Worthing Archbishops Palace (The Gatehouse Record)

Worthing Archbishops Palace

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
The Old Palace, West Tarring; Parsonage House

In the civil parish of Worthing.
In the historic county of Sussex.
Modern Authority of West Sussex.
1974 county of West Sussex.

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ132041
Latitude 50.8248° Longitude -0.3926°

Worthing Archbishops Palace has been described as a certain Palace.

There are major building remains.

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*.

Description

Remains of a C13 house with C15 hall, built on the site of Archbishop Becket's Palace. Converted into the Rectory at the Reformation and since the erection of the modern Rectory used as the Parish Hall. T-shaped flint and rubble building with stone quoins and frames to windows and doors. Gable at east end. South and west sides have buttresses. C15 2-light cinquefoil headed windows with stone mullions and transoms. C13 lancet window in south wing. Horsham stone slate roof, the upper portion renewed with red tiles. (Listed Building Report)

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Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1250618
English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 541924.
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- http://tarring.inthepast.org.uk/archbishop's_palace.htm
Books
- Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 320-25
  Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 172
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 321 online copy
  Turner, T.H., 1851, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 1 p. 163-4 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Packham, A.B., 1923, 'The "Old Palace" at West Tarring' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol. 64 p. 140-80 online copy
Other sources: Theses; 'grey' literature; in-house reports; unpublished works; etc.
- Harris, R.B., December 2009, Worthing Historic Character Assessment Report: Sussex Extensive Urban Survey Download copy
  Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

This record last updated on Friday, May 3, 2013

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