Barnfield Shaw

The bus services had only just become deregularised, so it's difficult to know what company the green bus belongs to. It could be Maidstone and District. For a similar modern bus scene in the village see TQ5826 : Mayfield village centre, East Sussex.

Grade II listed Link house one a triangle between High Street (seen from), West Street (left) and West Street (also to the rear of the property).

Single round kiln oast house.

J.W.Walker and Sons, 1997. Further improvements by Martin Cross in 2010. 3 manuals plus pedals, although the third manual is a coupler manual of Swell and Great. 29 speaking stops. The casework features carvings of scenes from St Dunstan's life.

In memory of Thomas Aynscombe, died December 1620 and his wife Katherine who died April 1633. Carved by Nicholas Stone.

Grade I listed. There was originally a wooden church on this site in 960 AD built by St Dunstan - the great Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. Mayfield was one of the largest villages in the deanery of South Malling and the Archbishop of Canterbury had a palace behind the church. Between 1100 and 1200 and Normans replaced the wooden church with one of stone. The tower is 13th C with a broached shingled spire. The church burned down in 1389 (as was much of the Village!) but was rebuilt by 1420 and this is the church we see now. The porch is 15th century and has carved animals in the roof. There is a parvise above. The South aisle has a Lady Chapel first mentioned in 1570. It was refurbished after a fire in 1994. Some of the choir stalls date back to 15th C. There is a small but fine memorial to Thomas Aynscombe by Nicholas Stone. Many of the memorials in the church belong to the Baker and Kirby families. These were local ironmaster families. The nave has four tomb slabs of Sussex iron The tower, which had developed cracks, was restored in the 1980's. There has been little other restoration over the years apart from some in 1867-69. The organ is by Walker from 1997.

Single round kiln oast house.

Two rows of terraced houses.

Sign for TQ5927 : The Rose and Crown, Mayfield

The cowls have recently been re-added since TQ5927 : The Oasts, Glebe Farm, Coggins Mill Lane, Mayfield, East Sussex

The cowl has been re-added since TQ5927 : The Oast, Fletching Street, Mayfield, East Sussex

Single round kiln oast house.

Approaching the Rose and Crown pub.

Grade I listed. There was originally a wooden church on this site in 960 AD built by St Dunstan - the great Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. Mayfield was one of the largest villages in the deanery of South Malling and the Archbishop of Canterbury had a palace behind the church. Between 1100 and 1200 and Normans replaced the wooden church with one of stone. The tower is 13th C with a broached shingled spire. The church burned down in 1389 (as was much of the Village!) but was rebuilt by 1420 and this is the church we see now. The porch is 15th century and has carved animals in the roof. There is a parvise above. The South aisle has a Lady Chapel first mentioned in 1570. It was refurbished after a fire in 1994. Some of the choir stalls date back to 15th C. There is a small but fine memorial to Thomas Aynscombe by Nicholas Stone. Many of the memorials in the church belong to the Baker and Kirby families. These were local ironmaster families. The nave has four tomb slabs of Sussex iron The tower, which had developed cracks, was restored in the 1980's. There has been little other restoration over the years apart from some in 1867-69. The organ is by Walker from 1997.

A wall memorial to Thomas Aynscombe (d. 1620)who was a reader of the Inner Temple, London. He married Katherine Eversfield (d. 1633)and they had 2 sons, John and Thomas(his heir), and 3 daughters, Mary, Katherine and Elizabeth. 2 Children died as infants (represented by skulls on the memorial). The monument is by Nicholas Stone.