V.J.
TORR notes on Kent Churches, copied from
Rev Bryan Faussett's original MS Volumes
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V.J. Torr was a dedicated antiquarian,
and a long time KAS member. On his death in 1965, KAS acquired several
hundreds of his MS notebooks, practically all of which were concerned
with church architecture and history, and were copied from MS in
libraries such as Lambeth Palace, British Museum and Canterbury
Cathedral.
Six of Torr’s MS note books in KAS possession are copies
of MS books on Kent Churches ( mainly East Kent) by the distinguished
Kent historian, Rev. Bryan Faussett in 1756-1760. The original Faussett
books are in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries, London. They
have not been catalogued in any detail, but they contain much
information derived from monumental inscriptions etc which may no longer
themselves be extant.
Volunteers are in the process of typing up Torr's MS notebooks for the
website. The list of churches visited by Rev Bryan Faussett appears
below.
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