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Aldwick, West Sussex
Aldwick maps
Historic maps of Aldwick and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Aldwick maps
Historic map of Aldwick
Illustrated Victorian map of West Sussex
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Aldwick books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about Aldwick and the local area. View all Aldwick books
Sussex County Memories
Paperback
£15
Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
East Grinstead Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Aldwick
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I remember that we had some wonderful days at Dark Lane on the beach when we should have been at school! And how wonderfully clear the water was, and diving off the pipe there!
Shared on 02 July 2008
West Sussex memories
I fell in love with Pagam in 2008
I fell in love with Pagham last year, I would move there tomorow if I could, I love the place! We came upon it by looking for somewhere to hire for a week of relaxation and thanks to good old Daltons Weekly we were able to hire a bungalow on Pagham beach, the extra benefit being the owner allows well-behaved dogs.... [more]
Shared on 05 June 2009
What do I miss about Pagham? Everything!!
My love affair with Pagham began around the mid 1960s when my parents Marlene and Ray used to take me to stay at my great aunt's bungalow on the East Front Road - the second one in from the end. Eventually this was sold and my nan and grandad Grace and Stan Yates... [more]
Shared on 21 May 2009
I spent my teen years during the late 1970s and early 1980s at Church Farm Caravan Site. We spent our days wandering the site or walking to the Crab and Lobster Pub at Sidlesham. That was before the harbour wall was put in, and you would have to check the tide times or risk a very long return journey. My brother... [more]
Shared on 02 January 2009
Extracts From Aldwick & West Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Aldwick, inspired by Frith photos.
Worthing Town and City Memories
The buildings on the corner of High Street and The Broadway were named Warwick Mansions. This commemorated the fact that in 1901, they were erected on the site of old Warwick House, which had been demolished a few years earlier. The trees and flint wall in the photograph marked the southern boundary of the Warwick estate. These were retained as a feature when part of the... [more]
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Worthing Town and City Memories
During the 1920s and 30s, Worthing continued to rapidly expand. By 1937 the town was being promoted as both a summer and winter resort, and hotels now occupied much of the sea front and the area behind it. The Beach Hotel had opened at 4 Marine Parade in 1915, expanding into the whole parade by 1936, when the original red-brick houses that had, in part, comprised... [more]
This is an extract from Worthing Town and City Memories.
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Worthing Town and City Memories
The Corporation's policy of providing a sufficient number of public parks and recreation grounds for both residents and visitors was actively pursued during this period of expansion. In excess of fifteen additional areas for outdoor recreation were provided and by 1938 there were seven separate recreation grounds (amounting to fifty acres) and ten public parks recorded in the borough. Several of these combine... [more]
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