JOYCEAN PICS 2009
Sidlesham, West Sussex
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  [FW 390.18] Chichester Railway/Bus Station
  [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Sidlesham
  
CONTENTS 2009
   1  Glasgow IASIL 2009@University of Glasgow
   2  Glasgow (Glaschu) and Joyce
   3  Glasgow (Glaschu): miscellanea
   4  Edinburgh (Dun Eideann)
   5  New Lanark, South Lanarkshire
   6  Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park (Pairc Naiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Troisichean)
   7  Oban (An t-Oban)
   8  Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute
   9  Inveraray Castle (Caisteal Inbhir Aora), Argyll and Bute
  10  Glen Coe (Gleann Comhann), the Central Highlands
  11  Loch Lochy (Loch Lochaidh) and Loch Oich (Loch Omhaich) of the Caledonian Canal
  12  Loch Ness (Loch Nis) of the Caledonian Canal
  13  Inverness (Inbhir Nis)
  14  Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath) and Joyce
  15  Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath): miscellanea
  16  Moneygall (Muine Gall), County Offaly
  17  Limerick (Luimneach)
  18  The Burren (Boireann), County Clare
  19  Doolin (Dulainn), County Clare
  20  The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair), County Clare
  21  Connemara (Conamara)
  22  London and Joyce
  23  London: miscellanea
  24  Bognor Regis, West Sussex
  25  Sidlesham, West Sussex
  26  Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Sidlesham, West Sussex, England
8 August, 2009


  Sidlesham is a small village and civil parish five kilometers (3 miles) south of Chichester in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England.  It has a small primary school.  The area has had a Prebendary since mediaeval times.  The 13th century church of St Mary is built of stone rubble, not the usual flint of the area.  The parish has a land area of 17,53 sq km (4,330 acres; 6.77 sq mi).  In the 2001 census 1,139 people lived in 448 households, of whom 579 were economically active.  The parish has fertile soils on the flat Chichester plain and there are a large number of glasshouses around the village.  The village is located 92 km (57 mi) south (SSW) of London.  The nearest railway station is Chichester.  You can visit the village by bus or by taxi from the station.
  The village is home to Sidlesham F.C. soccer club.  The Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Pagham Harbour falls partly within the parish.  The harbour and surrounding land is of national importance for both flora and fauna.  The shingle spit is also of geological interest.  (Quoted from the site of "Wikipedia")
  


 
Extracted from "The First Guide to Finnegans Wake" by Peter Timmerman
A Wake Newslitter, Vol. XVI No. 3 (June 1979), pp.45-48
  
  In AWN O.S. no. 4 (July 1962) Clive Hart reported to some ‘tentative enquiries’ he had made into the genesis of the Earwicker family in Sidlesham, Sussex.  After giving us the family history as provided by a Miss Gertrude Earwicker, Hart went on to speculate that while Joyce was on holiday in Bognor during the summer of 1923, he might have
  
   visited Sidlesham during his holiday in Sussex and if so he may have
   learned of the Earwickers by seeing the many family headstones in the
   Churchyard.
  
Sidlesham being only four miles from Bognor, this is a very plausible theory.   It never accounted, however, for
  
   the Glues, the Gravys, the Northeasts, the
   Ankers … (30.6)
  
who were also on the initial list (even though their subsequent history was not nearly so illustrious as that of the Earwicker clan in FW).
  While looking for sources of the earliest sections of the Wake, I came across the Ward, Lock & Co. Illustrated Guide Book for Bognor and Region, entitled A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Bognor, etc., the Fourth edition for 1922-1923.1  Under Sidlesham, we find the following paragraph:
  
  Sidlesham Church is an Early English structure worthy of notice, and an
  examination of the surrounding tombstones should not be omitted if any
  interest is felt in deciphering curious names, striking examples being
  Earwicker, Glue, Gravy, Boniface, Anker, and Northeast. (p. 54)  
  
  
  
  
  
  If Joyce used the guide, he kept it -- or notes made from it -- for some time. In the first draft (B.M. Add. MS 47472, 97a) we find only ‘the Glues & Gravys & Earwickers of Sidlesham’, ‘the Northeasts, the Ankers’ being added to the first typescript (B.M. Add. MS 47472, 102a) as mentioned in Joyce’s letter Harriet Weaver of 9 October 1923 (Letters, I, 204).  This emboldens us to look at some of the other material in the guide that may be of more marginal relevance.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The transportation of this region to Dublin would have come naturally to Joyce’s mind, and may help to explain the transitions between Dublin and the south of England that occur in the early chapters of FW (‘hasting to the forecourts’ (30.22)).
  
