The Quest for England
I am continuing my exploration of the rural West Sussex village of Duncton, a few miles south of Petworth and about thirteen from Chichester. Today I am joined by John Mayes, local historian, and we are examining the history of the first church in the village. St Mary’s is no longer there, although the churchyard […]
Something a bit different today. I bought an Esse Ironheart wood burning stove about three months ago and have been using it throughout the winter to cook on, heat water, dry my clothes and heat the house. But what is it like living with an old fashion stove as apposed to a modern gas or […]
Today I have teamed up with Kevin Hall to visit Tuxlith Chapel in Milland, a tiny religious house tucked behind the towering Victorian St Lukes Church. We are playing detectives, looking at the interior features and speculating on the original construction, and that goes for the incredible invasive moss in the graveyard too. We hope […]
Another chance to find out what the Bald Explorer has got up in the previous week while producing films for his channel. We hope you enjoy the antics.
Today Julia Hartley, Cynthia Julian and myself are exploring the terrible tragedies that occurred towards the end of the Second World War close to a rural download church in West Sussex. St Mary’s the Virgin, The Church in a Field, lies a few miles south of Petworth. A Norman built church with very little changes […]
The is the last in the mini series with Dave Ford and I in the Midhurst area – we are out for a walk on Midhurst Common to look at the splendid view, the wonderful trees, the old boundary stone, the disused railway line and the chalk pits. What we didn’t count on was the […]