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Chichester's Market Cross
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Steffen
October 6, 2016
Chichester Cross is at the intersection of four shopping streets with many stores (clothing, shoes, multimedia, etc.). There is a bus from Wittering that can take you directly to Chichester city center.
Clare
August 19, 2020
A great place to rest and watch the world go by. A significan part of chichesters historic roman past
Janina
December 7, 2019
Chichester's Market Cross was given to the city by Bishop Storey in 1501. To some extent this gift was an act of generosity, providing a covered marketplace from which Chichester's traders could sell their wares. In part however the Bishop was playing politics with the city authorities who had sought greater control over trade in Chichester. Until 1746 the clock on the cross was square. It was then replaced by four new clocks. How many thousands of Chichester shoppers have been told the time by looking up at the clock's massive black paddles over the quarter of a millennium since the clock was installed? Until the pedestrianisation of Chichester city centre the streets around the Cross used to be a busy highway with the main coastal road edging around the narrow gap between the Market Cross and the city centre shops.
Chichester's Market Cross was given to the city by Bishop Storey in 1501. To some extent this gift was an act of generosity, providing a covered marketplace from which Chichester's traders could sell their wares. In part however the Bishop was playing politics with the city authorities who had sough…
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