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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 … or perhaps two apses on their eastern sides, a central tower and an apse-ended chancel. It thus conformed to the … Williams was enthroned in the presence of the king and his court. 28 Despite occasional interruption by cannon balls, a …
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 … the mediaeval settlement pattern is one of many small hamlets and farms, each with a more or less rectangular area … slates. The church, comprising a Chancel, Nave and West Tower, was built c. 1100. In the 13th century the chancel was …
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 the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary … when they were incorporated in Worthing. Some aspects of the history of Goring after 1929 are also treated here. …
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 … consisted of a chancel, aisled nave, transepts, west tower, and vestry. 24 Galleries were built in the transepts … nave, and aisles, with an organ chamber and north porch. A tower with spire was built in 1888, in which eight tubular …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the north end of the modern High Street. The line of the latter was still …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. … 1700 and 1710 agreements were made in the Broadwater court baron for the stocking of the commons, evidently … named after the battle of 1827, both of which were tower mills. 67 The south Navarino windmill was built in 1831 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the … 18th century, as well as a building said to be a former court-house. 37 There may also have been an inn. 38 There …
A History of the County of Sussex
… public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … two storeys in classical style, with a portico and clock tower at the southern end, was opened in 1835. 72 New offices …
A History of the County of Sussex
… CATHOLICISM. From 1859 the newly built private chapel of Thomas Gaisford at Offington House was used for Roman Catholic public worship. In 1862 the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion established a temporary convent in … by H. Clutton, 79 is of red brick in Gothic style. A tower, chancel, and transept were added in 1873, and another …