Chichester Mystery mobile phone project

1. Chichester Mystery mobile phone project • Year 5’s mission – • To solve clues and find out about Chichester • To follow a trail around Chichester • To send text messages from school to the mobiles via a web-site • To send photos about the clues back to school • To make this presentation with the photos and information we found out If the video opposite doesn’t play automatically, please click on it

2. What is the project? If the video below doesn’t play automatically, please click on it As part of our Geography work, Year 5 find out about Chichester – A Place to Live. We had 2 mobile phones with special software so that we could send photos to a website. In school, we can look at the photos and text messages on the website. We can send text messages to the photographers on the trail in Chichester. We had some clues to solve so that we could find out more about Chichester which is a Roman city and has a beautiful cathedral. The photographers in Chichester sent us photos when we had decided which pictures we wanted them to take. To read each group’s review of their work, click on the question mark which is on every page. To use this presentation, you need PowerPoint 2002 or later so that the animations will work. On each page, try to solve the clues, then click the mouse to see if you are right.

3. CHICHESTER THEATRE Ourclues It was built in 1962 and has a club for young actors / They have projects such as an anti bullying project. It is in a shape of a hexagon so audience can see from all around.

4. Pallant House Gallery. Pallant House is a Queen Anne building,built in 1712. It is in central Chichester a few minutes walk from the Cathedral and Market Cross. Pallant House has a good collection of pottery.It has modern and old paintings,they have an excellent Library with books based on 20th century art. In the past the house was used as council offices.In 1982 it was opened as an art gallery and a historic house. Pallant House is open to the public at the moment they are building a new wing due to open in summer 2006.It is kept open by donations from the public. Our Clues.Look in the entrance hall. The new wing will have a shop,café,Learning Space and a Reading Room.It will also have a beautiful garden. The House was the first of its style in Chichester, and was regarded as very modern in its day. There are two birds on pillars at the front of the house.

5. Our clues The old Shippams Factory Where is this place? It is at 48 East Street. What is happening? They are knocking down the old Shippams factory . What is going to happen? It is going to be a big shopping centre with all sorts of shops in it. Can you find out something about the firm? One of the most important families inChichester was the Shippam Family. The first business was a grocery run by Charles Shippam at Westgate. It opened in 1786. In 1851 Charles Shippam III started up a butchers shop in East Street. The first female staff went to Shippams in 1942. During the later part of the 20th century new ranges were introduced. The last member of the Shippams family retired. Shippams are famous for meat pastes.

6. The Roman Temple Our clues: The original stone carving attached to the wall on the assembly rooms, says the temple was dedicated to the Goddess Minerva, daughter of the God Jupiter. It is also in honour of King Togidubnus who lived in Fishbourne Palace. The Roman Temple used to be in the street we now call North Street. The Assembly rooms are where the council have meetings and discuss about Chichester.

7. Roman Chichester Baths Our clues: Every Roman city had a public bath where people washed themselves. Along with the baths were sports centres and Beauty Parlours, where the ladies would go to get their nails, hair and their faces done. At the public baths there were several pools at different temperatures. They plunged in the Frigidarium after they had come out of a hot Bath. This is a picture of the car park where the Roman Baths used to be. (car park behind Army and Navy)

8. OUR CLUES Chichester bell tower The bell tower has 8 bells. It is also is used as a storing place for the cathedral shop’s products. The Bell Tower was built in the 15th century. It is special because it is the only one of its kind remaining in England. It holds eight bells in its centre .

9. Marc Chagall Our Clues Marc Chagall designed the window in the cathedral, it was based on Psalm 150:”Oh praise God in his holiness…let everything that hath breath praise the lord.” Mark Chagall was born in Russia in 1887 to a poor Jewish family. He was the oldest of 9 children. He went to Paris in 1910 for 4 years. His paintings were full of bright powerful colours.

10. PIPER TAPESTRY Our clues l The Piper Tapestry in the Cathedral was designed by John Piper and was woven in France in 1996.The central subject is the Trinity (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit). On each side there are symbols of the elements such as sun, wind and rain, as well as symbols of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is behind the main altar in the choir room .

11. Market cross Our clues It was built in 1501. It was made for shelter for the market people . The cross meets up with the four main streets: North, East, West and South Street. Bishop Storey paid for it to be built .

12. To see the complete review of our work, click on Naail’s drawing of the cross