Tunbridge Wells Heritage Open Days 2012 - St Peter's Church, Spring Hill, Fordcombe, TN3 0SE

St Peter's Church, Fordcombe

Mid 19th century church closely associated with the Hardinge family, twenty three of whom lie in the churchyard. Notable members of the family commemorated at Fordcombe include Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor General of India 1844 - 1848 and Alexander, 2nd Baron Hardinge, of Penshurst, who was Private Secretary to King George V, King Edward VIII, and King George VI, and was therefore at the epicentre of the 1936 Abdication crisis.

Other notable persons buried in Fordcombe include Richard Turner, owner of Fordcombe Paper Mill (where Bank of England notes and postage stamps were once produced), and Bryant Baker, who became eminent in America, sculpting statues of numerous Americans including Abraham Lincoln and three other presidents.

Saturday 8th September 1100 - 1600 Tours 1130 and 1400

  • Refreshments available after tours
  • Wheelchair access