Church of St. Mary Magdalene at Rusper
The church from the road. |
The tower |
The splendid marble and red granite Mutton Tomb in the Northwest Corner of the churchyard |
Detail of the Mutton Tomb. |
One of the gravestones |
The porch. |
Inside looking toward the chancel |
The font and lectern. |
Memorial in the north aisle. |
Window in the north aisle. |
The brass of John de Kyggesfold and his wife Agnes. This is unusual for its date (c. 1370) in that it is inscribed in Norman French. |
On either side of the altar are wooden boards with extracts from the Scriptures: on the left here are the Ten Commandments. |
The East Window, installed in 1955 to commemorate the centenary of the restoration of the church. The central pane depicts the Ascension, while those either side show the four seasons at Rusper and some of the wildlife to be found in the parish. |
The other panel, this one has the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed. |
Detail of a window in the chancel. |
Along the nave. |
A window in the south aisle depicting the resurrection. |
A window depicting David and Anna in the south aisle. |
King David, Detail of the window. |
Anna, another detail. |
A window of St. George, dedicated to R.E. Taylor, who was killed in action at the Somme in 1916. |
Grave slab in the floor of the tower. |
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