WALKS		Arundel and Burpham		TALKS
Guided Walk here Saturday 7th June. Much of Arundel, although appearing old is actually late Victorian or Edwardian. The Fifteenth Duke of Norfolk rebuilt much of the town, including the castle. Arundel High Street, showing our meeting point at the War Memorial.				Once described as a French town in an English landscape, Arundel has always been associated with the its powerful Earls, who ruled the locality from the battlements of their castle. We will explore the historic streets and discuss the history of town that has seen both intrigue and war.
Looking towards Arundel from the Bridge over the River Arun
Arundel Cathedral was designed by Hansom, more famous for his carriage designs. The cathedral, originally a church, was one of the first to be built for a Roman Catholic congregation. St. Mary’s Gate inn recalls in its name the fortified walls that once enclosed the town.
The George and Dragon has the (possibly unique) distinction of being run by one family for three hundred years. The Wests were landlords from the time of the Civil War until the Second World War. The old “spit and sawdust” country pub is now an up-market eatery.
Many famous writers and artists made their home at Burpham in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Perhaps the most celebrated of these was Mervyn Peake, the novelist and engraver, who is buried in the churchyard.
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