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A History of the County of York
… thought that the whole occasion 'did represent a second London'. 27 The minster acquired still more the character of … started as a chorister at the minster and studied in London as a pupil of Handel and Maurice Greene. As organist, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… form one group. a(11) Cottages, two (200 yds. S.E.). a(12) London Row, five dwellings (80 yds. S.E.). a(13) Cottages, a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by the building of a direct turnpike road from Horsham and London after 1802 3 and the opening of a market in 1810. … were soon joined by outsiders, notably Miles Stringer, a London tea merchant, 8 William France, upholsterer to the … narrow, congested streets around Portland Road, Montague Street, and elsewhere. 27 Nevertheless, in 1851 Worthing was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the identification with Vicarage Garden, north of North Street, is doubtful. 79 After at least two unsuccessful … two Sunday services in 1884. 54 A mission room in Anglesea Street licensed for worship in that year 55 was recorded …
A History of the County of Sussex
… leading north from the north end of the modern High Street. The line of the latter was still followed by roads … a footpath in 1978. The Worthing-Broadwater road led to London via Findon and Steyning, and another road to Steyning … Tarring Road led to West Tarring. 56 Communication with London was greatly improved after 1802 when a direct turnpike …
A History of the County of Sussex
… hot-house grapes, 38 and sent fruit and vegetables to the London and Brighton markets early in the season. 39 By 1896 … was known for its early glass-house fruit grown for the London markets, 49 and it also supplied London and Brighton … and Steyning, 13 later Henty's bank was founded in Warwick Street in 1808. It was amalgamated with the Capital and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was established in 1812 in the former barracks in the High Street. It was financed by subscriptions, and strongly … school by c. 1823. 17 It stood at the corner of North Street and Chapel Road in 1824 when needlework and … 21 The school appears to have occupied the Chapel Street infants' school for a short time 22 before being …
A History of the County of Sussex
… evidence for a settlement at the south end of High Street between the 13th and 16th centuries. 35 One building … 1762, of flint with brick dressings, survived in High Street in 1945, 36 but in 1978 the earliest surviving houses … group on the east side and one larger house in Upper High Street. Some buildings possibly of the 18th century survived …
A History of the County of Sussex
… promoted Worthing as a residential town, especially for London commuters, and encouraged its expansion. After the … town commissioners first met at the Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in Market Street. 71 A site for a town hall, at the junction of Chapel …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 64 No manor-house has been traced. A house east of High Street opposite Union Place was called the Manor House c. …