Heritage Exhibition: A Pilgrimage Through Time

Event details

  • Saturday | 11th June 2022 to Sunday | 19th June 2022
  • All Day
  • St Nicholas Church, London Road, Arundel, BN18 9AT
  • 01903 882262

Open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm from Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th June

Free Entrance

A fascinating exhibition of Arundel’s Christian heritage will be on display from 11th to 19th June from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm in a marquee by the entrance of St Nicholas’ church. It should appeal to adults and young people alike.

Over the last few years, the Heritage Committee of St Nicholas’ has been researching and evaluating the remarkable and fascinating history that is at the very centre of our community. The research goes back to the Norman Conquest, to the reign of Richard II, when the church was rebuilt, to the enormous number of Masons’ Marks and graffiti dating back to the earliest times and to the foundation of the College of the Holy Trinity, of which the Fitzalan Chapel now remains. The Arundel Choir Book of the 1520’s, one of only three medieval choir books surviving in Britain, has also been studied and copied for reference.

Also part of the history is the reign of Henry VIII who took possession of the what today is known as the Fitzalan Chapel as part of the abolition of the chantries and sold it to the 12th Earl of Arundel for 1000 marks and an annual rent.

The Civil War of the 1640’s saw the whole building occupied by Parliamentary forces and their horses as a result of which the Castle and the Chapel were left in a state of ruin.

All this history and much more will be brought to life by the Exhibition. It is free of charge and in addition there will be children’s activities, short lunchtime talks and music in the church building, as well as a Pop-Up Cafe. It is to be hoped that the residents of Arundel and environs will be fired with enthusiasm by the history in their midst and St Nicholas’ Church looks forward to welcoming everyone.