Taking an old 1977s guide book I am interested in observing the changes, if any, within the last 41 years in the rural landscape. The lovely Julia Hartley is with me to keep me on track and help to decipher differences from the text. We are in the countryside around the Ashurst area in West […]
The spooky location in today’s video is a churchyard with no church. I am joined by local historian Andrew Shaxson who explains the incredible and baffling history of St Peter’s church at Treyford in West Sussex. Little remains of the commodious Victorian edifice that was erected to replace three so-called ‘mean’ little churches. Although new […]
I am exploring the delightful Saxon church St Mary’s at Elsted in West Sussex. My guide is the ever enthusiastic local historian, Andrew Shaxson. Elsted is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies within the civil parish of Elsted and Treyford. The village is on the Midhurst to South Harting […]
Here is another week behind the scenes of the Bald Explorer. Production of the walking videos was halted while I had to shoot up to Yorkshire for some corporate video work. Sadly I was busy all day and when I wasn’t it as dark so I was unable to take advantage of being away and […]
This is the first of the weekly podcasts from the Bald Explorer team. In it I highlight the videos coming up for the week ahead with a couple of excerpts from them. I recommend my book of the week. Give a reason to become a patron and support the channel and hint at the aims […]
This is the last part of our exploration of the Serpent Trail for now. We started near Fittleworth in West Sussex, but have only explored a tiny part of the 64 mile long distance path. This time Julia and I emerge from woodland into a large heath with heather and gorse on the Greensand Belt. […]