Bells Cathedrals: Chichester

Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester
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Title: Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901) A Short History &
Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See
Author: Hubert C. Corlette
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[Illustration: CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL FROM THE SOUTH.]

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHICHESTER
A SHORT HISTORY & DESCRIPTION OF ITS FABRIC WITH AN
ACCOUNT OF THE DIOCESE AND SEE
HUBERT C. CORLETTE

A.R.I.B.A.
WITH XLV ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON GEORGE BELL & SONS 1901

PREFACE.
All the facts of the following history were supplied to me by many
authorities. To a number of these, references are given in the text. But I
wish to acknowledge how much I owe to the very careful and original
research provided by Professor Willis, in his "Architectural History of
the Cathedral"; by Precentor Walcott, in his "Early Statutes" of
Chichester; and Dean Stephen, in his "Diocesan History." The
footnotes, which refer to the latter work, indicate the pages in the
smaller edition. But the volume could never have been completed
without the great help given to me on many occassions by Prebendary
Bennett. His deep and intimate knowledge of the cathedral structure
and its history was always at my disposal. It is to him, as well as to Dr.
Codrington and Mr. Gordon P.G. Hills, I am still further indebted for
much help in correcting the proofs and for many valuable suggestions.
H.C.C.
C O N T E N T S.
CHAP. PAGE
I. HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL............... 3
II. THE EXTERIOR.......................... 51
III. THE INTERIOR.......................... 81
IV. THE DIOCESE AND SEE: OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE CITY ...
101
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chichester Cathedral from the South.... Frontispiece Arms of the
See........................ Title Longitudinal Section, about
1815........................ 2 Chichester Cathedral from the East......................
3 The West Front, about 1836.............................. 7 View through the
South Triforium of the Nave............ 9 The Clerestory Passage, Nave,
South Side............... 11 Historical Section from Willis.........................
13 The Clerestory, North Side of Nave..................... 14 Pier-Capitals in
the Retro-Choir....................... 16 Transverse Sections from
Willis........................ 18 The Cathedral from the South-East, about

1836.......... 25 The South Transept, about 1836......................... 27 The
Bell Tower as seen from West Street................ 31 Decoration formerly
on the Choir Vault................. 33 Chichester Cathedral, about
1650....................... 39 The Nave, about 1836................................... 44
The Retro-Choir and Reredos, about 1836................ 45 The Cathedral
from the South-West...................... 50 The North-East Angle of the
South-West Tower........... 52 Wall Arcade in the West
Porch.......................... 54 The South Doorway......................................
60 The Cloister from the South-East....................... 61 The East walk of
the Cloister.......................... 63 The Choir and Central Tower from the
South-East........ 67 Windows of the Lady-Chapel, South Side.................
70 The Cathedral from the North-East...................... 74 The Detached
Bell-Tower................................ 77 The Nave, looking
West................................. 80 The Nave, looking
East................................. 82 The South Aisle, from the
Nave......................... 84 The Sacristy........................................... 87 The
Altar and Reredos.................................. 89 The Triforium in the
Choir............................. 91 Decoration on the Vault of the
Lady-Chapel............. 92 The Presbytery, or Retro-Choir, looking
North-East..... 93 The Lady-Chapel........................................ 95 The
North Choir-Aisle.................................. 97 The
Library............................................ 98 The Town
Cross......................................... 100 Sculptured Panels in the South
Choir-Aisle............. 105 Tomb Assigned to Bishop Richard of
Wych................ 113 S. Clement's Chapel, and Tomb of Bishop
Durnford....... 121 Painted Decoration formerly on the Choir Vault.........
125 PLAN of the Cathedral......................... At End
[Illustration: LONGITUDINAL SECTION ABOUT 1815, SHOWING
THE ARUNDEL SCREEN AND THE POSITION OF THE
REREDOS. From Dallaway's "West Sussex." (Scale 75 feet to 1 in.)]
[Illustration: CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL FROM THE EAST.
_Photochrome Co., Ltd., Photo.]

CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL.

CHAPTER I.

THE HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL.
Any attempt to write the history of a cathedral requires that the subject
shall be approached with two leading ideas in view. One of these has
reference to the history of a Church; the other to the story of a building.
The two aspects are clearly to be distinguished, but their mutual
relation may be better appreciated when we realise how intimately they
are bound together.
Ecclesiastical history, or "ecclesiology," and architectural history, or
"archaeology," do not exist apart; for the needs of Christian liturgy
indicated what arrangement was required in those buildings that were
peculiarly dedicated to the use of the Church; hence we have, in the
mere building itself, to consider the condition of ecclesiastical and
architectural growth displayed