Upper Beeding, St Peter's Church c.1955
Photo ref:
U40021
Photo ref:
U40021
More about this scene
The church probably lies on the site of a Saxon church which was replaced by a stone church. The last major rebuilding took place in 1308. The churchyard looks somewhat neglected in this photograph, with the gravestones almost hidden by long grass.
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A Selection of Memories from Upper Beeding
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Upper Beeding
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I went to Steyning C.Sec. My uncle, Jack Longhurst, was the baker at Greens for many years, his daughter Shirley still lives in the village.
Upper Beeding was the best place in the world to live and grow up, it's not the same now, there's too many townies.
I attended The Convent of the Blessed Sacrament between the years of 1963 to 1965 (inclusive). I was a dreadufully wild child from Colonial Africa and rejoiced in the name of Carol Anne Bult. The Reverend Mother of "The Towers" at the time was Rev Mother Marie Helen (Sister Mary Bruno was the headmistress). "The Fat Lady Sings" is a manuscript in the process of editing and publication, hence the title of ...see more
My maternal grandparents, Ernest and Dorothy Bond had the Kings Head in 1955 and through to 1958 My mother was married from here at Christ the King in Steyning. I was born in 1958 and my parents then lived at a little cottage in the High Street called 'The Dilly' Quite a few years have passed! and I have now moved back into Upper Beeding but I find it quite un-nerving that the High Street seems to look almost unchanged!
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