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A History of the County of Sussex
… a municipal borough from 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in … between the estuaries of the rivers Arun and Adur. The town is known nationally for its large number of elderly … Worthing. 2 When an improvement commission for the growing town was established in 1803, 3 it was given jurisdiction …
A History of the County of Sussex
… women, preferably members of the Church of England, in New Town, later Clifton Road, and £1,700 stock as an endow ment … elderly inhabitants of Worthing at the east end of the town, on the north side of Brighton Road. In 1920 he and his … of the income to be paid to the free schools of the town, and the rest in kind to the poor of Worthing. In 1902 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1849 required the officiating minister to take the town under his spiritual care. The rector of Broadwater … (1884). Ibid. Ep. I/22A/2 (1903). Cf. above, Growth of the Town. W.S.R.O., Ep. I/22A/1 (1884). Kelly's Dir. Suss. (1891, … Dioc. Kal. (1884), App. p. 5; cf. above, Growth of the Town. Lond. Gaz. 25 Apr. 1884, pp. 1881-2. W.S.R.O., Ep. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was erected near the Teville pond at the north end of the town, 58 but was removed after protests in 1823, when the … road was laid out between 1806 and 1808 by the Worthing town commissioners. 62 It was damaged by frost 63 and by the … the Sea Mills bridge over the Teville stream east of the town. 65 The road was in good condition in 1840 66 but by …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 90 but has not been identified. The Teville common and the Town mead lay north-west and north-east of Worthing hamlet, … in 1300 94 and 1493, 95 may be identified with the Town mead, recorded in the 1580s. 96 From the late 17th … east field, the middle field, and the east field next the town or home field lay east of the hamlet, and the west field …
A History of the County of Sussex
… successors, the private schools, became important in the town. 94 In 1833 there were four day schools and three … 1958. 24 It occupied buildings in different parts of the town until 1964 when all departments were housed in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet … a house in Warwick Street. 44 Between 1798 and c. 1812 the town expanded very rapidly, 45 probably accounting for most …
A History of the County of Sussex
… line in 1748. 93 Parochial government See Broadwater. Town commissioners Since Worthing manor had no leet … Act of 1803 72 commissioners were appointed to govern the town, with power to replace themselves by co-option. Most … 34 After storm damage in 1865-6 the board built a sea-wall and a virtually new esplanade, and did other works. 35 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and lectures, as the Montague Hall. 98 It was also the town's main theatre until 1884, 99 and was used by many … 1884 when there were violent riots against the Army in the town. On one occasion troops were called from Brighton and … 68 A small group of Quakers met in various places in the town from c. 1923. 69 Part of a house in Downview Road, West …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 26 By 1859 there was only one baths establishment in the town, 27 but c. 7 years later the West Worthing Baths were … being held in 1855. 37 There were billiard rooms in the town c. 1811. 38 Other inns and hotels which existed in the … including the Half Brick on the coast road east of the town, the Wheatsheaf in Richmond Road, and the Jolly Brewers …