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Sompting, West Street c.1955
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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. On the opposite side of the road, Smugglers has signs offering teas and homemade cakes - no fast food yet.

An extract from Villages of Sussex Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Sompting, West Street c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Sompting, West Street c.1955

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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 the Stores in 1913. The photograph shows the Stores very ...see more
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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 but sadly it didnt quite work ...see more
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