St. Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex
 
St. Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex, England, Great Britain
St. Mary's Church, Rye.

This view looking over the wall across the churchyard is from the street called 'Church Square' and shows the West End.

The church has been altered over the years and is now a mixture of Norman, Transitional, Early English, Decorated and Modern.

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St. Mary's Church at the top of Lion Street, Rye, Sussex, England, Great Britain
St. Mary's Church, Rye.

This view, from the bottom of Lion Street, shows the main entrance and the church clock.

The corner of the red brick town hall with half of one of it's arches is just showing on the left immediately in front of the church tower.

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The Church Clock, St. Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex, England, Great Britain
St. Mary's Church, Rye.

A closer look at the clock on the church tower. The cherub-like figures are known as the Quarter Boys as they strike the quarter hours on the small bells but not the hours.

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An 18th Century Cistern, St. Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex, England, Great Britain
St. Mary's Church, Rye.

This water cistern, built in the churchyard in 1735, is no longer used.

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The View from the Tower, St. Mary's Church, Rye, Sussex, England, Great Britain
St. Mary's Church, Rye.

One of the views from the church tower, looking north west, showing the windmill in the distance and a small part of the Sussex countryside beyond. The small tower with a conical top in the foreground is one of two which are part of the west end of the church.

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