The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . r of thebuilding, and there is some hope that it may be one dayremoved. The subject of the figure-work in the panel isThe Ascension. The Altar was presented by the late Mr. J. F. France, andis made of oak. Some of the frontals are very elaborateexamples of modern embroidery. The Pavements are composed of many specimens ofvarious coloured marbles. The Stalls are those which have been in use since thefourteenth century. All the furniture of the choir had beenremoved for safety
The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . r of thebuilding, and there is some hope that it may be one dayremoved. The subject of the figure-work in the panel isThe Ascension. The Altar was presented by the late Mr. J. F. France, andis made of oak. Some of the frontals are very elaborateexamples of modern embroidery. The Pavements are composed of many specimens ofvarious coloured marbles. The Stalls are those which have been in use since thefourteenth century. All the furniture of the choir had beenremoved for safety before the fall of the tower and spire : butthe bishops throne (9) and the stalls for the dean andprecentor have been added since that time. The Candelabrum which hangs from the vault was pre-sented by Lady Featierstonhaugh and two other ladies, inthe eighteenth century. The Iron Grilles which screen the eastern part of thechoir from the aisles are good examples of simple modernironwork copied from old examples; they were made inChichester by Halsted &: Sons. The Organ was placed on the north side of the choir. THE MODERN ALTAR AND REREDOS. 90 CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. after it had been removed from its earlier position on theArundel screen; and in 1888, when it was largely re-modelled, a new oak case was designed for it. It was madeoriginally by Harris in 1678, and had then only one manualand no pedals ; but between this date and the last alteration,it had already been enlarged no less than at six different times. As the choir stalls are immediately under the crossing,above which rises the new central tower and spire, they area convenient place from which to examine the work ofrestoration. The new work represents as nearly as possibleall that was there before the collapse of the old piers and arches. In the South Transept the most important feature isthe beautifully designed stonework of the tracery in the southwindow ; but this may be seen better from the cloisters, asthe crude
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