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A History of the County of York
… music. It was usually sung by choirboys and professional men singers, forerunners of the post-Reformation choir. 68 … as to induce a more reverent behaviour. It was a time of conservative and unemotional piety; the furnishing and … The purpose of these late nave services was 'to induce the working classes more especially to attend divine worship'; it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Worth Matravers 53 WORTH MATRAVERS (9777) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 97 NE, bSY 98 SE) Worth Matravers, 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. Aldhelm's Head across an almost flat limestone tableland formed by …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had led to the accumulation of shingle, and Worthing's former fine, hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly … in 1805. 6 The early promoters of the resort were local men, especially members of the Bacon and Wicks families. 7 … 86 In 1929 Worthing was said to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
… eastern edge of the former east field on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by … excluding shellfish, were landed in 1914. 53 In 1887 93 men and 17 boys were employed in fishing, 54 but between 1900 … declined further, 56 and by 1951 it employed less than 10 men. 57 Mills. The mill furlong in Worthing's east field was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… weekly payments. 7 A new schoolroom, classroom, and master's house were built in Richmond Road c. 1834, 8 and c. 1847 … to the Revd. W. Davison (d. 1852). The Davison school's average attendance was 120 in 1862 when there was also a … school was the Christ Church church hall. The St. George's National school for boys, girls, and infants was opened in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Montague streets north-south. 48 Bedford Row and Copping's Row, later Marine Place, south of Warwick Street, were … was built between 1802 and 1805. 57 Further west King's Row and Prospect Place were recorded in 1807, 58 Prospect … 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
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's … chosen in 1936, 53 but after the 1950s there was always a Conservative majority on the corporation. 54 The first town … set up the town's first fire brigade, consisting of 30 men. 37 By 1891 there were sub-stations in East and West …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the county since 1945. 71 It has always returned Conservative members with large majorities. 72 Representation …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to establish … lectures, as the Montague Hall. 98 It was also the town's main theatre until 1884, 99 and was used by many … in 1896. 3 Between c. 1906 and c. 1922, as the St. James's Hall, the building was used for concerts 4 and other …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Road near by, and in 1925 changed its name to the Working Men's Club and Institute. It survived in 1977. 51 The … the Worthing Observer, which ceased publication in 1916. A Conservative paper, the Sussex Coast Mercury, flourished from …