In Search of Sussex - In Which I Arrive At West Chiltington

[@jeaniepullen9434]

Such a lovely walk Shipley, Thakeham and West Chiltington. Music lovely and beautifully filmed. Loved the union jack and cows

[@tensils]

I appreciate that the cut away shots must be time consuming but they really make the new series what it is. Thanks

[@tonym480]

This is my home town. I lived there from my birth in 1949 until 1972. Went to school in the old Primary School next to the Church. I now live in Worthing but West Chiltington is still the place I think of as Home. It will always have a special place in my heart. Norman Wisdom lived at Lakers Farm which is opposite the Windmill on the corner of the turning into Stream Lane. The Village Band is a Silver Band, not a Brass Band.

[@CharlieCooper3101]

Really am loving this mini series Richard. The amount of time and work you put in to making these videos are amazing thankyou.

[@andybbeck2043]

Richard so well put together very much enjoyed this one and all hard work filming walking the journey

[@RichardVobes]

Many thanks

[@lewesherbalistandstorytell4608]

Lovely as ever - in fact exceptional cinematography I thougth!

[@FrancescoBellringer]

I really love west’s chiltington, lovely little village. The church has got 5 bells for chiming only, with a special apparatus called Ellecombe Chime. The chime mechanism keeps the bells still in the tower, and one person is required to chime them by pulling on small ropes in this little box in the church. So there is no proper ringing here but this is a rather unique style, there are not many churches in the area that have this system

[@Stringtrees]

I think this year, for all the strife, we have been rewarded with a particularly verdant spring and your videos will be a treasure to enjoy for the future. The bright side of the current situation is that there is little traffic, few people and it adds to the atmosphere. Thanks again Richard.

[@rodthompson4620]

Another great video Richard. Once I get the book that I have ordered I will follow in your footsteps

[@RichardVobes]

Awesome, thank you!

[@andrewnorris1]

I filmed the last mill in the region of my village until it closed 3/4 years ago, a great loss. Beautiful video once again.

[@davidreidy2263]

Who was more nervous, you, or the cows? Great walk, well done Richard. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@mariagodfrey5760]

Thank you for this video, beautifully done. We will be moving here soon so it was lovely to watch and get a little taster of west chiltington life 🌻

[@ramibu239]

Beautiful village! Definitely quintessential English!!!😍 So many beautiful cottages & lovely flower gardens! Loved that big stone building (w/ the East St sign on it). The old Village Post Office/Store was so cute! Love the old mill too!!!

[@ramibu239]

Btw...was so proud of you trying to make an attempt at petting the cows! You are getting braver my friend!!!🤗🐮

[@RichardVobes]

I knew you would like it :)

[@ramibu239]

@@RichardVobes yes...you knew you had me at Miss Marple!😄

[@MrGreatplum]

Another place I need to visit! The music fits in so well with the footage.

[@deadm101]

Cows are quite inquisitive when they are young and they looked pretty young. Gorgeous village . Very chocolate box. Agatha would feel quite at home in Amberley too I think

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Nice village with very old post office and nice church enjoy u travel with book very interesting past old house nice inter thank you Richard

[@damianjones7554]

I'd love to live in a windmill too Richard. My great grandfather used to own Stretton Mill (a watermill) in the north west. It now owned by heritage and is a working museum. Looking forward to the next video really enjoying them. 😊👍

[@RichardVobes]

Sounds great! A water Mill!

[@edisloud]

The cows looked more scared of you, than you of them. I ponder if perhaps they could sense your trepidation. Very well filmed, you must have spent a long time going back & forth setting up many of these shots. It has been noted by me in recent videos and is appreciated, thank you.

[@cogidubnus1953]

Good heavens, are you overcoming your bovinophobia Richard? Never thought I'd see the day!

[@antoinettehiggins4527]

The wire fence between you and the cows made all the difference! Have you ever been to the little Earnley church, outside of Chichester before Bracklesham Bay? There is a mill at the end of Bookers Lane, Earnley just on the corner of the road heading back to Chichester. I loved this series. Thanks.

