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The Sloe Fair is a travelling funfair that is held annually on 20 October at Northgate carpark in Chichester, West Sussex.The fair was first held in 1107 [1] or 1108 [2] after King Henry I of the Kingdom of England granted Ralph de Luffa, Bishop of Chichester, the right to hold a fair [1] for a period of eight days from a date of de Luffa's choosing.
Henry I of England grants Bishop Ralph de Luffa the right to hold a fair in Chichester, which becomes known as the Sloe Fair. [42] 1108: Chichester Cathedral is consecrated under Bishop Ralph de Luffa. [40] 1139: Siege of Arundel - part of the events of the Anarchy. [43] 1155: Earliest known charter of the Cinque Ports, included Hastings and ...
The Sloe Fair, a funfair that dates back to the 12th Century, is held annually on 20 October in the city's Northgate car park. [62] Chichester Cinema at New Park [63] is the city's first and only arthouse cinema. It shows a selection of mainstream, small-budget and older films 7 days a week.
Pages in category "Chichester" ... Chichester Festival production history; Chichester/Goodwood Airport; ... Siege of Chichester; Sloe Fair; Smithbrook, West Sussex;
The siege of Chichester was a victory by Parliamentarian forces led by Colonel William Waller over a small Royalist garrison. The siege was one of the key events in the First English Civil War by Waller to secure southern England and declare it for Parliament.
The Lavant continues westwards towards Chichester, crossing to the south side of the A285 at St. James Road before proceeding beside it to the Green Lane footbridge. [10] Thereafter it runs between the A285 and A286 before it enters a long culvert starting from about middle of the A286 one way system at Hornet / St Pancras about 100m from Eastgate.
He pulled in the third-largest attendance number ever at a fair concert: 16,200 fans on Friday. The Beach Boys weren’t far behind Thursday with 13,400. That’s impressive — especially for ...
The event takes place on St Richard's Day, the feast day of St Richard of Chichester, [1] Sussex's patron saint. The date marks the anniversary of the translation of St Richard's body from its original burial place in the nave of Chichester Cathedral to an elaborate shrine at the cathedral on 16 June 1276.