Next to the ruins of Bramber Castle stands the ancient church of St. Nicholas, over 900 years old and still in use today.
The castle-like church roof stands solid in the Sussex countryside. Blue skies, a lone bird, lilac clouds nestling on the hills.
Idyllic.
And yet… walking around to the other side of the church…
Deep shadows, dark stone weathered by the ages,
Secrets brooding.
Mysterious beauty flung against the brightness of the sky.
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Lady Fi 
Looks like an amazing place
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Love your child-like spirit
and photogs sensibility!
Aloha from Honolulu 🙂
Comfort Spiral
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Beautiful. The rooftop of church is just like castle.
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Nice contrast between these two pics 🙂
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Two good pics of the same architecture, just go to show how different light can effect the mood!…. thanks for sharing and your visit!….:)
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Beautiful scenery and lovely pastel clouds. I really like the play of light and shadow.
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The ancient buildings in your world are so fascinating and I love them! And the lovely pastel skies make the perfect backdrop! Superb captures as always, Ladyfi! Have a great weekend!
Sylvia
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That first photo is marvelous. I first thought it was a fortress. Looks like it.
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You are such a Romantic – and I’m so glad! Wonderful post – gorgeous southern English skies. Go to Whitby to see scary churches . . .
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Beautiful! Brought back lovely memories of a trip to the UK, wandering through tumble down church yards and empty Castle grounds. I could just feel the cold stone walls in the second photo under my hand as I explored the grounds. Thank you for sharing!
Note to Jabblog : yep. Whitby= scary place!!!!
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amazing piece of history!
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your sky has little pinkish/orange-ish hue that is so pretty and unique.
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Whenever I see such ancient buildings I try to imagine all the lives that played themelves out inside them. The marriages, the childhoods, the joys and tragedies. Strange to think that human lives to so quickly and these buildings just live on.
Wonderful photos as always!
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that looks like a cool place to wark around shadows or otherwise…i like castles…or catle like structures…smiles.
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Ooh. I want to sit on that roof (or in a dungeon which is undoubtedly located below the building) and read an Ann Radcliffe novel 🙂
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Wonderful photos and church!
Wish you a great weekend:-)
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Fantastic place just beautiful!
SkyWatchFriday
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I do love the old castles. I wish we has such wonderful places here in Canada!
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Aha I saw another castle on the side! Nice capture.
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It does look like a place for secrets long-held! And the skies (in both views) are beautiful.
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What a beautiful old stone church, lovely against the sky. 900 years and counting – that’s very impressive.
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So much beauty in your pictures and so much history in your subject. I’m always intrigued about how a structure that old was built.
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Very lovely sky photos. The scenery is superb. Have a nice weekend.
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Terrific captures of the place.
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Vilken utsikt! Vackert.
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You are lucky to see such an old castle. New Zealand is very young and has one castle. I am watching on TV about Sissinghurst Castle. Incredible history.
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The old buildings add so much to the skyline!
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What a romantic looking place. I especially like the moody second shot with the church window.
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everything has two sides of stories,
clever shots.
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Wonderfully atmospheric shots there – and some of the very rare sunshine we’ve had this summer as well!
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Wonderful shots! I also thought it was a fortress.
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An English sky for a change. 🙂
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Just gorgeous, amazing pictures! On my trips to the Uk, seeing the beautiful old castles was always first of wonderful things to there! Thanks for the memories 🙂
xo, misha
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These are truly amazing sky scenes. I love seeing them, and also enjoyed your visit very much.
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LadyFi: Two really neat shots for SWF, thanks for sharing.
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Amazing. 900 years and still in use. We think things are ancient at 100 years.
Great photographs.
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The patterns of the old stone and the soft sky are wonderful, Fi.
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Nine hundred years old! I love hearing that. What a rich history it has. Thanks for sharing.
jj
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Love places like that and wondering how they were and who walked the halls of such places when they were first built…amazing photos Fi!!!
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Sv: Det är vatten med hushållsfärg i 🙂 Kul att du gillar det!
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Very historical place.
Stunning photos 🙂
Thanks for dropping by…
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Fiona, thanks so much for the kind comments.
It sounds like you had a spectacular time, I am so loving all of your photos. And envying your textures, hint, hint…LOL.
Jen
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My textures? … Mmm.. she thinks… maybe you mean the textures I can put on with my iPhone…
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900 years. Amazing.
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That looks like real history.
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One word…amazing all round…thanks for this. 🙂
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