Are you so sure the gates lead to a Church? It is possible, of course, but I would have expected to see some kind of notice board to indicate the Church and/or Services.
Quote from: Rhododendron on Thursday 15 February 18 10:13 GMT (UK) Are you so sure the gates lead to a Church? It is possible, of course, but I would have expected to see some kind of notice board to indicate the Church and/or Services.I have noted where it's now a defunct railway line that bridges over cuttings have been removed and the cutting filled in to give a level road approach to another road.The fact that it looks like the bridge parapet is stonework and the stonework retaining wall beyond the bridge to the rights doesn't seem to fit in with the Sussex area, all the bridges I've found have brick parapets and retaining walls are in brick - building stone not available locally but excellent clay for making bricks locally to the railway works. However most river/canal bridges were in stone!
I think you should all concentrate on Pulborough, if only to eliminate it. The river and the railway are both there. http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BCA7CD/old-stone-bridge-over-river-arun-pulborough-west-sussex-england-united-BCA7CD.jpg.London Road and A29. The bridge is extant but the buildings have changed a lot, if correct.See also the sattelite image.I never thought the bridge was over a railway, too old.Hope this helps.
Back to throw squibs. That bridge is still there at PULBOROUGH. Not wide enough for modern traffic so has been by-passed by a modern bridge, London Road/A29. Here's a photograph of them Sorry about the Link, hopefully it will work
As far as I can see from maps and street view, the surroundings don't really seem to match. There aren't any cottages next to the bridge in Pulborough (I've also checked old maps), and there isn't a junction with a major road by it either.
