Statue of St. Richard
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Location
| Street: | West Street |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Outside the entrance to Chichester Cathedral |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | B7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Philip Jackson |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Friends of Chichester Cathedral |
| Installation date: | 2000 |
| Unveiling date: | 15/06/2000 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A larger than life-size statue of a cloaked St. Richard standing on a cubular plinth. The left hand is holding a scourge, a symbol of self-discipline and the outstretched right arm is extending through the opening of the cloak. The right hand depicts the sign of a blessing. 3 tier plinth – grey Trevone granite from Cornwall and a slip course of blue Welsh slate. Topped by a main box of Portland limestone. |
| Iconographical description: | St. Richard was the first Bishop of Chichester. On his death, his heart was buried in Dover and his body taken back to Chichester. Three years later he was canonized on 22 January 1262. On 16 June 1276, in the presence of King Edward I, Queen Eleanor, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other bishops, and a great crowd of people, his body was moved to the shrine behind the high altar where it became a place of pilgrimage and prayer for the people of Sussex. |
| Signatures: | At the base of the statue:
JACKSON |
| Inscription: | THANKS BE TO THEE. MY LORD JESUS CHRIST. FOR ALL THE BENEFITS WHICH THOU HAST GIVEN ME. FOR ALL THE PAINS & INSULTS WHICH THOU HAST BORNE FOR ME. O MOST MERCIFUL REDEEMER. FRIEND & BROTHER. MAY I KNOW THEE MORE CLEARLY. LOVE THEE MORE DEARLY. & FOLLOW THEE MORE NEARLY. Inscribed stone slab in front of the statue: THIS STATUE OF ST. RICHARD WAS A GIFT FROM THE FRIENDS OF CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL TO MARK THE MILLENNIUM. IT WAS SCULPTED BY PHILIP JACKSON & DEDICATED BY THE RT. REVD. ERIC KEMP. BISHOP OF CHICHESTER ON THURSDAY 15TH JUNE 2000 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Religious, Sculptural, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 280 |
| Width (cm): | 95 |
| Depth (cm): | 120 |
| Part 2: | 3 tier plinth |
| Material: | Trevone granite, blue welsh slate and portland limestone |
| Height (cm): | 140 |
| Width (cm): | 120 |
| Depth (cm): | 140 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 01/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | Commissioned during the time of Dean John Treadgold (Dean 1989-2001) to celebrate the Millennium and unveiled in 2000 by Eric Kemp, the Bishop of Chichester. |
| Hard archive file: | No |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Chichester and the Arts: 1944-2004' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Foster, Paul (Ed.). |
| Date: | 00/00/2004 |
| Publisher: | University College Chichester. |
Further information: | |
| http://philipjacksonsculptures.co.uk/ | |
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Photographs
Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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