The Chancel was entirely rebuilt in the 19
thcentury (before 1815); an organ
chamber was subsequently added in the north side and a clergy vestry in the
angle formed by the chancel and the tower on the south. Only the core of the
chancel arch retains any 12th century work. The chancel is devoid of
architectural interest or fittings except the misericords (see below for further
information) and the following memorials:
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North side, stone tablet
to Selwyn Leighton Buckwell
, rector of East and
Mid Lavant, 1925-1960, prebendary of Sidlesham in Chichester cathedral,
1945-1960, Canon Emeritus, 1960-1968; d. 1 Jan. 1968.
- Window, by Powell of London, memory of Elizabeth
, wife of Richard
Combe Miller, of The Grange, Chichester; she was born 20 June 1838
and d. 22 October 1901.
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Alabaster memorial, enclosing a brass plate, to Jane Henshawe, wife of
Joseph Henshawe, D.D., Canon Residentiary of Chichester cathedral,
rector of East Lavant, Dean of Chichester and Windsor, and finally Bishop
of Peterborough. Jane, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Maye, d. 3
February 1639, 'not in her thirtieth year'. Her husband d. 9 March
1678/9, in London, aged 76, and was buried beside his wife. At the top
of the monument are the arms, Quarterly, 1 and 4, Argent, a chevron
between three heronshaws [or mallards depending on the precise
representations of the birds] sable, legged gules (for Henshawe
); 2 and
3, Argent, a cross between four fleurs- de-lys sable (for Wistow); the
crest is missing. At the base of the memorial are the arms of Henshawe
impaling May(e), Gules, a fess between eight billets or.
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Black and white marble tablet to
Honor Anne, daughter of the Rev. Henry
Legge and Elizabeth Louisa his wife, born 13 August 1832, d. 6 June
1837.
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In the floor: small stones inscribed E[lizabeth] L[ouise] L[egge] and
H[onor] a[nne] L[egge].
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The east window
(modern, replacing one of three lancets under a
common arch) is filled with glass, in memory of Elizabeth Louisa Legge,
given by her husband and sons in 1877.
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Under the altar
is a floor slab, much worn, having at the head an incised
shield of arms, Quarterly, 1 and 4 [Gules] a chevron vairy [sable and
argent] between three mullets [of the last], for Stockton;
2 and 3
[Argent] a chevron [ermines] cotised [sable] between three annulets
[gules], for Clutton. The Latin inscription on the slab is to Owen
(Eugenius) Stockton, rector of East Lavant, 1612-1635, Prebend of
Eartham, 1614-1615, and of Sutton, 1615-1634, and Canon Residentiary
of Chichester cathedral. He d. 17 Oct 1635, aged 58. He claimed
descent from the Stocktons of Stockton in Cheshire. The original
inscription is partially obscured by a copy of it on a substantial brass
plate.
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South side. Stone tablet to Elizabeth Crooke, d. 22 Dec. 1736, aged 27.
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Stone tablet to Mary
, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Heath and Elizabeth
his wife; she was received into Christ's church, 8 Sept. 1762, "
And we
trust into his Kingdom The day following Having continued here but one
Month".
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A window, said to be by Kempe
, depicting the story of Gehazi, in
memory of Richard Gaisford, the elder of twin sons, born 21March
1870; d. 4 April 1881.
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Stone tablet to Colin Pryor, chorister and server, who died as a result of
an accident, 26 July 1949, aged 14.
On the north side of the chancel is a range of
misericords, carved (reading from
west to east) as follows:
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A man wearing a cap; on the left-hand side a double-tailed frog or lizard;
on the right, a conventional leaf.
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A mitred head between two Tudor-style roses.
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Conventional stiff-leaf foliage branching from a common stem.
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A man wearing a round cap
; on either side a shield charged with a cross.
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A man wearing a flat bonnet
; on either side, a Tudor-style rose.
Four of the elbow-rests between the stalls are carved with human faces and two
with conventional foliage. All this woodwork is of 15
th century date.
The organ is a fine instrument by William Hill & Son, of London, 1895 – it was
restored in 2006 at a cost £29,601;
the priest's desk is a memorial to Llewellyn
Paxton, son of Col. Llewellyn and Mary N Paxton, who was killed in action at
Thaba' Nchu, South Africa, 16 Nov. 1900, aged 19.
There are no old fittings in the church; the roofs are all of 19
th century date. |
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