"Home of the "Repair Shop." Flint-stone, thatched cottages in the village of Singleton, South Downs, West Sussex in early autumn.
Commentary.
What charming but substantial cottages Singleton possesses.
The South Downs chalk like all areas of chalk contains
bands of black, grey and brown flint stone – hard, sharp and incredibly durable.
The “knappers” who split this stone to “face-off” the village dwellings needed to work hard to produce the thousands of tons required to finish the job.
The spirit and ambience of this place seems unchanging,
and with a flint frontage, I can see these cottages
surviving for another thousand years.
"Home of the "Repair Shop." Flint-stone, thatched cottages in the village of Singleton, South Downs, West Sussex in early autumn.
Commentary.
What charming but substantial cottages Singleton possesses.
The South Downs chalk like all areas of chalk contains
bands of black, grey and brown flint stone – hard, sharp and incredibly durable.
The “knappers” who split this stone to “face-off” the village dwellings needed to work hard to produce the thousands of tons required to finish the job.
The spirit and ambience of this place seems unchanging,
and with a flint frontage, I can see these cottages
surviving for another thousand years.