arabesque

I was in town again today during my lunch break, on the hunt for a good blip. The High Street in East Grinstead is perhaps the town's oldest thoroughfare and contains one of the longest continuous runs of 14th-century timber-framed buildings in England. At one end stands Sackville College, the sandstone almshouse built in 1609 where the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" was written by John Mason Neale. Nearby, atop the highest point in the town, stands St Swithun's Church.

I was hoping that from amongst the many shots I took of these wonderful buildings would be one that I could post as today's blip. Sadly, none of them seemed quite right. I fear that my muse was otherwise engaged today.

Perhaps another day eh?

About halfway through my aimless wanderings I came across a decorated metal arch standing astride one of the paths leading to St Swithun's. I doubt it is an original feature - it just doesn't feel right for the period of the church. I took a couple of quick shots of it just for interest. The picture is a close up of the scrollwork on the upright. I would have liked the light to have been a little better arranged, but as I was relying on the sun, and had a limited amount of time at my disposal, I couldn't wait for it to be just right.