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(4) The Heraldic Shields

High above the chancel arch are three heraldic shields:

  1. The arms of the Bishop of Chichester
  2. The arms of King Edward III, surmounted by a crown
  3. The lion rampant of Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel

The third shield was recreated by Rev. Edmund Stansfield, who also contributed several carvings to the church.

Richard Fitzalan founded the College of the Holy Trinity, Arundel, in 1537, having first obtained the consent of the King and the approval of the Bishop for the appropriation of the Great Tithes of Rustington Parish Church to support the College, provided that adequate provision was made for the maintenance of the Vicar. As a result, the Rectory of Rustington became a vicarage, a status it has retained to the present day.