Chichester No. 9 / Noviomagus Reginorum

INFORMATION

FontID: 18118CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter the Less [demolished in 1960]
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter
Church Location: St Peter's Street, Chichester, West Sussex [before demolition]
Country Name: England
Location: West Sussex, South East
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 13th century / 15th century, Early English? / Perpendicular?
Font Notes:
The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 3, 1935) notes: "The church of St. Peter the Less is on the east side of North Street. [...] It is probable that the church was originally built in the middle of the 13th century [...] The fittings are modern." The Sussex Parish Churches web site [www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/411/33/] [accessed 31 July 2012] notes: "The church was on the east side of North Street with a C13 chancel arch and also an arch to a small south aisle. [...] the church was demolished in 1960. All that is known of its fittings is that the font was ‘Perp’." [NB: we have no information on either the original or the Perpendicular font here].

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2012-07-31 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.