  To posit such a pervasive influence for one guide book is on the face of it extravagant; yet is just the sort of thing Joyce was likely to fasten on, especially if one visualises him both deciding to begin his new work in earnest and also relaxing on vacation. What better guide to the future than the guide closest at hand?
-- PETER TIMMERMAN

  
  
1   A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Bognor, Chichester, Selsey, Goodwood, Hayling Island, Midhurst, Arundel, Amberley, Petworth, Etc. (London: Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd., 1922-1923).
  
  
  
  *The full version of the article is available in A Wake Newslitter CD-ROM: Get the CD-ROM at the official site of Split Pea Press.


  Reference: Will Miller's "Sidlesham (30. 7-8) : Earwicker's Agnomen" page and his "Bognor Regis" page.
  
  
  


 
Extracted from Louis O. Mink's A "Finnegans Wake" Gazetteer
(Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1978), p.492

  
  
SIDLESHAM.  Town, SE Eng, S of Chichestem, Sussex, in the Hundred of Manhood (qv).  Prof Clive Hart discovered that Eawickens have long lived there and are buried in the local churchyard.  JJ may have visited it on a summer holiday in 1923.
  
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Extracted from Louis O. Mink's A "Finnegans Wake" Gazetteer
(Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1978), p.260

  
  
CHICHESTER.  City, W Sussex, Eng, with early Norman cath and a grammar sch founded 1497.
  Arthur Chichester, Baron C of Belfast, who "planted" Ulster as Lord-Deputy of Ire 1604-1614, lived in Dub at the "Carye's Hospital" on Coll Green, which later was known as C Ho; and the 1st Ir Parl was convened there in 1661.  In 1700, the lands of the Ir adherents of James II were sold by pub auction at C Ho (Gilbert III, 68).  It was demolished in 1728 and the Parl House, now the Bank of Ire, was erected on the site.
  
  390.18  half a Roman hat, with an ancient Greek gloss on it, in Chichester College auction
  
  

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   [FW 390.18] Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, South-East England.  It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings.  It is the seat of a bishopric, with a 12th century cathedral, and is home to some of the oldest churches and buildings in Great Britain.
  Chichester today is a local government stronghold, with three levels of government being administered there.  It is also a transport hub, and the centre for culture in the region, with a Festival theatre and two art galleries. Nearby Chichester Harbour, together with the South Downs and the city walls, provide opportunities for outdoor pursuits.  It has an area of 10.67 sq km (4.12 sq mi) and the current population is 23,731 (2001 Census).
  It has been argued that the area was a bridgehead for the Roman invasion of Britain.  The city centre stands on the foundations of the Romano-British city of Noviomagus Reginorum, capital of the Civitas Reginorum, and near to the Roman Palace of Fishbourne.  According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle it was captured towards the close of the fifth century, by Aelle (or Ella), and renamed after his son, Cissa.  It was the chief city of the Kingdom of Sussex.  The Roman road of Stane Street, connecting the city with London, started at the east gate, while the Chichester to Silchester road started from the north gate.  The city streets have a cross-shaped layout, inherited from the Romans: radiating outwards from the medieval market cross lead the North, South, East and West shopping streets.  Quite a lot of the city walls are in place, and may be walked along over what still remains.  An amphitheatre was built close to what would have been the city walls, outside the East Gate in around 80 AD.  The remains are now buried under land currently used as a park, but the bank of the amphitheatre is clearly discernible and a notice board in the park gives more information.  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 390.18] Chichester Railway Station adjoining the bus station
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 390.18] Chichester Bus Station adjoining the railway station
  
  
   
