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A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … on the edge of the beach by 1810. 71 The esplanade built between 1819 and 1821 acted as a further sea defence. 72 … cent) and Sussex had a higher proportion than the rest of England and Wales, and by 1901 Worthing's proportion was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing and associated parishes WORTHING AND ASSOCIATED PARISHES … 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 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 27 Humphrys' alms-houses were founded in 1858 by Robert and Ann Humphrys in memory of their son Harry, for Anglican … land was sold c. 1922, and the rent-charge was redeemed between 1890 and 1954. The weekly allowances were … houses for four women, preferably members of the Church of England, in New Town, later Clifton Road, and £1,700 stock as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, … from the cathedral. 3 CHRIST CHURCH and its burial ground between Grafton and Portland roads were consecrated in 1843, … weekly in 1910. 18 Christ Church was built by subscription between 1840 19 and 1843. 20 The original design by John …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the north end of the … 58 but was removed after protests in 1823, when the road between Worthing, Offington corner, and Broadwater was disturnpiked. 59 The coast road between Worthing and South Lancing recorded in 1622 60 was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… or home field lay east of the hamlet, and the west field between the hamlet and the Heene boundary. 3 Smaller fields … probably the most extensive grower of early fruit in England, had the largest Worthing nursery of 16 a., with 105 … 73 Tomatoes were the main crop, 74 the Worthing tomato trade reaching its height after 1932, when an import duty was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 … time 22 before being replaced by the Worthing Church of England girls' and infants' school. 23 Two infants' schools … school: opened 1910; 2 average attendance 282 in 1914. 3 Between 1932 and 1939 replaced by Dominion Road junior mixed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the … evidence for a settlement at the south end of High Street between the 13th and 16th centuries. 35 One building dated … survived in 1977 in a house in Warwick Street. 44 Between 1798 and c. 1812 the town expanded very rapidly, 45 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES … the Broadwater parish surveyor. 14 The esplanade was built between 1819 and 1821, both for amenity and as a sea defence, 15 and enlarged between 1840 and 1842. 16 The commissioners also constructed …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … as the undenominational Worthing Tabernacle in 1896. 3 Between c. 1906 and c. 1922, as the St. James's Hall, the … Brotherhood church was registered in Brougham Road between 1946 and 1971. 79 The Foursquare Gospel Alliance's …