Plans and Drawings	Exterior
Interior	"Furniture"

• The see was moved from Selsey to Chichester in 1082, by Stigand
• In 1114, the sturcture was damaged by fire, according to Willaim of Malmesbury
• Another fire occured in 1186, according to Matthew Paris
• New cathedral consecrated in 1199 Webb. p. 75
• Architecture is a blend of Gothic additions on the older Anglo-Norman structure.
• The relics of St. Richard translated in 1276 Webb. p. 76
• Dimensions:  Length (extreme) internal 393 feet. Nave: Length, 155 feet, Width  (extreme 90 feet) length of choir , 115 feet. Transept: Length  131 feet,. Width  33 feet. Height of vault 61 feet. Height of spire 277 feet. Area 28,000 sq feet. (from Corlette, p 129)

Preliminary Bibliography

Corlette, Hubert Christian. The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see, by Hubert C. Corlette, with XLV illustrations. London, G. Bell, 1922. LC Number: NA971.C53 C7

Willis, Robert. Architectural history of some English cathedrals: a collection in two parts of papers delivered  during the years 1842-1863. Newport Pagnell, Paul P. B. Minet,  LC Number:  NA963 .W73
 

Wood Carvings

Bond, Francis.Wood carvings in English churches, by Francis Bond, P.M. Johnston, and Alfred Maskell . London, New York, H. Frowde, 1910-  LC Number: NB1960 .B71w

Grössinger, Christa. The world upside-down : English misericords London : H. Miller, c1997. LC Number:  NK9743 G76 1997

Howard, F. E.  & F.H. Crossley.English church woodwork; a study in craftsmanship during the mediaeval period A.D. 1250-1550, by F.E. Howard & F.H.
Crossley. London, B.T. Batsford [1917] LC Number:  NB1960 .H84

Laird, M. (Marshall), English misericords London : Murray, 1986. LC Number:  NK9743 L3 1986

 Remnant, G. L. A catalogue of misericords in Great Britain.  Oxford : Clarendon ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. LC Number Number:
                NA5463 .R4 1998

Steer,F.W.  Misericords in Chichester Cathedral,  Chichesterm City Council, 1961.

Tracy C. 'Medieval Choir Stalls at Chichester: A re-assessment' Sussex Archeological Collections, 124, 1986, 141-55.

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