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A History of the County of Sussex
… Churches CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, possibly … the identification with Vicarage Garden, north of North Street, is doubtful. 79 After at least two unsuccessful …
A History of the County of Sussex
… leading north from the north end of the modern High Street. The line of the latter was still followed by roads and a footpath in 1978. The Worthing-Broadwater road led to London via … north end of the town, 58 but was removed after protests in 1823, when the road between Worthing, Offington corner, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had land for three … Both estates had retained their value since 1066. 81 In the early 15th century 34 free tenants of Broadwater manor … and Steyning, 13 later Henty's bank was founded in Warwick Street in 1808. It was amalgamated with the Capital and …
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 … was established in 1812 in the former barracks in the High Street. It was financed by subscriptions, and strongly …
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 … evidence for a settlement at the south end of High Street between the 13th and 16th centuries. 35 One building … dated 1762, of flint with brick dressings, survived in High Street in 1945, 36 but in 1978 the earliest surviving …
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 … town commissioners first met at the Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in Market Street. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… comprised two estates which belonged to William de Braose in 1086; one, called Ordinges, had belonged to Earl Godwin … and the other, called Mordinges, had been held of the king in 1066 by Lewin. 48 The manor afterwards formed part of the … 64 No manor-house has been traced. A house east of High Street opposite Union Place was called the Manor House c. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… after an unsuccessful attempt to establish itself in Worthing in 1765, 83 had two houses registered for worship in Worthing … 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in Chapel Street, later Portland Road, was built in 1804. 85 It had …
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 Catholic …
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 Royal …