Small seaside town : April 18 2022

Ran outside just at sunset and caught the last glows before the light went and then a walk into the village. It's a curious mix of very old and very contemporary. One of the largest establishments was a funeral parlour, and I found a stonemason's yard around the corner. Two pubs, one closed, the other with about six people in it. About six takeaways, a meze restaurant and grill, newsagents, master butcher and a community shop. And another co-op.

For fun, I watched the level crossing close and waited several minutes for the train to pass by. A few people got off at the station, one sped off in a taxi. I got lost and found myself in Bedlam Court Lane and on the way out of the village. I made it back past the Abbey, sheltering Benedictine nuns and looking like the set of an old time horror movie. Then up the long long hill to the crossroads and where I was staying.

Almost no noise here, apart from the trains and the church clock sounding the quarter hours. Hardly any traffic, although cars parked everywhere.

A major kerfuffle is a planning application to develop 115 new houses on farmland outside the village. It seems strange in this ancient place: there's been a church here since 670 AD. I passed Walsingham House, looking very grand. At one time, that must have been "the big house".
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