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Coombes church DSC 4870

nobody@ipernity.com (Andrew Trundlewagon) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:43:29 +0000

When I was in England I did a short walking trip to visit as many old flint-walled churches as I could fit in. This is Coombes Church, in Sussex close to the Adur between Bramber and Shoreham. It is a hard one to find as access is by a footpath through a farm and it is hidden from view. I walked quite a long way beyond it before I realized my mistake. Its date is uncertain, but it is Saxon with later additions. Although it is a very humble building, the interior is decorated with original frescoes, also of uncertain date. One estimate suggests they predate the Norman Conquest, another suggests a date in the 1130s.
www.ipernity.com/doc/319515/52555632
www.ipernity.com/doc/319515/52555634

river Adur St Botolphs DSC 4775

nobody@ipernity.com (Andrew Trundlewagon) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:43:24 +0000

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St Botolph's church Sussex. A church has been here since before the Norman Conquest. This has been rebuilt, repaired and modified at various time since. One of the interesting artifacts inside the church is a banner dating from the reign of King Charles II (1660 to 1685).

River Adur St Nicholas Shoreham DSC 4722-2

nobody@ipernity.com (Andrew Trundlewagon) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:43:19 +0000

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St Nicholas Shoreham: A church of some kind has been in or around this site since 481. This church retains some Saxon structure but was highly modified in about 1140, and at various times since.