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Steyning:
Pretty as a Picture
but
does the old place still look the
same?
(continued)
Pages 1, 2,
3, 4
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Church Street joins the High Street at a crossroad. At this point there
are several medieval buildings in view. This is the
Wealden-type hall house near the
corner of Church Street. The postcard is on sale at Steyning
Museum.
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Church Street was formerly known as Middle Street. Until 1890, the date of this
drawing, animals were sold in the street. Then the livestock markets
moved to a site
near the railway station and a scene familiar for many centuries came
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The old Grammar School buildings in Church Street are still in use.
There was a school for boys here recorded in 1579. The timbers in the oldest part, Brotherhood Hall, have been dated to 1461.
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The
oldest house in Steyning stands on the High Street at the crossroad
opposite Church Street. The flint lower storey dates from the early
14th
century and the timber-framed
upper storey is 16th century. There is some evidence that the Stone
House was once a prison. Although there is no proof, the Steyning
mint established by King Cnut is generally believed to have been on
this site. This
postcard
picture of 1910 could have been taken yesterday. The caption below the
cyclist says, "In an old fashioned town". . .
There are
booklets on
sale at Steyning Museum to guide visitors on walks around the town and
the surrounding area. Many more pictures and postcards are available to
view in the archives or to buy in the Museum shop.
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