ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE 



probably the oldest part in this period ; then the 

 north arcade. The clearstory and vaulting are the 

 latest. The early stiff-leaf carving of the capitals 

 and arches is among the finest of its period in Eng- 

 land. Cf. the ' hook '-corbels with those at 

 Broadwater. Note the enriched chevron of wall 

 arcades and the palm-branch border to main 

 arches. Cf. Reigate, Surrey, and a destroyed door, 

 South wark Cathedral. All these were built by the 

 de Braoses. 



SHULBRED PRIORY. Some windows and a vaulted 

 chamber, c. 1 1 90. 



SLINDON. South aisle, c. 1170, north chapel, c. 1190, 

 and windows of chancel narrow lancets. The 

 arch to north chapel has the first in a remark- 

 able group of corbels, of which examples are named 

 in the two following periods from the best- 

 known church, 'Climping corbels." (See illus- 

 tration.) They consist of a bunch of flutings 

 convex or concave bound into one under a cir- 

 cular abacus. 



SOMPTING. Transepts and chapels, c. 1170. Very 

 curious and unusual details. Cf. Southwick tower. 



SOUTHEASE. Parts of nave and chancel. 



STOPHAM. Tower. 



STOUGHTON. Transept arches, chancel, &c., c. 1 1 do- 

 So. Banded shafts and inclined jambs to the 

 single lancet in east wall. 



SUTTON. Pillars in nave, unusually thin and tall, with 

 square abaci and foliaged knops at angles. Cf. Ly- 

 minster, c. \ \ 80. 



TARRINC NEVILLE. Nave. 



TELSCOMBE. Chancel and tower. Caps of chancel 

 arcade as at Rodmell, c. 1 1 80. 



THAKEHAM. Parts of chancel and north transept, 

 c. 1190. 



THORNEY, WEST. North and south doors, tower, 

 blocked arches, small lancets in chancel, &c., 

 c. 1 1 70-90. 



TILLINGTON. Arcades, c. 1180. Font. 



UDIMORE. Parts of nave, including blocked arcade, 

 c. 1 1 90. 



WISBOROUGH GREEN. Chancel arcade, nave arcade. 



WITTERING, WEST. Arches on south of chancel, 

 c. 1 200. Arcade in nave, c. 1180. 



YAPTON. North and south arcades of nave, and 

 south-west tower. Interesting early foliage in 

 capitals. Tower has two-light belfry windows, 

 with pointed inclosing and sub-arches, and central 

 shaft. Cf. Rustington. 



FROM 



1 200 TO c. 1220 



Pointed arches are now the rule. Windows are usually narrow lancets with plain splays 

 radiating equally round head. There is more work of this and the succeeding period (122060) 

 covering what is commonly called the Early English style than of any other in Sussex. Some 

 churches, such as Chidham, Clapham, and Appledram in this list, and a number in the succeeding, 

 are entirely in this style, with simple lancet windows, the effect of which, inside and out, is solemn 

 and stately. Some of the best work in Chichester Cathedral belongs to this period. 



The type of corbel to arches found at Slindon in the last list occurs also in churches included 

 in this and the succeeding list. 



They are found at Slindon, North Bersted, Yapton, West Wittering, Patching, Climping, 

 Oving, and Tangmere. Several of them are churches belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury. 



ALCISTON. Chancel windows, &c. 



ALDINGBOURNE. Tower on north, c. 1200. 



AMBERLEY. Tower, c. 1210. 



APPLEDRAM. Chancel, south aisle of nave, &c. 



ARLINGTON. Tower, &c. 



BARNHAM. Chancel, &c., c. 1220. 



BATTLE. Parts of abbey buildings. Turrets and 

 other features of parish church chancel : west door, 

 f. 1 2 20 a fine example. 



BAYHAM ABBEY. Parts of nave and transepts, and 

 buildings of abbey. 



BEDDINGHAM. North aisle. 



BERSTED, SOUTH. Entire building, with arches of 

 wide span, and well-moulded capitals and corbels : 

 e. 1 20020. Cf. Climping. Fine coeval church 

 chest. 



BERWICK. Tower, &c. 



BILLINGSHURST. South aisle of chancel, &c. 



BISHOPSTONE. North arcade ; some windows one 

 with ' shouldered ' arch in west wall of south porch. 

 Cf. Arlington, East Sussex, and Chichester Cathe- 

 dral, Singleton, Midhurst, West Hampnett, West 

 Wittering, and East Dean, West Sussex, c. 1220. 

 BLATCHINGTON, EAST. Chancel (sedilia, &c.). 



BODIAM. Chancel, &c. 



BOSHAM. Eastern part of church, with fine quintuplet 

 of lancets in east wall and double lancets in side 

 walls, having marble shafts, caps and bases ; double 



piscina. A remarkably fine piece of work. Good 

 church chest of this period, c. 1210. 



BOTOLPHS. Blocked arcade, north wall of nave and 

 tower, c. i zoo. 



BOXGROVE. Quire and its aisles, e. 1 200. The state- 

 liest work of this period in Sussex. Caen stone 

 and Purbeck marble are used, and the arcades have 

 circular arches inclosing two pointed ones with a 

 sunk quatrefoil in the solid tympanum. Note the 

 carved corbel-heads, the piers circular, octagonal, 

 and grouped shafts and the fine vaulting of quire 

 and aisles. Cf. quire of St. Thomas of Canter- 

 bury, Portsmouth, and West Wittering. 



BREDE. Parts of nave and aisles. 



CATSFIELD. Tower. 



CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. North and south porches, 

 parts of clearstories in nave and quire, south-west 

 tower, upper stages and buttresses, sacristy, south 

 transept, chapels, parts of quire arches, vaulting, 

 parts of buildings abutting on south walk of cloisters. 

 All these furnish noteworthy examples of the period. 

 Two wooden chests in chapter house. 



CHICHESTER, ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. The whole church. 



CHICHESTER, BISHOP'S PALACE CHAPEL. A small vaulted 

 building, quite a gem, with singularly beautiful 

 mouldings and carved vault corbels, and a remark- 

 able coeval painting. The door has a richly 

 moulded circular head, c. 1 200. 



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