2014

TQ6821 : Stained glass window, St Thomas Becket church, Brightling

taken 10 years ago, near to Brightling, East Sussex, England

Stained glass window, St Thomas Becket church, Brightling
Stained glass window, St Thomas Becket church, Brightling
A lancet with reset 14th C.medieval glass and gorgeously textured modern clear glass. The trees outside add to the effect.
St Thomas a Becket church Brightling :: TQ6820

Brightling is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
The original church was probably timber construction.
After the conquest, the Earl of Eu was awarded the Rape of Hastings, and built a stone church at Brightling. Nothing pre 13th Century now exists.
In the time of Henry III the estate was forfeited by the crown and passed to Sir Anthony Browne; see TQ7515 : Tomb of Sir Anthony Browne and wife, St Mary's church, Battle.
The advowson was eventually acquired by William Burrell in 1673.
The church stands adjacent to Brightling Park and is built in Hastings Sandstone. The tower is 13th C., battlements and buttresses were added in 14th C. The north chapel is also 13th C. and the north aisle and arcade added in 14th C.as well as the pointed chancel arch. The roof is a Waggon type 14-15C. braced rafter construction. A gallery was erected in the west end of the church in the 18th Century.
It accommodates the famous Barrel organ.
There are several medieval wall paintings in the north aisle.
Repairs and restorations followed in 1885 and 1903 when several of the brass slabs were fixed to the walls. There are several monuments of interest including a fine bust of "Mad Jack Fuller" by Henry Rouw. Fuller's Pyramid mausoleum stands in the churchyard.


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TQ6821, 119 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 June, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6835 2100 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:57.8297N 0:23.7615E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 6835 2100
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