Worthing, Marine Parade 1890
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This tobacconist's shop (far left on above photograph) was originally Murray's English and Foreign Bazaar, which is first shown on Wallis' street map of Worthing dated 1826. By 1890 it had become a tobac- conist's shop run by a Mr Goldsmith. In Kelly's directory for 1960 it is still listed as a tobacconist, newsagent and confectioners. Other than the addition of a modern sunblind and signage, nothing had really changed for over 75 years. Little Terrace (centre on above photograph) was built as a terrace of fashionable lodging houses by a Brighton bricklayer named William Hall circa 1794. It was a typical Regency seaside terrace, built of brick, faced in stucco or painted plaster, with an ironwork balcony that had a curved tiled roof like a Chinese pagoda. When this picture was taken in 1890 it was still a lodging house, but by 1931 it had been converted into the Southdown Restaurant. By 1894 the two smaller lodging houses, inappropriately named Great Terrace (right on above photograph), had been constructed at the southern end of Bedford Row. These were also lodging houses in 1890, but had become the offices of the Southdown Motor Company by 1931. In 1965 the building was Macari's Ice Cream Parlour.

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A Selection of Memories from Worthing

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. Here are some from Worthing

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My wonderful gentle father Eric Nott was the proprietor of the Cissbury Hotel , I wonder if anyone has special memories of him at Findon and Broadwater ? I remember people saying he had friends in a family that sold fresh flowers at a roundabout in the area ? .
My grandparents lived in a house called Dean Prior from the 1940's through to the late fifties I believe and although I am too young to recall the house I would love to know if there is anyone out there who may have knowledge of the house either directly or indirectly and what it might look like today if it is still standing. I now live in the west coast if Canada but I would love to find out if the lovely old house still ...see more
My Grandparents moved to Worthing in June 1910. They first rented a property called Sunnyside (No 11) in Ladydell Road whilst waiting for the Church Walk houses to be completed. Then they moved into 23 Church Walk and named the house Armadale - you can still make out this name on the gate post although the name has since fallen into disuse and is almost obliterated by paint. They named the house ...see more
I very much enjoyed a short holiday at The Beach Hotel on Worthing seafront in 1976, it was very grand back then, marvellous food and excellent service and a short walk from the wonderful Roberts Wine Lodge and the pier. Sadly this hotel has now been demolished and replaced with a Premier Inn