The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . PresentElevation. Two Bays of Retro-choir.(Scale 29*2 feet to i in.) HISTORICAL SECTION FROM WlLLlS S ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY. pressure of the flat wooden roof was exerted for the mostpart vertically upon its supports, that of the vault would bea strong lateral thrust as well as vertical pressure, and thesewere to be provided for. We shall see presently that all thereal beauties of this most interesting work were the outcomeboth of the needs of practical structure and the requ
The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . PresentElevation. Two Bays of Retro-choir.(Scale 29*2 feet to i in.) HISTORICAL SECTION FROM WlLLlS S ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY. pressure of the flat wooden roof was exerted for the mostpart vertically upon its supports, that of the vault would bea strong lateral thrust as well as vertical pressure, and thesewere to be provided for. We shall see presently that all thereal beauties of this most interesting work were the outcomeboth of the needs of practical structure and the requirementsof ritual and a ceremonial expression of the liturgy. It is not possible for us to discover exactly when the 14 CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. several parts of the work undertaken after the fire of 1186-1187were begun, nor when they were finished. Of dates we havelittle knowledge, except that of the dedication in 1199; thefall of two towers in 1210, and the various indications of. Front a photograph by Mr. Fraticis Bond. THE CLERESTORY, NORTH SIDE OV NAVE. architectural activity at certain periods given by the severaldates mentioned in connection with donations, bequests, androyal sanctions in the episcopal statutes and other nearly all show that the time of greatest activity was THE HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL. 15 after 1186 and before 1250. If such a feat as has beenmentioned was performed at Canterbury between 1174 and1184, was it not possible also at Chichester? Then it becomesnecessary to assume that the structural alterations were con-tinuing during the whole of the period suggested ; and thiswas so. Enough work had been done by 1199 to allow ofanother dedication of the building. Seffrid II. had beenbishop from 1180-1204, and the register of Bishop WilliamRede, written one hundred and sixty years later, explicitly statesthat Seffrid re-edified the Church of Chichester. This is acomprehensive statement, but it might easily include at leastthe
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