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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 … in 1933. O.S. Area Bk. (1876). Worthing Town and Market Act, 43 Geo. III, c. 59 (Local and Personal). MPL 21 (2); cf. … LXIV (1879 edn.). Census, 1871. L.G.B. Prov. Orders Conf. Act, 1875, 38 & 39 Vic. c. 175 (Local); Census, 1881; O.S. …
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 … attempts to build a chapel of ease to Broadwater 80 an Act of 1809 appointed trustees, including the rector of … W.S.R.O., Ep. I/40/43, ff. 1-3. Worthing Chapel of Ease Act, 49 Geo. III, c. 115 (Local and Personal). W.S.R.O., Ep. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road … iv (1791), 146-7; cf. Sompting, Introduction. Worthing Rd. Act, 42 Geo. III, c. 62 (Local and Personal); Evans, Worthing … plan. Smail, Worthing Rd. 13, 16; Worthing Rd. Amendment Act, 4 Geo. IV, c. 27 (Local and Personal). W.S.R.O., PHA …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. … had been demolished by 1909. 70 Market and fairs. Under an Act of 1809 71 a market was opened in 1810 at the instance of … ibid. Add. MS. 461. Smail, Map Story, 65. Broadwater Incl. Act, 45 Geo. III, c. 70 (Local and Personal, not printed); …
A History of the County of Sussex
… four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' … 1974. 1 There were two grammar schools under the Education Act, 1944, and reorganization on comprehensive lines was … 1931; became secondary grammar school under Education Act, 1944; became Gaisford girls' high school 1973; average …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the … V.C.H. Suss. iii. 68; L.G.B. Prov. Orders Conf. (No. 5) Act, 1908, 8 Edw. VII, c. 145 (Local); Smail, Map Story, 130. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … especially those of drainage, police, and roads. 94 By an Act of 1803 72 commissioners were appointed to govern the … take an active part in the town's government. 96 A later Act of 1821 stipulated that new commissioners should be …
A History of the County of Sussex
… a separate parliamentary constituency, 70 having been part of the Worthing division of the county since 1945. 71 It has … members with large majorities. 72 Representation of People Act, 1948, 11 & 12 Geo. VI, c. 65. H.C. (Redistrib. of Seats) Act, 1944, 7 & 8 Geo. VI, c. 41; Rep. Boundary Com. of Eng. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to … and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 children c. 1826, 87 and the chapel was enlarged and … one occasion troops were called from Brighton and the Riot Act was read. As a result the tenancy of the Montague Hall …
A History of the County of Sussex
… available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at that time. Bathingmachines are recorded from … Worthing, pls. 51-3. Pier and Harbour Order Conf. (No. 3) Act, 1920, 10 & 11 Geo. V, c. 166 (Local). Archit. Jnl. 29 …