The spire of St Mary's church soars
above the town, and to the right is the boundary wall of Petworth Park, the great mansion built by the Duke of
Somerset towards the end of the 17th century.
The half-timbered houses
with one storey
overhanging the next look
picturesque to modern
eyes, but originally those
jetties (as overhangs are
called) served a purpose.
South-westwards
from the North
Wall (left), across
the harbour basin
just about as
empty as it would
be today, are the
Cobb Warehouses
(centre) and
Granny's Teeth
steps, to the left
In 1903 the main south wall of the abbey was built up to the
ruined west front, and repairs to the roof and buttresses on the
north side and east end were undertaken.
the east end, Marton's church of St James and St Paul is one of the oldest surviving timber churches in Europe - it was founded in 1343 by Sir John de Davenport, and hence the pub across the road is called
Quite early on, the motte's defences were improved with the building of a stone wall around it, and the earliest stone building appears to have been a hall in the western bailey.
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