Following the destruction of the “Round Church of St Bartholomew” by William Waller’s Parliamentarian troops in December 1642, the congregation were without a church for 190 years. Only the burial ground was left but the parish still existed, its vicar and churchwardens remaining in office and the tithes still being collected.
Tag: Period/Georgian
The Organ of St Bartholomew’s Church
A chance encounter with Alan Thurlow, retired organist of Chichester Cathedral, has enabled us to do some more research into the pipe organ which may still be seen inside the former St Bartholomew’s church. Details of the St Bartholomew’s organ can be found under Survey E00701 on the National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR), which is… Continue reading The Organ of St Bartholomew’s Church
Chichester & St Bart’s: History of the Municipal Area
Prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066 the municipal area of Chichester is not known. From the late 9th century, Alfred had founded his network of Saxon burhs. These lay at the centre of Alfred’s reformed military defence system and were distributed at strategic points throughout the kingdom. Many were former Roman towns, the largest of which was… Continue reading Chichester & St Bart’s: History of the Municipal Area
The Westgate Brewery
From time to time we bring in a guest writer to add to the content of our website. We are grateful to local historian Alan H. J. Green for his permission to reprint this article which originally appeared, entitled “The Westgate Brewery”, in the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society Newsletter 137 of January 2008. And also to… Continue reading The Westgate Brewery
Westgate in the 17th to 19th Centuries
This article forms the fourth and final one in a series on the archaeology of Westgate and is adapted with their permission from an archaeological desk-based assessment prepared by SLR Consulting Ltd on behalf of Chichester College in 2013. The numbers on the map refer to objects mentioned in the text below that have been… Continue reading Westgate in the 17th to 19th Centuries
The Gates
Some controversy rages about what Chichester’s West Gate actually looked like.
History of 1-9 Westgate: The Georgian Priory
This post forms part of an occasional series of contributions from guest authors. This building history by Dr Richard Brownfield was first published in the Chichester Society Newsletter and is here reproduced by permission.
A brief archaeology of Westgate
This brief article introduces a monthly series of four on the archaeology of Westgate. These four pages may be accessed via the underlined titles. The data has been adapted, with their permission, from the findings of an archaeological desk-based assessment prepared within a 500 metre radius of Chichester College by SLR Consulting Ltd in 2013.… Continue reading A brief archaeology of Westgate