Winchelsea St Thomas Church

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Winchelsea st thomas church. Positioned fittingly in the centre of winchelsea is the church dedicated to st thomas the martyr thomas becket archbishop of canterbury. One of eleven brothers and sisters she was the daughter of the rector of st thomas winchelsea. St thomas the martyr winchelsea was built as a new planned town in 1288 after the old town was destroyed by the sea and the church was given a large and prestigious plot within a very large churchyard. After old winchelsea had been washed away work started in 1288 to erect a new st thomas.
83 likes 5 talking about this. Buried in the churchyard of st thomas winchelsea. Siams inspection 29th june 2016 st thomas school is welcoming and caring nurturing each individual within its christian ethos. St thomas anglican parish winchelsea.
Named in honour of the archbishop of canterbury who was murdered in his own cathedral in 1170 the first recorded mention of st thomas the martyr church was in old winchelsea in 1215. Winchelsea on its old site appears to have had two parishes and this determined the number in the new town to avoid the clashes of interest that would have followed any attempt at reduction. The town was then a flourishing seaport on the shingle but in 1250 it was battered by a phenomenally high tide which flowed twice without ebbing with a horrible roaring and a glint as of fire on the waves. The church was built at the same time as the town itself but we cannot be sure whether the whole of it was ever built.
St thomas parish winchelsea welcomes all into our community. Blanche patch 1879 1966 author and secretary to george bernard shaw for 30 years. We are an open welcoming. It is a time to reflect on the stillness of the tomb to enter into a time of despair and fear and yet to know that it can be endured.
This is evident in all aspects of school life and demonstrated in the excellent relationships between all members of the school community. The dedication of the main church to st thomas à becket may have been changed from plain st thomas in the old town. The first recorded mention of the church of st. Eric slater 1896 1963 artist and printmaker lived in winchelsea.
St thomas of canterbury winchelsea. St richard of chichester winchelsea beach. Welcome to winchelsea anglican parish which comprises three country churches st thomas located in winchelsea st pauls located in deans marsh and holy trinity located in the barrabool hills just past ceres victoria.