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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Petworth, West Sussex, and the work of Charles Barry
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| Issue: |
Sussex Archaeological Collections 156 |
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Sussex Archaeological Collections
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| Volume: |
156
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| Page Start/End: |
123 - 135 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The church mentioned in Domesday Book was probably the hundredal minster in the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Conquest a network of chapelries can be identified in an extended parochia. Physical evidence for a church in this early period is limited to parts of a window in the north transept, which has been claimed as Romanesque, and its ground plan. A reconstruction plan is proposed, based on conclusions from the present footprint. The church was aisleless, but a north aisle was added in the 14th century; later in the same century a needle spire was added to the south transeptal tower by ‘Parson Acon’, identified here as John de Acome, who was rector between 1382 and 1399 at the latest. His spire lasted until 1804, and was succeeded by a more elaborate one in the course of Charles Barry’s restoration of 1827–9; that, in its turn, was taken down in 1947 and not replaced. Barry also added a south aisle connected to the nave by a tall arcade with continuous mouldings and no capitals, using expensive Portland Stone. The work was financed by the 3rd Earl of Egremont, who also had a major interest in the local canal system, which was presumably used to transport the stone to Petworth. |
| Year of Publication: |
2018
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| Locations: |
| Site: |
St Mary the Virgin |
| Place: |
Petworth |
| County: |
West Sussex |
| Country: |
England |
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Grid Reference: 497680, 121867 (Easting, Northing)
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ADS Archive
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| Created Date: |
27 Jun 2019 |
