St Paul’s Swanley Village Headstones

22/02/2026

27/08/2025

The field (glebe) shown at the side of the church in this photograph is now the site of some of the grave yard extension made many decades ago. There was a hedge around the original smaller graveyard and a small section still remains next to the lynch gate.

30/01/2025

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The church, designed by Ewan Christian between 1860-61, is built from stone rubble, decorated with yellow and red bricked polychrome bands. It is a simple tw...

23/03/2024

1955

30/12/2023

Christmas 2023. The place where time stands still …….

18/08/2023

28/06/2021

A permanent photographic record of all visible headstones at St Paul’s Church Yard Swanley Village, Swanley, BR8 7PJ.

416 photographs taken in summer 2020 as a permanent record, and for people who can’t make it to the church to see their loved ones/ancestors.

Burials at the church have been since 1862. Please send a message to request any photographs to be removed or better ones taken and forwarded on. Very happy to do this.

Thank you.

09/06/2020

A permanent photographic record of all visible headstones at St Paul’s Church Yard Swanley Village, Swanley, BR8 7PJ.

416 photographs taken in summer 2020 as a permanent record, and for people who can’t make it to the church to see their loved ones/ancestors.

Burials at the church have been since 1862. Please send a message to request any photographs to be removed or better ones taken and forwarded on. Very happy to do this.

Thank you.

08/06/2020

The oldest grave - Edward Dungate 1862