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Notes on the
photographs.
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| St. Botolph's church - the west facade as seen from the road to Coombes. | Snowdrops by the side of the churchyard wall. | The south facade, showing the main entrance to the church. | The south wall of the church from the adjoining graveyard. |
| Another view of the church from further inside the graveyard. | A view of the church from the far side of the graveyard, showing the main path. | The graveyard path and church, with early daffodils. | The church interior taken from the west wall, looking towards the altar. |
| An old-fashioned hand-pumped organ, which stands on the south wall to the left of the main door. | The church's fine Jacobean pulpit -
quite a
rarity in this part of Sussex. |
The altar and stained glass in the east window. | The old inner door of the church. |
| The north and west facades of the church as seen from the grave field on the north side. | Coombes - the original farm house on the left-hand side of the road into the farmyard and church grounds. | Animal barns and the grain store at Church Farm. The church is through a gate off to the left. | A view of Church Farm from the field to the east of the church. |
| The east facade of the church from
the field by the church and far, |
A closer view of the east facade showing some
ancient graves in front of the church. |
The south facade of the church
showing the main entrance and its location deep in a hollow of the hill. |
The ancient stone font. A piece of
card inside it reads" Do not touch - very fragile." |
| A view of the altar from the
interior west wall, with wall paintings clearly visible. |
A fragment of wall painting dating
from the 12th century. Most church wall paintings were destroyed in the
Reformation. |
Another fragment of 12th century
wall painting. |
Another fragment of 12th century wall painting. |
| The altar and east window. |
"To the memory of John Manning,
Gent. who
dyed the 12d. of January 1707. Aged 36 years. Also Joanna his wife who
dyed the 2d of September 1700. Aged 23 years." |
"HERE lieth the body of Mary the
daughter
of EDWARD Manning, who departed this life March 26 in 1689 aged [blank]
years." How old was she? |
The church pulpit. |
| The view east from the church,
showing Truleigh Hill and the Downs, with Beeding cement works. |
Another view east from the church,
showing the farm and some ancient graves. |
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