Chancel of the Church of the Grey Friars is a Grade I listed building in the Chichester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1950. A Medieval Church.

Chancel of the Church of the Grey Friars

WRENN ID
first-basalt-sorrel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Chichester
Constituency
Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1950
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Chancel of the Church of the Grey Friars, Priory Road
OS grid reference
SU 862 051
Coordinates
50.83922, -0.77659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chancel of the Church of the Grey Friars, dating from 1270 to 1280, is now part of the City Museum. It features a fine late 13th century east window with five lights. The chancel was converted into the City Guildhall in 1541 and is currently located in the center of Priory Park, a recreation ground.

Local climate

Chancel of the Church of the Grey Friars receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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