St. Mary Our Lady, Sidlesham
  
   [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham, West Sussex. PO20 7RE, was built some 700 years ago, in the early 13th century, almost certainly on the site of a Saxon church.  The title "St. Mary Our Lady" was the traditional way of which St. Mary was known in England.
  The style of the building is early English, which has been described as "engineering it stone," because of it simplicity and the way, without embellishment, it so meets the purpose for which it was built.  The church was, initially, bigger, as the Chancel extended beyond the bounds of the existing east wall.  "There were two Chantry chapels and, possibly, two aisles built in the 14th century.  There was also a Vestry to the north of the Chancel area.  At this time St. Mary's was, very likely, the largest church in the area.
  In the 15th century, the tower was added, complete with a minstrel's gallery; at the same time bells were hung - James the tenor, weighing nearly half a ton, and an unnamed treble weighing a little less.  From that time, until 1850, music for the services was provided by a village orchestra, comprising flute, fife, bassoon and fiddle.  Two of these instruments are still held in the church.
  The era of the Cromwells led to many upheavals throughout the Church.  A possible victim is the charming Taylor memorial, on the east wall.  Although the death of the wife is fully recorded, the space above, obviously intended for an entry about the husband, has never been completed.
  In the 18th century, side galleries and large box pews were constructed: the incisions to support the galleries can be seen, cut into the pillars.
  In 1890, radical changes were made and much renovation carried out.  The box pews and the galleries were removed, the wooden block floor was laid and an organ was installed in the north transept.
  In the early 1920s, a fund was started to pay for urgent repairs to, in particular, the tower, north transept and the Altar window.  This work was delayed, owing to World War II, and was finally carried out between 1950 and 1952.  In 1953, the organ was rebuilt and partly modernised and moved to the new gallery in the tower.  The east end of the church was, at the same time, renovated, re-modelled and re-furnished.  Since 1953, much renewal and re-furbishment work has been done including the whole stonework surrounding the window behind the Altar and re-roofing the church.
  The church is to the villagers, a source of pride and a place of comfort, in both good and bad times.  It is not only a House of God but a history, in wood and stone, of centuries and a monument to the many hundreds of parishioners who, over the years, have demonstrated their faith not only in spiritual but in financial terms and in many other ways.  St. Mary's is a living building not a museum.  (Extracted from "The Parish Church of St Mary Our Lady, Sidlesham - a brief history" available in Church)
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 (Saturday 8 August) Sidlesham Bus Stop on the route 51 [The Link - (Chichester) 05.10.08: Destinations: Chichester - Hunston - Sidlesham - Selsey].  The bus stops in every 15 minutes from Chichester Bus Station.  the bus fare is ￡3.50 (August 2009) while the taxi from Chichester Railway Station is about ￡ 10.  The parish church is behind the pub in the opposite side of the road (B2145).
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 (Saturday 8 August) The Anchor Inn (traditional pub), Selsey Road, Sidlesham, West Sussex PO20 7QU: in the opposite side of Sidlesham Bus Stop along B2145.
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Plaque of Church Lane on the left side of The Anchor Inn (traditional pub), Selsey Road, Sidlesham, West Sussex PO20 7QU: in the opposite side of Sidlesham Bus Stop along B2145.
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Nameplate of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Front Gate of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The war memorial for the men of parish who fell in World War I, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Old plaque of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Information board of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Map of Sidlesham (2000), the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The Record of Vicars of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Prayer for the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Floor plan of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Instructions for people, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] North Aisle of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Site of Chancel, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Site of Chancel, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Altar, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Nave, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Nave and the Tower, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Image of St. Mary Our Lady, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] South Transept, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] South Transept, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] South Transept, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] South Aisle, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Provost's Stall, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Pipe organ, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Pipe organ, the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Ceiling of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The tomb of William Earwicker (d. 1795), the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] The tomb of William Earwicker (d. 1795), the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Grave of a man named Earwicker (d. 1961), the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Grave of a couple named Earwicker (d. 1979/1985), the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham
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 (Saturday 8 August) [FW 030.07 & 098.05] Graveyard of the Parish Church of St. Mary Our Lady, Church Lane, Sidlesham




        


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