Church Micro 1014...Portfield Traditional Geocache
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Church Micro 1014...Portfield
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All Saints Church, Portfield.
A quick cache and dash, but can be done at a more leisurely pace if you want to look around.
Very close to the dead centre of Chichester! which has some interesting buildings and is worth a visit when you are here.
This Church is where Mrs BB was Christened many years ago, when it was still open for services.
The church of ALL SAINTS, PORTFIELD, lies on the east of Church Road opposite the burial ground.
Formerly in the parish of Oving and thus on the edge of Chichester, a licensed room for worship is recorded in the 1851 religious census. This was replaced in 1869-71 by a permanent church, designed by H Woodyer and costing £2640. By 1981, when it was declared redundant, it was in poor repair and it is now used as a museum. The three-sided apse has traceried windows; elsewhere there are lancets, of which those in the nave have shafted rere-arches. It is said to be almost identical to Woodyer’s Bayford church, in Hertfordshire. In the absence of a chancel arch, the screen becomes part of the structure. It has a central opening with two narrower openings each side that have elongated trefoil heads, which were a favourite device of Woodyer. Above is a large plain cross, ingeniously combined with the roof-timbers.
On the roof above the screen is a wooden bellcote. This is unexpectedly small, but stands out because of the disproportionately large steep pyramid on top. At the join between nave and chancel on both sides are lower extensions. The south one is a Lady Chapel and the other a vestry.
H Woodyer
Henry Woodyer (1816-96) was the son of a prosperous Guildford apothecary, who could afford to have his son educated at Eton. He was an associate and possibly pupil of W Butterfield and practised in Guildford before moving to a rural retreat at Grafham, Surrey. His practice covered the South and the Midlands and he was active in Sussex, close by. His restorations could be heavy-handed, but he had a compensating gift for the picturesque. His own churches reveal an eye for detail and great care over fittings.
Designed: Chichester, - All Saints, Portfield (1869-71)
Restored/extended: Berwick (1855-56); Bexhill, - St Mark, Little Common (1857 and 1885); Bignor (1870s, plans); Bolney (1853-54); Catsfield (1847-49); Coldwaltham (1870-71); Crawley, - St John (1879-80); Eartham (1869); Fernhurst (1859 - attributed erroneously); Fittleworth (1871); Hardham (1866); Kirdford (1877-78); Linchmere (1856); Mid Lavant (1871-72); Patching (1888-89); Rusper (1854-55); Slaugham (1854 – unexecuted); Sutton (1863-64 and 1877-79); Westbourne (c1861/2); Woodmancote (1868-73)
Many of the Churches Henry Woodyer built or altered are locations of other Church Micros which is why i have included this list.
If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication
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