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A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps … The purpose of these late nave services was 'to induce the working classes more especially to attend divine worship'; it was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a parish covering 2,700 acres, lies in the S. part of the Isle of Purbeck, 3 miles W. of Swanage. It stretches N.N.E. from the steep cliffs of St. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of … whose summit was represented in 1978 by Richmond Road and Union Place. 52 The hamlet was originally separated from … 86 In 1929 Worthing was said to be favoured by those working in London who could leave their families by the sea …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in England and Wales, lies … on the south coast roughly mid-way between the estuaries of the rivers Arun and Adur. The town is known nationally for its large number of elderly residents, and as the centre of what was formerly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, possibly of Worthing chapel, occurred in the early 15th century. 75 … by the rector of Broadwater to the Patronage Trust of the National Protestant Church Union, 31 later merged in the Church Society, which held it …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Agriculture. Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In … was cultivated by 2 teams, and there was 1 servus and 7 a. of meadow. Six villani and 9 bordars had another team. At the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' … there were 160 boys in the school, 4 which had become a National school by c. 1823. 5 Net-making was taught in 1824 … 472 in 1976. Worthing technical high school: opened in Union Place as Worthing junior technical school for building …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and … built c. 1815, 75 while on the other side of Chapel Road Union Place was laid out by 1826 to link the chapel to High … of two or three storeys, may be lodging-houses or working-class dwellings. They are usually stuccoed, but …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … parishes in 1925. 28 The town was connected to the national grid in 1930, 29 and by 1939 there were c. 23,000 … to High Street in 1922. A new police station was built in Union Place near by in 1939. 36 A fire-engine was given to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. The manor of WORTHING comprised two estates which belonged to William … has been traced. A house east of High Street opposite Union Place was called the Manor House c. 1848 65 and later. …