Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . s another rose-covered housewhich has also been truly called the house of the passionflower, for if monasteries, castles, and houses disappear,gardens remain—old-fashioned gardens such as LordBeaconsfield praised, and Lambs garden-loving poetsang. St. Thomas Church. Winchelsea Church is an almost ideal gem of uniformcharacter, and of exquisitely studied detail. Mr. Jamessays, Winchelsea had only time to dream a great dream—the dream of a scant pair of centuries— b
Adam's illustrated guide to Rye (with map) : Winchelsea, Northiam, Camben-on-Sea, and all places of interest in the neighbourhood . s another rose-covered housewhich has also been truly called the house of the passionflower, for if monasteries, castles, and houses disappear,gardens remain—old-fashioned gardens such as LordBeaconsfield praised, and Lambs garden-loving poetsang. St. Thomas Church. Winchelsea Church is an almost ideal gem of uniformcharacter, and of exquisitely studied detail. Mr. Jamessays, Winchelsea had only time to dream a great dream—the dream of a scant pair of centuries— before its hopeswere turned to bitterness, and its boasts to lamentation . .While Winchelsea dreamed, at any rate she worked, andthe noble fragment of her great church, rising solid fromthe abortive symmetry of her great square, helps us to putour hand on lier deep good faith. She built, at least, asshe believed—she planned as she imagined. The hugeivy-covered choir and transepts of St. Thomas of Canter-bury—to whom the structure was addressed—represent tous a great intention. They are not so mighty, but they are. !33 GtrtDE TO RYE. almost as brave as the wonderful fragment of Inderwick says that the church has an air ofmediaeval sanctity which few other churches can equal. It is mouldering in all the imploring beauty of better days have dawned, and carefully plannedrestoration, with much taking of counsel and judiciouschoice of an architect, whose motto will be preservationand not destruction, has been set on foot. Some ;^7,ooowill be needed, and the task will be arduous. Theenergetic Rector (Rev. J. D. H. Patch, ), will gladlyreceive contributions towards this good work, which has anational and almost world-wide interest. For the inform-ation of visitors we may add that on Sundays the hours ofMorning Prayer and Evensong are 11 and seats are free when the bell ceases. Holy Communion,Sundays, 8 ; also on second Sunday
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