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A History of the County of Sussex
… WORTHING The Present article 51 deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of … century because of the lack of a unified authority for the area, 75 but the problem was eased in the 20th century. 76 … 50 for instance Robert Piper, the largest grower in the area, 51 and twice mayor, 52 guaranteed the cost of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1890 to 1974, the second largest town in Sussex, and one of the principal seaside resorts in England and Wales, lies … part of Broadwater parish, the northern boundary of the area being defined by the Teville stream and field boundaries. 4 That area roughly corresponded to the area of the manor, and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, possibly of Worthing chapel, occurred in the early 15th century. 75 … hands. 77 It had been demolished by 1635 when the rector of Broadwater claimed its site as part of the endowment of … largely isolated until the development of the surrounding area for building was completed in the 20th century. 38 A …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Communications Communications. The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern road, and by a footpath leading north from the … centre of Worthing was South Street; 86 the adjacent area served a similar rôle in 1978 when much land between …
A History of the County of Sussex
… List of maps and plans Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. … 41 Pioneers of large-scale glass-house production in the area were C.A. Elliott, recorded in Broadwater from 1862, 42 … bought Beer's grapes at Worthing but by 1882 the area was known for its early glass-house fruit grown for the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… four day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' … Authorities Dir. (1977), pp. ix, 131-2. Ex inf. Southern Area Educ. Officer, W. Suss. C.C. Mackcoull's Worthing … 1932 (H.M.S.O.), 389; ibid. 1938, 404. Ex inf. Southern Area Educ. Officer, W. Suss. C.C. Ed. 7/123; O.S. Map 6", …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Growth of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and … which was let in the season to visitors. 65 Apart from the area around Warwick Street, which was quite densely developed … were built south of Montague Street; by 1826 the built-up area there had reached West Buildings, and by 1843 it had …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 … at first had 9 members, increased to 15 in 1867. 28 Its area of jurisdiction was enlarged in 1875. 29 Officers … and by 1939 water was supplied to 77,000 people in a large area surrounding the borough. 95 The water undertakings of …
A History of the County of Sussex
… nonconformity PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, after an unsuccessful attempt to … and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 children c. 1826, 87 and the chapel was enlarged and … 92 The history of nonconformist meeting-places in the area formerly comprising the ancient parish of Goring is …
A History of the County of Sussex
… available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were those characteristic of resorts at that time. Bathingmachines are recorded from … by. By the late 1930s audiences were drawn from a wide area. 88 Also in 1935 a new assembly hall was opened at the …