Payd to Mother Lee for apparellinge of XV
    mens albes XIIII d

    unto hyr for a dosen of childrens albes IIII d

    unto hyr for the makinge of a towell I d

    Payd unto Thomas Nowye for pollynge and shavinge of
    the chorusters crounes for VI quarters ending at our
    Ladye in Lente VIII s

In 1553 Lambart Barnard the painter received an annual payment of L3 6s. 8d. for his works in the church “in arte suae facultate sua pictoria” (sic).

This Barnard was probably a relative of Bernhardi.

The surroundings of the Cathedral on the south side are very pleasant and the second visit should be made by way of the Canon Lane Gate in South Street.  On the right is the Vicar’s Close and, farther on, the Deanery (1725).  The passage called St. Richard’s Walk gives a particularly beautiful view of the Cathedral.

[Illustration:  CHICHESTER CROSS.]

Chichester Cross is the next object of general interest.  It was built by Bishop Story in 1500 and received rough treatment from Waller’s men.  On the east side is a bronze bust of Charles I. The clock was presented by Dame Elizabeth Farringdon in 1724 as “an hourly memento of her goodwill to the city”; it has not, however, added to the beauty of the cross.  The central column is surrounded by a stone seat which bears witness to the generations who have used it as a resting place.  The stone lantern which crowns the whole dates from the eighteenth century.

We may now proceed up North Street, passing on the right St. Olave’s Church.  A quantity of Roman materials have been found in the walls, and some authorities declare the south door to be actual Roman work; it is undoubtedly the oldest building in the town.  The Council House is at the corner of Lion Street; here may be seen the Pudens Stone already described.

At the end of Lion Street stands St. Mary’s Hospital.  This was originally a convent founded in 1158; for some unknown reason the nuns were evicted in the following century, since then it has been an almshouse, probably the oldest foundation of its kind in the county.  It supports eight poor persons who live in tiny two-roomed dwellings round the sides of the great hall.  At the end of this is the Decorated chapel separated from the remainder of the building by an open screen.  The main portion of the building is Early English and a great deal of timber has been used in the construction.  Visitors should enter without waiting for permission, and one of the courteous ladies will, if required, show the chapel.  The whole makes a quaint and pleasing picture, quite unique in its way.

[Illustration:  ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL, CHICHESTER.]

We may continue along St. Martin’s Lane northwards to the Guildhall, no longer used as such.  This was originally the chapel of the Grey Friars.  It has a very fine Early English window; the sedilia should also be seen.  The building was for many years used as a court of justice; its future is still uncertain.