St Mary the Virgin Church Rye
RyeA large parish church of Norman origin above Rye, with a Tudor turret clock and a Burne-Jones window.
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On the map
Church Square, Rye, TN31 7HF
Quick facts
The chancel, crossing, transepts and nave were built between 1150 and 1180.
The turret clock, made by the Huguenot Lewys Billiard and installed in 1561–2, is one of the oldest church turret clocks still working.
A window by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, from 1891, is in the north aisle.
Address
Church Square, Rye, TN31 7HF
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