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A History of the County of Sussex
… had led to the accumulation of shingle, and Worthing's former fine, hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly … the resort continued to develop, but at a slower rate. 13 Queen Caroline (d. 1821) visited Worthing, 14 the duke of … to attract royalty and the aristocracy. The ailing Dowager Queen Adelaide visited it in 1849, 29 and in 1853 it was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Portland Road, 29 with money bequeathed by Robert Humphrys's will dated 1860. Part of the land was sold c. 1922, and the … Scheme of 1972; £4.80 was paid out in 1975. St. Elizabeth's alms-houses were founded in 1859 by Alfred Burges of … original site. In 1953, to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the mayor of Worthing and others raised a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a perpetual curacy … 9 The cure became a vicarage in 1868. 10 With help from Queen Anne's Bounty a house for the incumbent was built in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… eastern edge of the former east field on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by … poultry were also kept. 32 Market-gardening. 33 Worthing's climate and fertile brickearth soil helped the development … were glass-houses there, 37 and in 1859 and 1865 Worthing's four nursery gardens produced flowers and hot-house grapes, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Montague streets north-south. 48 Bedford Row and Copping's Row, later Marine Place, south of Warwick Street, were … was built between 1802 and 1805. 57 Further west King's Row and Prospect Place were recorded in 1807, 58 Prospect … by 1806, 61 and four years later contained tradesmen's premises and second-class lodging-houses. The first shops …
A History of the County of Sussex
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of Worthing … the jurisdiction of Broadwater manor, 92 but Broadwater's leet jurisdiction may have included Worthing. In the late …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Anthony (d. 1629), and then successively to Anthony's son (d. 1682) and grandson (d. 1708), both named Francis, … from the 15th century. 67 Nicholas Page and his wife Anne held the manor in 1596. 68 Nicholas died seised of the manor in 1632, leaving a life interest to Anne with remainder to his third son Nicholas. 69 In 1634 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to establish … lectures, as the Montague Hall. 98 It was also the town's main theatre until 1884, 99 and was used by many … in 1896. 3 Between c. 1906 and c. 1922, as the St. James's Hall, the building was used for concerts 4 and other …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by 1811, and a master of ceremonies c. 1813. 19 Worthing's original promenade was the sands, but by 1811 they had been … at the junction of High and Warwick streets, and Stafford's Marine library, west of what was later the Steyne Hotel. 31 … were founded by religious interests. The Workman's Reading Room or Institute in Montague Street was founded …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the wapentake of Skyrack, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S.) from Wetherby; containing 19 inhabitants. It comprises … leet and baron are held; and a fair, granted in the 7th of Queen Anne, is kept on the Wednesday before the festival of St. …