George Gilbert Scott, William Butterfield, and St Mary sub Castro, Dover white plaque

This white commemorative plaque records: St Mary in the Castle This ancient Church having been roofless and used as a Coal Store during the 18th Century, was restored by Government for Divine worship in 1862 under Sir Gilbert Scott, Architect. In 1888 the Vestry was built, and the North Transept hitherto used as a Vestry restored to the Church. The levels of the entire Church re-arranged and re-floored, and New Windows inserted. The Choristers seats taken out of the Sanctuary and placed beneath the tower and a Lectern and Baskerville Bible added. The entire Church re seated The walls covered with Tile Mosaic and a Reredos erected with Altar Table Candlesticks, Vases and Sanctuary Rails. The upper walls of the Tower (left ruinous in 1862) rebuilt with new Roof and Parapet. The cost of the Vestry and half that of the Tower was defrayed by Government. The cost of the remainder was the Offering of H.Martin Gibbs Esq. from the designs of William Butterfield F. S. A. Architect. This resume placed in the Vestry February 1891

Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Butterfield were prominent Victorian architects who significantly contributed to the restoration and design of St Mary sub Castro in Dover, transforming it from a dilapidated structure into an exemplar of Gothic Revival architecture. Their work at this site reflects their broader influence on ecclesiastical architecture during the 19th century.