My time in England is coming to an end. I am back in Sussex, with my mother, and the sun is still shining although the wind has picked up and my nose is cold when I go outside. In the last couple of days I have taken a trip into Chichester and been to a pub for my nephew’s engagement party.

Chichester Cathedral was built in 1075 and has stood for 950 years, and welcomed thousands of pilgrims and visitors through its doors. It has been many years since I spent any time in Chichester, so it was enjoyable wandering the streets and going into the cathedral and re-visiting the town’s long and rich history.

Chichester’s origins began as an Iron Age settlement. After the Roman’s arrived in England in 43AD, they developed the area into a fortified a city named Noviomagus Reginorum. Some of third century defensive walls are still visible today. The Anglo-Saxons captured the Roman town and drove them out of the area, renaming the town Cissa’s Ceaster, which was eventually shortened to Chichester. It grew into a prosperous market town after the Norman invasion in 1066. There has been a lot of renovation and modernization but the town is still thriving hub, well known for its well preserved heritage with sections of Roman walls  and numerous listed buildings. The photos from left to right — South nave in Chichester Cathedral, a Crusade Coffer, and Market Square Cross.

A Bishop of Chichester from 14th century, ancient graffiti, A beautiful amber colored marble tablet.

I hope you have enjoyed my travel photos. I’ll be back with prompt writing, and books read the next time.