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Sidlesham War Memorial is a grade II listed structure. It is located within the churchyard and consists of a squat obelisk on a square plinth. It is set within a small kerbed enclosure. It was originally constructed in the 1920s to commemorate the 20 Sidlesham people who lost their lives in the
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to the north of the Chapel area. The north chapel and part of the
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The style of the building is early
English. As built, the church was cruciform, with a chancel tower, transepts and aisles. It is built of stone rubble with ashlar dressings, the porch is of brick and the roofs are tiled. Originally the Chancel extended beyond the bounds of the existing east wall.
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In the 18th century, side galleries and large box pews were constructed the incisions to support the galleries can be seen, cut into pillars. It seems likely that, to compensate for the reduction of light, led to the villagers subscribing to the splendid brass candelabrum, installed in 1750.
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In the 15th century, the tower was added, complete with a minstrel's gallery; at the same time bells were hung, music for the services would have been provided by a village orchestra, comprising flute, fife, bassoon and fiddle. In 1850, a
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requires that the water in the font, which has been blessed, should be collected and cast away outside the church. In the old days, it was suspected that if this action was not taken, the water might be used for witchcraft purposes.
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The church has both a junior and adult choir for the services. St Mary's has a particularly fine acoustic and is the home of a long-established concert series "Music in Church", as well as being the venue for other performances.
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and its weather-beaten and rather battered appearance may be the result of it having been buried during this time. It was re-erected in 1660. There is a drain, from the font, which discharges just above the tiled floor. An
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in 681 and remained there for five years evangelising and baptising the people. The manor continued to be held by the
Bishops of Selsey until the see was transferred to Chichester in 1075. At the time of the
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must have been very dark, as the only light came from the three narrow windows in both the north and south walls and two in the west wall. In 1596, three of these windows were converted to oblong windows.
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The remaining two consist of a tenor bell, that was cast around 1390, possibly by
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opened the Parish rooms, a building adjacent to the church. The purpose of the rooms, according to the St Mary's website, is to provide 21st-century facilities to the church.
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