St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent The medieval parish church of the former village of Gillingham, the parish population expanded enormously in the 19th Century to make what is now Kent's biggest town. The church is somewhat marooned on the edge of it all, on the road to Rainham. Many of my ancestors were baptised, married or buried here, particularly in the 1830-1885 period. The interior is at once gloomy and spectacular, the result of an opulent 19th Century restoration, although the best...
