St Richard, Aldwick, Sussex

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Location

(50°47′0″N, 0°42′42″W)

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Site Location

Aldwick

National Grid Reference

SZ 909 990

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now West Sussex

Diocese

medieval Chichester
now Chichester

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now St Richard

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Kathryn A Morrison

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Description

This Gothic style church was designed by F G Troup and built in 1933. It was described by Nairn as 'the most debilitated kind of Gothic Revival . . . Horrible' (Nairn and Pevsner 1965, 79). There is no medieval fabric.

History

Aldwick is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey (1086). According to Charles H Mosse, a former vicar of Aldwick, in a note written to Professor George Zarneckic.1950, the capital was 'removed from Chichester Cathedral' (GZ index cards). The date or circumstances of this event are not known.

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Comments/Opinions

The capital is very similar to those at Chichester Cathedral, and so this is an extremely likely provenance.

Bibliography

I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth 1965, 79.

G. Zarnecki, unpublished card index.