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Sompting maps
Historic maps of Sompting and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Sompting maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of West Sussex
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Sompting books
Displaying 3 of 15 books about Sompting and the local area. View all Sompting books
Sussex County Memories
Paperback
£15
Sussex Photographic Memories
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£14
Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Sompting
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The Sompting General Supply Stores.
I have a photocopy of a photograph of the General Supply Stores, Sompting, dated around 1913, showing the owners, J and A White, proudly standing outside, one with a little dog at his feet, the other holding his bicycle. They were my grandfather, Walter John White and his brother, Alfred. My father, John Alfred Kelsey White, was born at... [more]
Shared on 12 September 2006
Going to the Post Office, Atterburries and Salvation Army on Sunday
My memories are of going to Mr Atturberries (the spelling of name may be wrong) to buy sweets and also just next door I think was the Salvation Army Hall, which a lot of the village children attended on a Sunday afternoon. Also in the picture is the Smugglers restaurant which is where I gained my first employment after leaving school... [more]
Shared on 16 July 2006
West Sussex memories
I was born in Worthing in 1938 and lived in Sompting so grew up in the area until I was conscripted in 1958, and subsequently stayed in the Army but removed to Andover in Hampshire on leaving the Military, although I still have family in Lancing.
I spent a very happy teenage from leaving school until call up, in Lancing.
My... [more]
Shared on 26 May 2008
The Second World War c/w training for RNVR commission
My time at Lancing was during the Second World War. Royal Navy, HMS 'King Alfred'. The final several weeks before commissioning to RNVR. I was then transferred to the Indian Army with 12 colleagues. I served with the Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles until partition in India.
Thank you Lancing College for a lovely return visit about a year ago... [more]
Shared on 05 June 2009
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
I attended The Convent of the Blessed Sacrament between the years of 1963 to 1965 (inclusive). I was a dreadufully wild child from Colonial Africa and rejoiced in the name of Carol Anne Bult. The Reverend Mother of "The Towers" at the time was Rev Mother Marie Helen (Sister Mary Bruno was the headmistress). "The Fat Lady Sings" is a manuscript... [more]
Shared on 10 September 2008
Extracts From Sompting & West Sussex books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Sompting, inspired by Frith photos.
Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories
We are very near to Worthing, where the downland has been inhabited ever since pre-historic times. The Norman church of St Mary has many Saxon features including a tower with a Rhenish helm roof, which is unique in Britain. The picture shows Sompting General Supply Stores with a sign fixed to the shopfront advertising Players Weights cigarettes, a popular budget brand.... [more]
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Sussex Revisited Photographic Memories
West Street was originally part of the main route through Sompting, linking it to Broadwater and North Lancing. Despite modern building due to expansion, some of the older and more traditional flint-built walls and properties still survive. Opposite The Smugglers (right), which is now a restaurant, is the General Supply Store, which was one of Sompting's original shops.
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Villages of Sussex Pocket Album
We are very near to Worthing, where the downland has been inhabited ever since pre-historic times. The picture shows Sompting General Supply Stores with a sign fixed to the shopfront advertising Players Weights cigarettes, a popular budget brand. On the opposite side of the road, Smugglers has signs offering teas and homemade cakes—no fast food yet.
This is an extract from Villages of Sussex Pocket Album.
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