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A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Education EDUCATION. The first schools in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by … their successors, the private schools, became important in the town. 94 In 1833 there were four day schools and three … from 1944 to 1974. 1 There were two grammar schools under the Education Act, 1944, and reorganization on …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of … dated 1762, of flint with brick dressings, survived in High Street in 1945, 36 but in 1978 the earliest surviving … corporation exercised its powers to control development under the Town Planning Acts of 1919, 1925, and 1932, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Broadwater's leet jurisdiction may have included Worthing. In the late 16th century courts were held not more than once … Only about six courts were held after 1860, the last two in 1895, but copyhold business was being dealt with until … and 1842. 16 The commissioners also constructed groynes under powers granted in 1821, 17 more being built between …
A History of the County of Sussex
… House was used for Roman Catholic public worship. In 1862 the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion established a temporary convent in North Street whose chapel became the main place of Roman … on adjoining sites in Richmond and Crescent roads. 77 Under James Purdon, priest from 1870 to 1923, the church and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… from 1789, 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by … the Royal Sea House and afterwards the Royal, Hotel, were in South Street. 13 Both were rebuilt in the 1820s. 14 The … corporation and reopened in 1967. It continued in 1977, under the management of trustees. 90 There were two musical …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wothersome - Wrayton Wothersome WOTHERSOME, a township, in the parish of Bardsey, Lower division of the wapentake of … inhabitants. It comprises about 600 acres of land, set out in three farms. Wotton (St. John the Evangelist) WOTTON ( St. … fall into the Wey near Shalford: another stream rises under the hill, and runs into the river Arun. There are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wotton Underwood 101. WOTTON UNDERWOOD. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxvii. N.W. (b)xxvii. N.E. (c)xxvii. S.W.) … windows, each of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoil under a four-centred head; externally the stonework is of the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Wotton-under-Edge WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE (18 miles S.W. of Cirencester) Romano-British objects have been found in the vicinity of Symonds' Hall Farm (ST 790960). A fragment … of a quern 1 was picked up immediately S. of the farm in 1969 (ST 790958). A metal spoon 2 was found below the farm …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Woughton-on-the-Green 228. WOUGHTON-ON-THE-GREEN. (O.S. 6 in. xv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of the … vestments, crude work, of clunch, probably 14th-century, under effigy slabs with good curvilinear tracery in front, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wrabness 101. WRABNESS. (F.b.) (O.S. 6 in. xx. S.E.) Wrabness is a small parish on the S. side of … limestone; the roofs are tiled. The Nave was built early in the 12th century. Early in the 14th century the Chancel … between them, buttressed stem with defaced figures under canopies, 15th-century. Miscellanea: In churchyard and …