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A History of the County of Sussex
… many more deaths than births. 81 Before the Second World War, however, the high proportion of elderly people appeared … the lack of first-class hotels. 90 After the Second World War Worthing at first benefited like other resorts from an … to be c. 3,000 in the town. 99 Since the Second World War, however, the residential and dormitory functions of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was grown for the same markets until the First World War. 63 By 1904 there were c. 81 a. of glass-houses in the … Association was formed in 1910. 68 During the First World War many vines were replaced by crops such as tomatoes, … lavendergrowing district. 78 During the Second World War most of the flowers were replaced by food crops, the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… glass-houses and windpumps, until after the Second World War. 10 In 1978 the long-drawn-out process of building … around it to the east and north. 44 After the Second World War most of the surviving market-gardens in the south-east … had also been destroyed or blighted since the Second World War, Montague Street being made a pedestrian shopping …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and encouraged its expansion. After the Second World War, on the other hand, it adopted a deliberate policy of … 64 square miles. Works constructed after the Second World War included reservoirs between 1952 and 1970, and pumping …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 11 The building was used as a store in the Second World War and later became the East Worthing Baptist church. 12 The … The iron chapel was taken down after the Second World War. A new church was opened in Chapel Road in 1893; it was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by the National Trust in 1925. 33 After the Second World War it acquired or laid out other open spaces and sports …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… foundation of its subsequent importance. During the civil war of the 17th century, a garrison was maintained here in …