpit, made in 1870 was rescued from Holy Trinity Church, Maidstone,
on its closure in 1975 and replaced the earlier 14thc Pulpit ‘it
having badly decayed’
The graves and monuments now in the Church, are fewer than might
be expected. During restoration work to the Chancel in 1870, it
is recorded that six memorial ‘Ledger Slabs’ were
covered over with a new tiled floor. In 1794 these were recorded
as dating from the mid 17thc. One of these was revealed during
work in 1975 and can be seen in the south side of the choir. Also
recorded is a monument of ’An Armed Knight sitting cross
legged’ of which no further record remains. Those memorials
that do remain consist of further incised black ‘Ledger
Slabs’ in the centre aisle of the nave, marking the graves
of; Richard of Smersall 1641, John Simons 1677, Martha Pilcher
1750, Stephen Pilcher of Northbourne 1755.
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