1. Choosing a wall

To begin my blog, I thought it would be interesting to record some background to the location of the wall I will use as a study for this module.

We are very lucky to live within walking distance of a lovely country church at Warminghurst, West Sussex. The Church of the Holy Sepulchure has been managed by The Churches Conservation Trust since 1980 after being declared redundant and falling into disrepair.  This simple but very lovely little church stands in an elevated position with an open view to the South Downs and the Iron Age hill fort at Chanctonbury Ring.  It has a long, interesting history and in it's current form dates to 1220; some restoration was undertaken in 1707 but the ravages of Victorian modernisation passed this church by, so it's a little historic gem.

I have always loved old churches, the more ancient and original the better, so this little church captured my imagination and as it is always open, I often call in whenever I'm walking our dog nearby. There are lots of lovely weathered and aged architectural features, shapes, patterns and surfaces here, so it was a natural choice for me as a place to find a wall to use for this module.