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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, … still performed in the middle of the choir facing east. Formerly the litany desk had been movable and placed in the …
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 … (32ac) are probably associated with them. The Priest's Way, an ancient road between Worth and Swanage, passes N. of …
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 … the first houses in Trafalgar Place, 9 and Edward Ogle, a London business man, 10 known locally as 'King Ogle', who …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in England and Wales, lies on the south coast roughly mid-way between the estuaries of the rivers Arun and Adur. The … 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
… a footpath in 1978. The Worthing-Broadwater road led to London via Findon and Steyning, and another road to Steyning … a direct turnpike road was opened from West Grinstead by way of Washington, avoiding the steep ascent of the downs at … iv (1791), 146-7; cf. Sompting, Introduction. Worthing Rd. Act, 42 Geo. III, c. 62 (Local and Personal); Evans, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 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. … hot-house grapes, 38 and sent fruit and vegetables to the London and Brighton markets early in the season. 39 By 1896 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… lodging-houses being built on its west side. 53 Some way to the east of the Steyne, and separated from it by open … 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
… is recorded from 1843 to 1872. The remains of a building formerly used as a court-house survived on Worthing common … promoted Worthing as a residential town, especially for London commuters, and encouraged its expansion. After the … 49 Geo. III, c. 114 (Local and Personal). Smail, Worthing Rd. 19; cf. Cresy, Rep. Worthing, 14-15. Snewin & Smail, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… c. 1914. 62 Christian Scientists met in the St. James's, formerly Montague, hall in 1910, 63 and the Christian Science … 92 The history of nonconformist meeting-places in the area formerly comprising the ancient parish of Goring is reserved … Worthing Circuit Archivist, and the treasurer, Lyndhurst Rd. Methodist ch.; Worthing Intelligencer, 30 Dec. 1893; …