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A History of the County of Sussex
… borough from 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 … number of elderly residents, and as the centre of what was formerly one of the chief market-gardening districts in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… FOR THE POOR. 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son … proved 1896 gave £2,000, the income to be used to relieve old people connected with the town. In 1968 the charity held … income to be spent on coal or groceries at Christmas for old people living near St. Matthew's church. In 1965 £8 16 s. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had land for three … 15th century held land in Worthing, some of which had formerly been freehold. Seven of them owed labour services … and divided into smallholdings. 29 In 1923 Salvington, formerly Banks, farm had c. 250 a. 30 From 1956 Messrs. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by … their successors, the private schools, became important in the town. 94 In 1833 there were four day schools and three boarding …
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 of … Montague streets too. 63 Meanwhile at the north end of the old hamlet some houses were built at the same time in what … used for car-parking in 1978. Four-storeyed lodging-houses formerly also existed in High Street. 83 The Hollies in upper …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Broadwater's leet jurisdiction may have included Worthing. In the late 16th century courts were held not more than once … is recorded from 1843 to 1872. The remains of a building formerly used as a court-house survived on Worthing common … CowlesVoysey and opened in 1933. 74 The clock-tower of the old town hall was removed in 1950, 75 and the rest of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… after an unsuccessful attempt to establish itself in Worthing in 1765, 83 had two houses registered for worship … of Findon Road and Limetree Avenue in 1958, 48 and the old church was demolished after c. 1964. 49 In 1946 the … c. 1914. 62 Christian Scientists met in the St. James's, formerly Montague, hall in 1910, 63 and the Christian Science …
A History of the County of Sussex
… from 1789, 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by … a repertory company was formed in the Connaught Theatre, formerly the Connaught Hall, on the corner of Chapel Road and … library was opened in Richmond Road in 1975, 41 behind the old one, which became part of the museum. A weekly Worthing …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of … and Wortley, 4702 inhabitants. The name of this place, formerly Wotton under Ridge, is descriptive of its situation … beneath the western ridge of the Cotswold hills. The old town, which stood in the rear of the present, was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… remainder coursed rubble, was built as a house and shop in 1849. The street front has a round-headed doorway, plain … within a wreath. The house was advertised for letting in 1850 as having a good view and being near the station ( … before 1833 (on Knipe's map). (457) House, No. 6, formerly three houses arbitrarily arranged, has coursed …