A grand tour of Chichester

From the cathedral to Goodwood, the West Sussex city of Chichester has much to offer, says Matthew Partridge

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The 18th-century novelist Daniel Defoe once declared that “if six or seven families were removed” from Chichester, “there would be not much conversation”. Still, if you spend any time in this elegant West Sussex city, you will soon realise that what some might see as reticence is the self-confidence of an area that has no need to brag about its attractions.

Chief among these is Chichester’s cathedral. Established nine years after the Battle of Hastings, it has survived Henry VIII, who destroyed its shrine to St Richard of Chichester, as well as Cromwell’s troops who shelled, and then sacked it during the Civil War. It contains several outstanding examples of modern sculpture, and is famous for being the subject of Philip Larkin’s poem An Arundel Tomb. The neighbouring Bishop’s Palace Gardens are worth visiting too.

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Dr Matthew Partridge
Shares editor, MoneyWeek

Matthew graduated from the University of Durham in 2004; he then gained an MSc, followed by a PhD at the London School of Economics.

He has previously written for a wide range of publications, including the Guardian and the Economist, and also helped to run a newsletter on terrorism. He has spent time at Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and the consultancy Lombard Street Research.

Matthew is the author of Superinvestors: Lessons from the greatest investors in history, published by Harriman House, which has been translated into several languages. His second book, Investing Explained: The Accessible Guide to Building an Investment Portfolio, is published by Kogan Page.

As senior writer, he writes the shares and politics & economics pages, as well as weekly Blowing It and Great Frauds in History columns He also writes a fortnightly reviews page and trading tips, as well as regular cover stories and multi-page investment focus features.

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