Here's a few photos I took of the ancient market town of Steyning in West Sussex. I attended the local Grammar School from 1953 to 1959 & this was more familiar territory than my home town. The school was founded in 1614, when William Shakespeare was still alive. No, I ain't quite that old.

This shot was taken on Christmas Day last year. The school is the white timber framed building on the right. The entrance is red brick. This is the original school building & still in use today.


A view from the same spot looking along Steyning High Street.


Further along the High Street. The building below the clock tower used to be the fire station. There was a lot of singing & celebrations coming from the local taverns when I took this shot.


This was taken last weekend. The school is on the left.


St Andrew's Church, a Norman church built in the 12th century on the site of a Saxon church mentioned in the 'Domesday Book'. My brother was married here as his wife came from Steyning. I used to pass this way every day on my way to & from the railway station. Unfortunately I can't show you the station & the nearby market place as they no longer exist.


Apart from that the old place hasn't changed much at all. Hope you enjoyed my little trip back in time.

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Thanks Craig. The roads are narrow as this is the original medieval town. It was not planned for modern traffic. There's lots of places like this around here. The place looks quiet in the Christmas Day pics as everyone was in the pubs celebrating after dinner. I don't like Joe Public clogging up my shots & usually wait for things to go quiet. Maybe that's why my photos appear lifeless but I'm more interested in the scenery than people.  

PS. Steyning is pronounced Stenning.

You present a wonderful idea of how your area looks in the present time......it's a captured moment like this which can't be torn down or rebuilt by progress.........thanks for the look Hagar....... 8)

ah, looks like a piece brought out of time...

Did you find these in a time capsule?