The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . hould beunderstood that the fire in 1114 did not lead to any changein the character of the church such as was occasioned bythat other fire which shall be considered presently ; butthe work had quietly continued, so that the aisles of thenave were vaulted by about 1170 1180, the lady-chapelwas completed, and in 1184 all was ready for the secondceremony of consecration which then took place. It hasbeen assumed that this act implies that the whole of theoriginal scheme had been
The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . hould beunderstood that the fire in 1114 did not lead to any changein the character of the church such as was occasioned bythat other fire which shall be considered presently ; butthe work had quietly continued, so that the aisles of thenave were vaulted by about 1170 1180, the lady-chapelwas completed, and in 1184 all was ready for the secondceremony of consecration which then took place. It hasbeen assumed that this act implies that the whole of theoriginal scheme had been executed. Nevertheless, it mustbe acknowledged that again there are but few authenticrecords to show in what manner the work had been carriedon, nor are there many indications of the way in whichthe necessary materials and money were provided to helpit forward. But it is interesting to notice that in 1147William, Earl of Arundel, gave to the see that quarter of thecity in which stood the palace of the bishops, the residencesof the canons, and the cathedral church. This grant of land THE HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL. 7. Front lytnklcs s Lathecital-^ THE WEST FRONT, ABOUT 1836. confirmed the see in its possession ot all that part of thecity now within the bounds of the close. 8 CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. What, then, was the plan of that church which was designedto suit the requirements set down by Bishop Ralph Luffa ?The ground-plan at the end of the volume shows the buildingas it now remains, after many alterations have been made inthe original scheme ; but the arrangement is still, in its mainfeatures, much the same as was at first devised. The usualplan was adopted, and this was the provision of a nave andchancel having a transept between them so as to make theform of a cross. The nave had aisles along its whole were extended on both sides eastward of the transept,and continued as an ambulatory round a semicircular transept also had a small apsidal chapel on the
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