The Quest for England
Today’s walk is around the parish of Itchingfield. The water logged fields surround this Sussex village support the best clay, and i wade through much of it on this meander. I begin my walk at St Nicolas Church which feature heavily in an earlier long format video I made called Crumbling Churches. Crumbling Churches video […]
This is the third part of my exploration of the history of field systems in early England. I am learning from Christopher Taylor’s book, ‘Fields in the English Landscape’, and attempting to share the knowledge with the audience. In this episode I am exploring the Roman influence on farming in this country after their invasion. […]
The sun promises to come out today. It is certainly warmer, although there is still plenty of water lying on the West Sussex clay. I am off on another walk from the Blue Idol Quaker House near Coolham. I pass the Quaker Burial Ground and explore the lovely farm houses and barns locally. PLEASE SUPPORT […]
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This is the second part of my look at the early fields of England from the prehistoric times. In my attempt to grasp English history, I am starting with the early stages of farming. So, with the help from Christopher Taylor’s, Fields In the English Landscape, published by Alan Sutton, I explore how prehistoric man […]
In my attempt to grasp English history, I am starting with the early stages of farming. So, with the help from Christopher Taylor’s, Fields In the English Landscape, published by Alan Sutton, I explore how prehistoric man went from hunter gather to settled farmer and how he tilled the fields. PLEASE SUPPORT THE BALD EXPLORERMy […]