Of the remains of Halnaker House, a Tudor mansion, once the home of the De la Warrs, little may now be seen; but Boxgrove is still very beautiful, as Mr.Griggs' drawings prove.

The Priory dates from the reign of Henry I., when it was founded very modestly for three Benedictine monks, a number which steadily grew.
Seven Henries later came its downfall, and now nothing remains but some exquisite Norman arches and a few less perfect fragments.

Boxgrove church is an object of pilgrimage for antiquaries and architects, the vaulting being peculiarly interesting.

At the Halnaker Arms in 1902 was a landlady whom few cooks could teach anything in the matter of pastry.
[Sidenote: THE EARTHAM DILLETANTE] The next village on Stane Street, or rather a little south of it, about two miles beyond Halnaker, is Eartham; which brings to mind William Hayley, the friend and biographer of Cowper and the author of _The Triumphs of Temper_, perhaps the least read of any book that once was popular.

Hayley succeeded his father as squire of Eartham; here he entertained Cowper and other friends; here Romney painted.