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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 … stone-mullioned window is reset in the porch. a(6) Post Office (60 yds. E.), house with modern shop added. a(7) … 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 … products in bulk under its own brand name, and its head office remained in Worthing in 1976. 80 After 1945 flowers …
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, the latter also containing banks and the post office; 62 by c. 1820 there were shops in South and Montague … streets, for instance curved bay-windows in the two first-named, facades in yellow brick with classical window …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 5 An inspector of nuisances was appointed in 1818, and the office of town scavenger was auctioned annually to the … 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 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… remained in use in 1970 45 but was used as a builder's office in 1976. 46 From the early 20th century the Worthing … 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 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of … about literature, science, and art. 43 It was at first in Marine Parade, 44 but later moved to Warwick Street. … In 1921 part of the Kursaal was converted into Worthing's first permanent cinema, the Dome. 86 By 1935 there were four …