. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county. h Street toCanon Lane, forming the only public entrance to theClose that does not traverse the Cloisters. There arelarge and small arches and the jambs of the large innerarch have an older look than the rest of the structure,while (on the south side especially) the corbels of theactual arch fit very badly. Both within and withoutthere is a very simple parapet with two gargoyles havinggrotesque animals heads that project very little; overthe large arch is a canopied niche with a single trefoiledwindow joi
. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county. h Street toCanon Lane, forming the only public entrance to theClose that does not traverse the Cloisters. There arelarge and small arches and the jambs of the large innerarch have an older look than the rest of the structure,while (on the south side especially) the corbels of theactual arch fit very badly. Both within and withoutthere is a very simple parapet with two gargoyles havinggrotesque animals heads that project very little; overthe large arch is a canopied niche with a single trefoiledwindow joining it on either side; each niche has a baseformed by an angel holding a shield on which are theletters I. H. S. The niche facing the street is empty, theother is filled bv a shield bearing the well-known arms ofWilliam of Wykeham, which are also to be seen on thesouth door of the Cathedral Quire. The large archesare elliptical and very flat; their dripstone corbels bearthe usual heads of a Bishop and a King. The outer isstopped for the gate and has no capital or corbel; the Plate 4. Canon Gate and east side of Vicars Houses,reeronted onto south street. 1 THE VICARS CLOSE, CHICHESTER. 97 inner has corbels with angels holding shields bearing thearms of Wykeham and of Canon Edward More, Wardenof Winchester College (being a fess dancettee betweenthree estoiles), who rebuilt the gateway early in thesixteenth century. An engraving by T. Higham (1822) shows the smallopening a very pointed arch and a high roof, hippedtowards the north, surmounting the structure. Shortlyafter that time the space between the small gatewayarches was actually converted into a little stable, whichexisted within human memory. In 1894 the wholestructure was restored under the direction of Mr. EwanChristian. Flat Tudor arches were inserted in place ofthe small openings that had been destroyed, and fordripstone-corbels were carved the arms of the See andheads of Bishop Durnford and Queen At th
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