SAXON DOOR, CHICHESTER. which nearly consumed the church, and the buildings connected with it; these were probably the remains of the monastery of St. Peter. The conjecture that the door represented in the Plate was the only part of the edifice which escaped this conflagration, is strengthened by there being no other remains of Saxon architecture existing here. The arch of the door is supported by two columns with plain capitals, and ornamented with two bands of zigzag of dissimilar dimensions, separated from each other by a round moulding; the inner band has a ball in each indenture. The ground does not appear to have been much raised since the erection of the door, as the plinths and bases of the columns are visible above the pavement. Drawn and Engravd by IStorer, from a Sketch by 1. Valintine for theantiqu Chichester Cross, Sussar: Publisha for the Proprietors by W Carke New Bond S&Carpentar Old Bond S. Sepang. |