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Exploring Steyning, West Sussex

Posted on 29/08/2017 by Richard Vobes

Today, I am taking a stroll through the West Sussex downland town of Steyning. Originally a Saxon settlement, it grew to become an important port town – the River Adur ran closer than it does today. The Norman’s built their castle close by at Bramber and the railways linked it to London for a hundred […]

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In Search of a Gibbet

Posted on 29/08/2017 by Richard Vobes

I am out in the countryside again and this time I seek the gibbet of Jack Upperton, a rouge labourer from Burpham, in West Sussex who robbed the mail and was hanged for the crime.

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Bramber Castle and its History

Posted on 13/08/2017 by Richard Vobes

Bramber Castle is situated at the west of the tiny village of Bramber, near Steyning in West Sussex. Built by William De Braose around 1171, it was the administrative centre for the rape of Bramber. I walk around the remains of the bailey and climb the motte, and later plunge into the defensive ditch that […]

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Boxgrove Priory in West Sussex

Posted on 13/08/2017 by Richard Vobes

Today I have a walk around the ruins of Boxgrove Priory’ lodging house. The main church has been restored now and looks magnificent inside. I have a poke around there too. The monastery was far larger in its day, but after the dissolution of the monasteries priory fell into ruin.

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An Atmospheric Stroll Around Worthing Pier

Posted on 13/08/2017 by Richard Vobes

Take a quiet early morning stroll with me along Worthing’s fabulous pier. Worthing is on the south coast in West Sussex, England. The is one of many that jut out into the seas around England, popular with visitors.

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