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St John the Baptist - near the village centre
©Chris Shaw
Dist:0.2km<br/>At 164 The Street, a late C17 tile-hung cottage with end chimneys (which are far from vertical). The area at the front has been paved for use by the adjacent surgery (but is registered common land, part of the roadside wastes of Capel). The shrub in a pot appears to say: "don't park in front of my front gate" (well, would you want the white line extended in front of a house like that?).
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.2km<br/>Well, just maintenance actually.
©Andy Potter
Dist:0.2km<br/>The Crown http://www.thecrownatcapel.co.uk , at 98 The Street in Capel, dates back to the C17.
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.2km<br/>A stone wall was built around the churchyard during the major restoration of 1864, and this stone stile presumably dates from that time, although modelled on a traditional form. It was placed on the line of the public footpath to Ryersh Lane and Ockley village, now footpath Capel 203. It also provides access to the graveyard extension to the rear of the churchyard (although there is a gateway, rather easier to negotiate, nearby).
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.3km<br/>Partly dating from the C12, but heavily restored in the C19.
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.3km<br/>Carters Petrol Station and Stores at 87 The Street, Capel, on the corner of Vicarage Lane, and opposite St John the Baptist Church: [[52409]].
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.3km<br/>Built with curious, oversized bricks.
©Andy Potter
Dist:0.3km<br/>The sign on the finger post is headed "Young wildlife in grass", and advises people to keep to the footpaths. The fields around here seem to be managed as a grassland nature reserve.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.6km<br/>The hedge has recently been cut back to expose this, and a fresh coat of white applied (on this side). It is in good condition, complete with top plug. The nominal height is 107 m.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.6km<br/>These fields above Capel do not seem to have been grazed for some years, and are now managed as the Dairy House Private Nature Reserve. The provision of a bench, and the proliferation of paths, suggest that recreational use is welcome.
©Hugh Craddock
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©David Howard
Dist:0.9km<br/>Public footpath 184 Capel passes over a footbridge on the boundary between Strood and Nightless Copses. The woodland floor shows early signs of hosting a carpet of bluebells within a month or two, and is owned by the Ede family, well known in the area for removals, whose business is based on the southern side of Nightless Copse, just off the Rusper Road.
©Hugh Craddock
Dist:0.9km<br/>Ryersh Lane (public bridleway Capel 157) was once a bridleroad between Beare Green and Ockley: here, it climbs from a crossing over a stream, along an old green lane, towards Ryersh Farm. Behind the photographer is the Capel bypass. Although it is possible to cross the Capel bypass on the level, there are no facilities (such as a bridge, underpass or even refuges for horse-riders), and the experience is not a pleasant one even when traffic makes a crossing practicable. There appears no longer to be any use at all by horse riders.
©Hugh Craddock
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©Martyn Davies

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