PUTTINGRAINHAMFIRST!
For the place we call home. For the people who make it. For everything Rainham can become.
EXPLORE THE VISION
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A LOVE LETTER TO OUR TOWN
THIS IS OUR PLACE.
LET’S MAKE SPACE.
Putting Rainham First is St Margaret’s vision for a more connected community. A place to belong, to create, to discover our heritage and to find a moment of peace. The church, churchyard and Millennium Centre are part of that story. The people of Rainham are its heart.
2,500+
people shared their views in the consultation described in the project booklet
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HERITAGE · ENVIRONMENT · ARTS · FAITH
FOUR STRANDS.
ONE COMMUNITY.
More room for nature. A lighter footprint. A greener Rainham.
A sacred place in a changing world. A welcome for every generation.
Protect the past. Share its stories. Pass them on.
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THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE
OLD SOUL.
NEW POSSIBILITIES.
For more than 800 years, St Margaret’s has been part of Rainham’s everyday life. Its building has changed with each generation. Putting Rainham First asks how we care for that inheritance while making room for the next.
13TH–15TH CENTURY
A church takes shape.
The medieval stone church grows and changes, creating the place Rainham knows today.
C. 1480
A landmark on the skyline.
The consultation booklet records the addition of the west tower around this time.
1870S
A new Victorian chapter.
Joseph Clarke’s reordering brings changes to floors, windows, pews, pulpit and font.
TODAY & TOMORROW
Our turn to care.
Making space for community while protecting what makes this place special.
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THE IDEAS. THE DETAILS. THE BIG PICTURE.
OPEN THE
PROJECT FILES.
DOWNLOADTECHNICAL DOWNLOADCHURCHYARD CAD FILEDownload the original technical file for the churchyard.↗READ ONLINETHE VISION & THE QUESTIONSCONSULTATION BOOKLETDiscover the ideas, the spaces and the questions at the heart of Putting Rainham First.↗STEP INSIDEEXPLORE IN 3DLOOK INSIDE THE CHURCHMove around the church with the original Matterport scan.↗DOWNLOADTECHNICAL DOWNLOADMEASURED DRAWINGSDownload the published measured drawings of the church.↗READ ONLINETHE THINKING BEHIND THE PROJECTPROJECT OVERVIEWThe background, objectives and supporting work presented to Rochester DAC in August 2024.↗READ ONLINEPUBLISHED DECEMBER 2025 PROPOSALPROPOSED CHURCH PLANLook closely at the published ground floor proposal drawing.↗
RAINHAM’S FUTURE
HAS ROOM FOR YOU.
LOOKING AHEAD
HERITAGE FUND APPLICATION
IN PROGRESS.
We are working towards a National Lottery Heritage Fund application as part of Putting Rainham First.
No funding award has been confirmed. We will share updates as the project develops.
