Editing Swanscombe (section)

===Churches===
[[Richard Norman Shaw]] designed All Saints' Church in 1894, built out of knapped flint for the workers of the cement industry. It survives as a rare example of his design, covering several [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] styles throughout its architecture and features, such as [[Decorated architecture|Decorated]] tracery on the windows and [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] [[Perpendicular architecture|Perpendicular]] woodwork in the interior.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Swanscombe and Greenhithe – 1085781|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085781|publisher=Historic England}}</ref>

The flint parish church of [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|St Peter and St Paul]] is mostly of the 13th century.  However various sections contain Early Norman material. The tower and chancel contain 11th- and 12th-century work respectively, although the tower was reconstructed in the 13th century and the chancel arch is from the 14th century. The lower section of the tower contains some Saxon material. The tower is topped with a broached shingled spire, and in 1902 the church was struck by lightning causing extensive damage. A large-scale restoration was undertaken by Jabez Bignall in 1872–73 and again by him after the damage from the lightning strike. The parish register dates from 1559. [[George Cecil Renouard]] is buried in the Swanscombe [[churchyard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, Swanscombe and Greenhithe – 1085788|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085788|publisher=Historic England}}</ref>