[@carolinesmyth127]

If you do revisit Ifield, West Sussex at some point, you might want to visit the Mill there.

[@pg-rd7ik]

Good morning Richard another excellent video (as always) - what’s not to love about West Chilt (as it’s often known). Norman Wisdom did indeed live there, the stunning Spanish style property is called Lakers House and I believe he actually had it specially built about 50 years ago.

[@georgetimperley8906]

Nicez I do like a good wind mill, I also would like to live in one, very nice. Well done

[@davidbennett6079]

Really enjoyed this series Richard, I love the idea of retracing such old routes and seeing what has changed and what has remained the same. I have actually enjoyed these videos so much that I've brought myself a lovely book called 'The Highways and Byways in Dorset' by Sir Frederick Treves and plan on doing a few of the walks once I can get back down to Dorset again. It's a good little book, written around the same time as the one you're following...Worth looking into if you want to do future series in different areas.

[@RichardVobes]

Sounds great

[@wattck]

Another Ace, Well Done. I bet your leather messenger bag has been around, got some history. A bit different to the common or garden 21st Century backpack.

[@imranzazai7404]

Very nice and amazing.

[@PortsladeBySea]

Lovely film Richard. Within a short time you will overcome your Bovinophobia and Taurophobia! Great that the village stocks have been preserved. Apparently people would enjoy throwing rotten food, eggs and even stones at the poor individuals being punished 🤭

[@oliverhill8254]

Hi all I used to live in Westchiltington at the Chasehouse on Mill road was a massive change from Brighton, mainly due to not many people about and I missed the busy surroundings #bookingtrades #olliegahill

[@RichardVobes]

Lovely countryside around there too.

[@oliverhill8254]

@@RichardVobes The Chasehouse where i lived #Westchiltington, there is a barn which is the oldest building- in Westchiltington. This barn is placed at the front of the House. #Olliegahill #bookingtrades

[@Surrey360]

Great village to walk around

[@guestandsons]

Plus there is a bit of a distance to East Chiltington.

[@alexosada9474]

We were here on Saturday :)

[@RichardVobes]

It's a lovely place

[@kdean9537]

Love this mini series...very well done Richard. Thank you so much for all the hard work you do, so very much appreciated. Even though we can't see inside churches etc...it really does make you look around and see the beauty outside, really lovely little village. 😊 Thank's again...take really good care of yourself...stay safe!

[@RichardVobes]

Glad you enjoy it! Longer versions are coming.

[@anthonyfrost2530]

hello Richard, Tony in oz here again , are you watching me on facebook ? i have just mentioned the area you are in here as a prizewinning wine area , hard to believe they have done what the romans did 2000 years ago . My niece Joanna (raised in Worthing like me )showed a bottle of sparkling wine ...made in west Sussex drunk on her special occasion , i am sure this would be very interesting to other people like me who shot rabbits on this land . We here are surrounded by vine yards , we buy drinkable wine from 2 pound fifty a bottle but I understand English wine is very expensive , they say it is 3 years old which puts it in the champagne class but of course none of us are allowed to call it champagne. Looking at a map, the area in France called Champagne is only about 150 miles south of West Chiltington ...so , same climate ...over to you Richard and your camera...I am 82 on the 22nd i will be drinking our version of Champagne..

[@michaelwhite8031]

Margaret Rutherford had a sad life. Rutherford was related to Tony Benn. So many beautiful villagers to see in Sussex. I don't think living in a mill would be very nice. Remember there's alway 'Trouble at Mill" lol.

[@AndyJarman]

Arthur Stanley Cook appears to be a bit of an unsung "Wainwright" of the downs. Think I'll get a hard copy.

[@RichardVobes]

Certainly worth a look.

[@oliverhill8254]

My mum god bless her was also buried in the church. GREAT video Richard #Richardvobes #Olliegahill @bookingtrades

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks for watching!

[@susanolson3611]

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