Chichester
Nov. 12th, 2014 07:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitThe reason we went to Chichester was because I wanted to see Gypsy with Kevin Whately. As I said in my review post we decided that we'd have a long weekend away while we were there and it was a very good decision.
We arrived part way through the Saturday afternoon, so apart from a brief walk round the centre of the town, which was curtailed by the arrival of the rain that we had left in Gloucestershire earlier in the day, we didn't do much except for go to the theatre. And stop at a pub on the way back afterwards - but that goes without saying.
Sunday was sunny, so we decided we'd go to Selsey Bill. We walked quite a long way along the sea front and the weather was excellent for November - didn't even need a coat. We stopped part way along to enjoy a crab sandwich - freshly caught crab and on our return walk found a blue plaque commemorating the view Eric Coates based his tune By A Sleepy Lagoon on. This is the tune that is played for Desert Island Discs, so instantly recognisable to a generation. The picture was taken looking west from Selsey Bill - and yes, the sky was that blue.
We came back to Chichester and went to the cathedral for Evensong. The cathedral itself has some very interesting artwork and some very striking pictures at the back of the two main altars. Very modern and, to me, very appealling.
After dinner (and a fair amount of cider) we decided to walk around the Roman walls. We didn't get very far, because some of the wall was knocked down to provide easier entrance into the city. Also the entrance to part of the wall was within a garden that was locked at night.
The following morning, before coming home, we went back into the cathedral to see the stained glass, which really needs daylight to be appreciated.
I love rose windows, and when we were sitting in the choir stalls for Evensong the top part of the window on the left was all I could see. The colours were bright and vibrant. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a photo showing it to its best advantage. The window on the right was designed by Marc Chagall. As soon as he saw it SM said "that's your type of window". The photo doesn't capture the intensity of the red - and SM was right - I was captivated.
We arrived part way through the Saturday afternoon, so apart from a brief walk round the centre of the town, which was curtailed by the arrival of the rain that we had left in Gloucestershire earlier in the day, we didn't do much except for go to the theatre. And stop at a pub on the way back afterwards - but that goes without saying.
Sunday was sunny, so we decided we'd go to Selsey Bill. We walked quite a long way along the sea front and the weather was excellent for November - didn't even need a coat. We stopped part way along to enjoy a crab sandwich - freshly caught crab and on our return walk found a blue plaque commemorating the view Eric Coates based his tune By A Sleepy Lagoon on. This is the tune that is played for Desert Island Discs, so instantly recognisable to a generation. The picture was taken looking west from Selsey Bill - and yes, the sky was that blue.
We came back to Chichester and went to the cathedral for Evensong. The cathedral itself has some very interesting artwork and some very striking pictures at the back of the two main altars. Very modern and, to me, very appealling.
After dinner (and a fair amount of cider) we decided to walk around the Roman walls. We didn't get very far, because some of the wall was knocked down to provide easier entrance into the city. Also the entrance to part of the wall was within a garden that was locked at night.
The following morning, before coming home, we went back into the cathedral to see the stained glass, which really needs daylight to be appreciated.
I love rose windows, and when we were sitting in the choir stalls for Evensong the top part of the window on the left was all I could see. The colours were bright and vibrant. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a photo showing it to its best advantage. The window on the right was designed by Marc Chagall. As soon as he saw it SM said "that's your type of window". The photo doesn't capture the intensity of the red - and SM was right - I was captivated.
