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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Henry IV. The navigable river Ant, which joins the sea at Yarmouth, passes through the parish. A fair for cattle …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… deeply cut valleys in which small streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are Winspit and … ever extensive. The very slight contour strips above the sea to the S. of Weston contrast notably with those … the prominent spurs of West Man and East Man above the sea and the E. side of the ridge W. of Seacombe Bottom. The …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was removed, at great expense, before 1802. 66 By 1814 the sea had reached the mainland, where the land on which the resort stood projected into the sea and was known as Worthing point. 67 Afterwards the … esplanade built between 1819 and 1821 acted as a further sea defence. 72 Though the sea defences were later extended …
A History of the County of Sussex
… It was damaged by frost 63 and by the encroachment of the sea, and when it was turnpiked in 1826 the trustees were also made responsible for the sea defence of the adjoining land. 64 In the 1840s the … 1930s 3 remained in use in 1976. 4 There were a number of horse bus services within the town in the late 19th and early …
A History of the County of Sussex
… on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by 1909 when it had c. 10 a. The site was … later discovered on Worthing common a blue clay exposed by sea erosion which made white or cream bricks. Those bricks … 22; Worthing Herald, 3 June 1955. Clunn, Capital by the Sea, 25, 192; 'Horticulture in W. Suss. in 1955' (TS. in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 49 and by 1804 there was at least one terrace facing the sea near by. 50 Ann and Market streets, north of Warwick … was built in 1820, with grounds stretching down to the sea 72 which later formed a barrier to the town's eastward … infilling of new houses and streets continued along the sea front west of South Street. East of South Street, on the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was built between 1819 and 1821, both for amenity and as a sea defence, 15 and enlarged between 1840 and 1842. 16 The … purposes, finance, by-laws, legal matters, parks, roads, sea defences, and special works. 31 The board's first concern … much of the board's expenditure. 33 A related concern was sea defence, for which the board's powers were enlarged in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… two chief, the New Inn, later the Marine Hotel, and the Sea House, later the Royal Sea House and afterwards the Royal, Hotel, were in South … mile long, which was completed in 1821. 22 There was a hot sea-water bath in Bath Place by 1798, 23 which was rebuilt by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It stands elevated about 300 feet above the level of the sea; the soil is generally of a clayey nature, the scenery …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the area north-west of the Nabb by c. 1800. 37 There were horse-drawn railways in the township in the mid 19th century. … 46 In 1840 a friendly society began to meet at the White Horse inn. 47 In 1843 there was a school clothing society and … on Wade's field (later Wade Road) and later on the White Horse field, where by 1974 there was a licensed clubhouse. …