6 March 2015

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THE western boundary wall of St Swithun’s, which runs by Pizza Express, is to be replaced at a cost of £47,302 which will be paid by Mid Sussex District Council.

Before the rebuilding work starts on Monday 16 March, some pruning of the yew canopy will take place.

The wall which forms the eastern boundary to the churchyard along Church Lane was tested and found to be safe.

It took on its distinctive patchwork appearance because it fell to local estate owners around the town to repair the wall at their own expense and with whatever materials they had to hand.

Patchwork eastern wall pictured above © Roy Henderson