🏛️ Monuments in West Sussex

The propeller is from a Martin B-26 Marauder that crashed in the English Channel in June 1944

This mound is a Bronze Age barrow, called a bowl barrow because of its shape. Typically placed in prominent positions, as this one is, barrows mark the burial site of an important person. The grass-covered crater on the top of this one is probably the res

The site was in use from around 1902 to September 1940 when it was requisitioned for military use, before falling into ruin. When highly infectious diseases (eg. smallpox & tuberculosis) were rife, victims were isolated from others in remote housing

Grade II listed buildings. The ruins of Michelgrove, "one of the largest and most famous houses in the county and home of the Shelley family from the late C15 to 1800.

Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations

Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations

Outline of demolished church.

Farm House mostly lost to the sea.

Recent archaeology has revealed the remains of a large Tudor building on the hill to your right. It is thought that this may be the remains of Henry VIII’s banqueting or hunting lodge.