St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea - ruined nave
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St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea - ruined nave
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 16 Aug 2023
The western end of the nave collapsed around 1700 although exactly why is not known. Certainly, by that time, Shoreham had become less important than it was in medieval times and it is known that the nave had fallen into a state of disrepair, the town probably no longer able to maintain such a large church. It is also possible that the church was damaged in the English Civil War and a ferocious storm in 1703 might have finally finished the building off. What remains is visible here in the churchyard, surrounded by gravestones.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.832854
Longitude
-0.274903