Sussex Painted (page 1/2)

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105.—Arundel Castle

Parts of Arundel Castle date as far back as A.D. 1068. Since 1138 the castle has for the most part belonged to the same family and their descendents; it has been the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk for the past 850 years or so, and open in the Summer to visitors for the past 200 years. As with most such [...] [more...] [$]

Singleton.

The village of Singleton in Sussex was mentioned (according to this book) in the Domesday Book, and has (or had) a manor associated with it. In this bucolic painting we see ducks heading toward a pond, a giant tree, and, further back, the steep roofs of half-timbered Tudor buildings; a line of washing alternated between green and yellow, [...] [more...] [$]

98.—Hurstmonceaux Castle

The modern spelling is Herstmonceux. It’s hard to relate this painting to the picture on the official Herstmonceux Web site, but it’s also clear they are of the same place. [more...] [$]

Front Cover, Sussex

By 1906 most books were being sold already bound, and cover designs were very much part of attracting sales. This book is bound in dark green cloth, with greenish-yellow writing and [...] [more...] [$]

Gatehouse, Battle Abbey (wallpaper version)

Cropped version of Gatehouse, Battle Abbey intended for use as a computer desktop background or wallpaper; I cropped the image so it’s 1600x1200 pixels, and also made 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480 versions. [more...] [$]