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A History of the County of Sussex
… 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son Harry, for Anglican … land, a £78 yearly rent-charge to pay weekly allowances, and £1,000 stock for maintenance. Two more houses were built … Homes for poor, elderly inhabitants of Worthing at the east end of the town, on the north side of Brighton Road. In …
A History of the County of Sussex
… CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, … ease until 1894 when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a … stuccoed, having a Doric portico with four columns at the east end, with a bell-cupola behind it. As originally built …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the north end of the … Street. The line of the latter was still followed by roads and a footpath in 1978. The Worthing-Broadwater road led to … to replace the Sea Mills bridge over the Teville stream east of the town. 65 The road was in good condition in 1840 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. … held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had land for three plough-teams. The demesne was … Teville common and the Town mead lay north-west and north-east of Worthing hamlet, on the Teville stream. 91 In 1696 10 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such institutions and their … 28 A building for one of the schools was erected on the east side of Chapel Street, later Portland Road, c. 1840, 29 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the modern High, North, and Warwick streets. 34 There is some archaeological evidence … there were of the early 19th century: a small group on the east side and one larger house in Upper High Street. Some …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's … Because of the previous lack of maintenance the low-lying east part of the town had been exposed to the risk of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of … his son Evelyn. 64 No manor-house has been traced. A house east of High Street opposite Union Place was called the Manor …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … Portland Road, was built in 1804. 85 It had been repaired and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 … 1934, and the West Worthing church joined in 1943. 10 The East Worthing Evangelical Free church in Pendine Avenue was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities … 1874 survived, including the Half Brick on the coast road east of the town, the Wheatsheaf in Richmond Road, and the …