Andrew Trundlewagon's photos with the keyword: Bramber

The church of St. Botolph's along the river Adur near Bramber. The building was founded by the Saxons, and subsequently modified. In Norman times it was renamed St Peter de Vetere Ponte (St Peter of the Old Bridge) as it stood by a bridge crossing the river. With time the river Adur silted up and it was no longer possible to sail up to Bramber, and the bridge fell into disuse. The original Saxon name (St. Botolph's) was then reinstated. There are many churches dedicated to St. Botolph's throughout England, and, intriguingly, the name Boston, as int he city in the UK, is a corruption of Botolph's. (Sussex, UK).

The ruins of Bramber castle, Sussex, UK. A castle was built on this site in 1070, shortly after the Norman Conquest, by William de Braose, first Lord of Bramber. It was probably a wooden structure replaced over the years by a stone tower and curtain wall. The last male heir of the de Braose family died in 1326, and the castle has been falling down ever since until now very little is left. Its strategic position still commands fantastic views of the surrounding countryside.