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A History of the County of Sussex
… deals with the history of Worthing hamlet until c. 1800, and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by … 1 During the first fifteen years of the 19th century the entertainment facilities of the resort greatly increased, 2 … interests. 66 In the early years of the 20th century the entertainment facilities of the town expanded, 67 and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the … Montague Street, and the pier, built in 1862, became the entertainment centre of the town, while the area north of … addition much land in that area was used for schools and recreation grounds, while near Durrington station several …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES … In 1922 the corporation extended its powers to provide for recreation and entertainment. 64 There was a borough publicity and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had two houses registered for worship in Worthing in 1800 and 1803. 84 The Independent, later Congregational, chapel in … Portland Road, was built in 1804. 85 It had been repaired and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 children c. 1826, 87 and the chapel was enlarged and refronted in the 1840s. 88 In …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing Social and cultural activites Social and cultural activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing … at the expense of Sir Robert's widow, 29 and the Victoria recreation ground west of the town centre was opened in 1901. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. and was irregular in shape. 94 Between 1882 and 1891 it was … be used. 68 It crossed Main Road on the site of the modern recreation ground; earthworks were still apparently visible …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church of the abbey, and it was still occasionally called a chapel in the 14th … Eynsham. 45 The benefice was united with Begbroke in 1984, and the joint benefice was in 1986 united with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. Many of the women and …
Survey of London
… surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance periods bordered the Strand between the Temple and Charing Cross. a York House, to which the York Water Gate … was originally the town house of the Bishops of Norwich and, like its easterly neighbour, Durham House, it fronted …
Survey of London
… as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop of London, and author of the famous Dialogus de Scaccario, was in … The monks of Westminster were the lords of the fee, and a yearly payment had to be made to them of a taper of 2 … chamber in York Place." An instance of this form of entertainment occurred on 3rd October, 1518. In the earlier …