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A History of the County of York
… St. Paul and the other to the Martyrs and the Cross. The first was ornamented with gold and jewels and surmounted by … the Fourth Lateran Council, York seems to have been the first English cathedral to annex the title and function of … it was laid down that the chancellor should preach on the first Sundays in Advent and Lent. 14 By custom the archbishop …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… N. of nave, (2) to Benjamin Jesty, 1816, '. . . the first person [known] that introduced the Cow Pox by … but retains some 17th-century panelling and, on the first floor, an original fireplace with chamfered elliptical …
A History of the County of Sussex
… development as a resort began in the mid 18th century, the first recorded visitor being a Londoner who came in 1759 to enjoy sea air and bathing. 89 Worthing grew slowly at first, but by 1789 its level sands and calm sea attracted … and duchess of Northumberland in 1802, 97 Henry Dundas, first lord of the admiralty, in 1804, 98 and Princess …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and his wife gave a piece in 1820; 1 Edward Ogle gave the first organ. 2 In 1894 the dean and chapter of Chichester … of church accommodation for the poor. 5 The church was at first regarded as a chapel of ease to Broadwater, 6 whose … Broadwater 21 who had given the site. 22 The church, the first example of the Gothic Revival in Worthing, 23 is of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and evening served the needs of commuters. 96 Worthing's first railway station, which survived in 1978, was a small …
A History of the County of Sussex
… who started growing grapes c. 1872 and claimed to be the first in Worthing to build large glass-houses. 45 In the … growth depended greatly on Worthing's rail-head. 48 At first Brighton fruiterers bought Beer's grapes at Worthing … kind of produce was grown for the same markets until the First World War. 63 By 1904 there were c. 81 a. of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' … 1867, 26 in 1887, 32 c. 1935, but only 7 in 1975. 96 The first free school was established in 1812. A school board was … of the chapel of ease. The organist of the chapel was the first master. 3 In 1818 there were 160 boys in the school, 4 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… tradesmen's premises and second-class lodging-houses. The first shops of the resort were chiefly in High and Warwick … streets, for instance curved bay-windows in the two first-named, facades in yellow brick with classical window … the north-west of the borough development spread for the first time north of the Chichester -Brighton road. At High …
A History of the County of Sussex
… advocate of reform, as its clerk. 27 The new board at first had 9 members, increased to 15 in 1867. 28 Its area of … roads, sea defences, and special works. 31 The board's first concern was with water-supply and drainage, the … Six aldermen and 18 councillors, including the mayor, at first represented 5 wards. At the enlargement of the borough …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Society met in Broadway c. 1914. 64 A hall, later the First Church of Christ Scientist, Worthing, was opened in … Ibid. (1910). Ibid. (1914-15). Ex inf. the clerk, First Ch. of Christ Scientist, Worthing. Worthing Herald, 24 …