Old World
Old Midhurst, seen from the windows of the excellent Spread Eagle (1430)
What a great place Midhurst is, full of old buildings and with a street plan as mad as a box of frogs. This is how a market town should be, old, unpredictable and inexplicable.
It was a rotten borough before the reforms, and the evidence still exists in stone...
"The electors were the owners of certain properties, which were marked by "Burgage Stones", one of these stones remains and can be seen in a building next to the public library". Wikipedia...
What a great place Midhurst is, full of old buildings and with a street plan as mad as a box of frogs. This is how a market town should be, old, unpredictable and inexplicable.
It was a rotten borough before the reforms, and the evidence still exists in stone...
"The electors were the owners of certain properties, which were marked by "Burgage Stones", one of these stones remains and can be seen in a building next to the public library". Wikipedia...
I do recommend the Spread Eagle. Rambling, unpredictable, and larger on the inside than the outside. We settled there for tea and sandwiches on a cold rainy afternoon. Open fires and a warm welcome..
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