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Historic maps of Clapham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Clapham maps
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Clapham books
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Sussex County Memories
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Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories
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East Grinstead Photographic Memories
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Memories of Clapham
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I visited Clapham and the Church in the summer of 1999. At different periods during the 1800's my Collins family lived and worked there. Thomas Collins of Burpham was buried at Clapham on September 13th, 1855 at 55. His first wife Charlotte Ayling is also buried there 1822 and his second wife who remarried and known as Sarah Mills Collins TUESLEY... [more]
Shared on 13 July 2006
West Sussex memories
Beach House Park in Worthing is the home of the EBA and I first went there in 1983 to watch a tournament featuring the legendary David Bryant. It was and still is very popular with the locals and tourists to come and watch a few ends of bowls and to enjoy the wonderful floral displays.
I now live within walking... [more]
Shared on 29 June 2009
My great-grandad, George Stent, ran the livery stables in Ann Street, shown on the right-hand side of the Town Hall, until the motor car put him out of business. His brother, John Stent, operated as a 'fly proprietor' from 4 Alfred Place, Worthing. When motor cars came along he sold his business to Wortax.
Shared on 04 May 2009
In about 1935, when I was 5 years old, my Grandfather used to take us all on gentle rides into the South Downs from his home at 11 Gaisford Road in his circa 1930 Hillman Minx. The beloved Minx was not turbo-charged and could probably manage to reach 50mph downhill following a scintillating acceleration to 40mph in about 5 minutes. My... [more]
Shared on 15 July 2006
wonderful holidays at the WTA holiday camp
The photo of the main building and swimming pool brings back wonderful memories of the summers spent at Rustington. The TT competitions, childrens activities.. I even remember the Springfields playing island of dreams. Sadly the camp has been demolished and houses built. I'm so grateful to my Mum and Dad for arranging the holidays there.
Shared on 31 July 2009
I stayed at the Lido, Mallon Dene when I was 5 in 1955 with my Mum and Dad. It was run by the WTA - Worker's Travelling Association. We booked the holiday quite late and had to have 2 separate rooms; one with one bed and one with two beds. I was too scared to sleep on my own... [more]
Shared on 16 January 2009
Zachary Merton Maternity Hospital, Rustington.
We moved to Rustington in 1949 as my Mother Dr Mary Higgs was the M.O.H. at Zachary Merton and was the doctor there until her retirement. Zachary Merton was a lovely hospital to have a baby, all the staff were so friendly. The Matron I remember was Miss White, with Sisters Mingay, Cole and Mrs Smith and later Matron Cynthia Grose... [more]
Shared on 29 April 2008
My mother has a copy of this photo on her wall. She remembers a photographer asking to take the photo and then sent them a copy that was printed as a postcard (She still has the original card which I enlarged and printed for her many years ago). I am told that the 2 ladies pushing the prams are my... [more]
Shared on 23 July 2007
Extracts From Clapham & West Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Clapham, 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]
This is an extract from Worthing Town and City Memories.
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