Chichester has intact Roman walls, to the point where it’s possible to walk on the top of them. Perhaps not a complete as Chester, but still pretty good. The photo above shows the bit I walked on, further along a suitable gap has been left in to enable a view of St Pancreas Church, thisContinue reading “Chichester #2”
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Chichester
Chichester is the only city in West Sussex, and has a population of about 30,000. I visited on a sunny day at the end of September. At it’s centre stands the Market Cross, from it radiate a cross of North, South, East and West Streets. I suspect these trace back to a Roman layout, althoughContinue reading “Chichester”
St. Mary’s, Portchester
Portchester Castle, from the previous post, sits within the old walls of the Roman fort, so too does St. Mary’s church. The church can be dated back to 1128 as an Augustinian priory, while the keep of the castle was build around 1130, so basically built at the same time! The photo above is fromContinue reading “St. Mary’s, Portchester”
W is for Wareham
Wareham in Dorset is an old Saxon town. Although there is evidence of Roman, and slightly further afield, Mesolithic activity dating back to 9000 BCE, the oldest thing you can visit are the old walls above. Most likely built by Alfred the Great to keep the invading Danes out. Obviously that didn’t go well asContinue reading “W is for Wareham”
A Walk to Canford with the Pentax SPII
While I had my “Pentax Box Open” deciding to part with the Spotmatic SP – I made sure I clicked the shutter of the SPII a few times to keep it ticking over. I’ve never really stopped and looked at it closely enough to appreciate how close it is to the much lauded K1000, inContinue reading “A Walk to Canford with the Pentax SPII”
One Last Roll: Rolleiflex SL35E
Last time I wrote about Lulworth Castle in Dorset and finished by showing what is believed to be the first “free standing” Roman Catholic chapel built in England after the reformation (1786) (left). There is also another church here – St Andrews. It has an impressive 15th century tower that pre-dates the castle, the restContinue reading “One Last Roll: Rolleiflex SL35E”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #7
Just a little further down stream from Tolpuddle, our previous stop following the river, lies Affpuddle. A small village of about 400 people, dates back to Saxon times and was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. It’s a charming village and for the purpose of this little photo project has two good points. OneContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #7”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #6
On our “Ektar Journey” down the river Piddle, Puddle or Trent we’ve reached Tolpuddle. This village is most famous for the Tolpuddle Martyrs, whose story you can read here. Above is the village church of St John the Evangelist, in whose graveyard one of the martyrs, James Hammett, is laid to rest. To this dayContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #6”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #4
Puddletown is on the River Piddle, in fact it was once called Piddletown but changed it’s name, officially adopted in the 1950’s. Perhaps I should explain to my non-UK readers that “Piddle” is slang for urinating, hence “ohh I need a pee/piddle”. Although as a digression, just too far away from the river to beContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #4”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3
Piddlehinton is a small village in Dorset, in the 2011 census it had a population of 403. Amazingly for such a small place, they have two “adult” football teams, both in the Dorset league! The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the only public building of interest. There is a pub, “The Thimble Inn”Continue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3”
