*CHICHESTER* - St. Richard (1197-1253)

On a recent trip to the south coast I visited Chichester on a rather grey Sunday morning and came across this statue of St Richard in the grounds of the cathedral.

The sculptor is Philip Jackson who has done quite a lot of the more recent public statues in the UK - a full list of his stuff can be found on his website. This one was unveiled in 2000 as part of the Millennium celebrations - below is a photo of the slab on the ground in front of the statue which gives the details.

The statue is imposing enough, but it reminds me a bit too much of Max Schreck in the early German film Nosferatu, and I'd be very wary of his saintly charms if he looked like this.

There is also an inscription on the pedestal (below), which emphasises the religious aspects with lots of humble thanks being given as usual (one of the many things which puts me off religion).

 Overall:- 6/10

Update:- I had another day trip to Chichester in August 2015, hoping there would be some more statues in such an historic city. Unfortunately after wandering down every side street all afternoon I didn't find any, so I had to make do with another shot of St Richard which shows the cathedral setting a bit better.