A Last Look as St. Thomas the Martyr

Many memorials fill this wall.As you can see, they are Victorian in their style.

St. Thomas the Martyr

In front of the church, where the nave once stood, is now a churchyard filled with gravestones.

St. Thomas the Martyr, Winchelsea

Near the coast between Hastings and Rye is the small town of Winchelsea. Originally on the coast, it was destroyed in 1287 be a terrific storm. As a result King Edward I relocated it inland to the present site on the Hill of Ilam. It was named as one of the Cinque Ports (the original five were Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, Sandwich; King Edward added Winchelsea and Rye) that were to prove so important in Edward's many wars to keep and expand this kingdom.

 In the center of this small, neat town is the church of St. Thomas the Martyr.