Today the lovely Julia Hartley and I attend the Big Breakfast at Biddenden Village Hall, an annual event organised by the ladies of All Saint’s Church. It is the day before Remembrance Day and the centenary of the end of the First World War and poppies abound. Join us as we find all about this […]
Time to explore another yew tree. This one is at Priors Dean Church in Hampshire. Julia Hartley and Elizabeth Housden join me on this rough and ready look at the ancient tree which surely has to be two thousand years old. The adjacent church is Saxon and only half that age, but is a charming […]
Today I am looking for a marker stone, a lump of rock dedicated to Edward Thomas, the poet, who lived and walked and wrote about the landscape around Hampshire. The lovely Julia and I are joined by Elizabeth Housden, author, actress, and Thomas enthusiast. Liz explain more about this influential poet’s life and takes us […]
Having made a video about North Stoke Church, Cynthia Julian and myself take a stroll to South Stoke, another small village with a fascinating church. We aim to make a video about it at a later date. To get there we traverse lovely countryside, follow a narrow raised tree tunnel and cross two sections of […]
Today I am in North Stoke in West Sussex. St Mary the Virgin is a partly 11th-century cruciform building, set in an almost deserted village in a loop of the River Arun and is mostly unrestored. It stands on an ancient earthwork which has pre-Christian origins. The building has architectural features and internal fittings spanning […]
Last winter I took a look at the Queen Elizabeth Tree in Cowdray Park near Midhurst in West Sussex. The ancient oak had shed its leaves and didn’t look its best. I was determined to return for a second viewing. This time I have brought with me Julia Hartley and Kevin Hall. My videos are […]