Andrew Trundlewagon's photos with the keyword: Coombes

Next to Coombes church is the Old Rectory, a 14th century building.(Sussex, UK)

Although Coombes church looks very humble form the outside, inside the walls are covered in paintings that were rediscovered in 1949. There is a difference of opinion when they were done. One view holds that they were painted by monks from Lewes Priory in the 12th century. The other view argues that they are Saxon and predate the Norman conquest. In support of the older date the paintings are true frescoes, that is they were painted onto wet plaster. The plaster lies directly on the original masonry and since the walls are Saxon, it follows that the frescoes are also Saxon. (Sussex, UK).

Although Coombes church looks very humble form the outside, inside the walls are covered in paintings that were rediscovered in 1949. There is a difference of opinion when they were done. One view holds that they were painted by monks from Lewes Priory in the 12th century. The other view argues that they are Saxon and predate the Norman conquest. In support of the older date the paintings are true frescoes, that is they were painted onto wet plaster. The plaster lies directly on the original masonry and since the walls are Saxon, it follows that the frescoes are also Saxon. (Sussex UK).

Although Coombes church looks very humble form the outside, inside the walls are covered in paintings that were rediscovered in 1949. There is a difference of opinion when they were done. One view holds that they were painted by monks from Lewes Priory in the 12th century. The other view argues that they are Saxon and predate the Norman conquest. In support of the older date the paintings are true frescoes, that is they were painted onto wet plaster. The plaster lies directly on the original masonry and since the walls are Saxon, it follows that the frescoes are also Saxon. (Sussex, UK).

Another church from my walk along the river Adur. This is a Saxon church simply called Coombes church after the tiny village of Coombes. It is so obscure that no one knows which saint it was originally dedicated to. It is built into the side of a hill, so that one end is partially buried. The tower collapsed in the 18th century and was never replaced. The bell, however, survived and dates from the 11th century. It is thought the bell was cast in Normandy. (Sussex, UK).