Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral town in West Sussex, in South-East England. It is the best town in West Sussex and is its county city. It has a protracted history as a agreement from Roman instances and changed into critical in Anglo-Saxon times. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, with a 12th-century cathedral. The town is a hub of several important avenue routes, and has a railway station, theatre, sanatorium, colleges and museums. The River Lavant runs through, and partially under, the city.

The city has a vacationer industry. Several marinas are located inside the place collectively with related industries. A latest authorities study suggested that the vicinity has a iety of employment with the general public region in addition to inside the tourism and entertainment industries, with a developing range of self hired people within the vicinity. The metropolis holds an annual 4-week arts and track festival Festival of Chichester held in June and July. Chichester Festival Theatre, is one of the United Kingdom's flagship generating and travelling theatres, whose annual summer time draws actors, writers and directors from the West End theatre.

Pallant House Gallery, winner of the 2007 gallery of the 12 months Gulbenkian Prize, has a first-rate collection of chiefly present day British artwork and in 2006 opened a brand new extension that houses the gathering of Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson. It has a converting programme of exhibitions. Chichester is home to the South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre, which opened in 2001 and capabilities a program of public big name indicates in its 100-seat theatre.