The Quest for England
I love exploring the old downland churches. Today I have travelled to Beddingham, a tiny Hamlet off the 27/A26 roundabout between Lewes and Newhaven in East Sussex. What started out as a small wooden Saxon church and the a Royal Minster, became a Norman church with later extensions. Made primarily of local flint, with a […]
Today I meet up with the lovely Liz Housden to visit the chapel that once belonged to Earl Godwin, the father of Harold who fought in the Battle of Hastings in 1066! The church is now called St Hubert’s but its original dedication was to St Peter. It stands, aloft, swept up onto a curve […]
Today’s walk takes me from the delightful church at Warninghurst in West Sussex to Thakeham and then Bumblefield and the woods beyond. Lots of interesting things to see in the countryside and this walk doesn’t fail either. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please […]
I am out on another church to church walk. This time I am taking in three churches on this walk that centres around the river Adur near Steyning. The churches I am visiting are at Bramber, Upper Beeding and Botolphs. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you […]
Julia and I are continuing our short exploration of churchyards and the curious things you can find there. This time we start in Findon in West Sussex at St John the Baptist, but are ejected so we go to the lovely St Mary’s at Washington to continue our investigations. The book are using is the […]
Julia and I are exploring the heritage found in churchyards. We have The Church Explorer’s Handbook and have decided to investigate the various curiosities that often get taken for granted in such places. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORER My videos are funded by people like you. If you enjoy them, please help me make more: […]