CIVIL AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE 



Old Shoreham, has parts of early twelfth-century dates, including a building 

 that was probably a chapel, which still retains some of its original windows 

 and other features. In several cases near the sea-coast, such as at Preston 

 Portslade, Ferring, and Goring, the remains of early stone and flint manor- 

 houses abut upon the churchyards. The former, a manor of the bishop of 

 Chichester, probably had a stone house, dating from at least the middle of the 

 thirteenth century : large quantities of Caen stone ashlaring appear in the 

 out-buildings of the present manor-house, and the stump of a tower or other 

 building adjoins the churchyard on the north-east. At Portslade the ruins of 

 a tower and other walls occupy a similar position, and a perfect two-light 

 window of the late twelfth century and other features of mediaeval date in 

 and around this building are still to be seen. At Goring are the remains of 

 a mediaeval manor-house of early date abutting upon the south-east corner 

 of the churchyard. One narrow window and some foundations give an 

 indication of its character and extent. 



Much more complete than the foregoing is the very interesting house at 

 Charleston in the parish of Westdean, near Seaford. This is on the estate 

 granted by William the Conqueror to Alured, cupbearer to the count of Mortain, 

 and the house must have been built by one of his immediate descendants. It 

 contains a handsome circular-headed window of two lights, divided by an octa- 

 gonal shaft, with capital and base of late twelfth-century character, and there is a 

 small single opening in one of the gable-ends. Hindall, near Buxted, has on 

 its east side a circular arch of about the same date as the last. 



The manor-house at Hangleton shows a lancet window in the stable, 

 and other indications of thirteenth-century date, together with a chapel, now 

 the kitchen. The priory buildings at Shulbred contain, in the prior's 

 lodging, work that is virtually domestic in character, the date of which cannot 

 be after c. 1 190, with later additions. This includes a hooded stone fireplace, 

 in a vaulted apartment on the ground floor, having an external buttress 

 projection of good ashlar work, and one or two original windows and doors. 

 .The windows are square-headed oblongs, in pairs, bordered by a good 

 moulding, which continues down the narrow centre pier the whole of 

 unusual character for so early a date. 



Bailie's Court, Atherington a moated house on the sea-coast, near 

 Littlehampton, has much twelfth- and thirteenth-century stonework in its 

 walls, besides the interesting chapel noticed elsewhere. 



Swanborough, a grange of Lewes Priory, has slight remains of late 

 twelfth-century date (chiefly richly carved and moulded fragments), and a good 

 deal more of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, including 

 several lancet windows, a circular one, and others with traceried heads, some 

 doors, and a beautiful roof of arched timbers and moulded purlins, with 

 battlemented wall-plates of late fourteenth-century character. The spaces 

 between the arched ribs were filled with thin curved boards. 



The palace of the archbishops of Canterbury at West Tarring (now 

 used as a school) contains a great deal of interesting mediaeval work, in- 

 cluding some very good large windows, with later tracery inserted, and one 

 or two doors of late thirteenth-century date. The moulded and carved 

 capitals, escoinson arches, &c., are of excellent design. Parts of the walls of 

 this group of buildings are probably even older. 



