This text is the last in our series about the Suburb of St Bartholomew, through which Westgate runs. It consists of edited data selected from the 19th century censuses for the historic suburb of St Bartholomew (1801 to 1891)
Month: June 2016
Opening of The Brewery Field – June 2016 (updated)
Residents will probably know by now that the Field behind the County Record Office in Orchard Street has been taken over by Chichester City Council on a 25-year lease from the County Council for the use and enjoyment of all. It is very unusual these days to be able to organise the birth and activities… Continue reading Opening of The Brewery Field – June 2016 (updated)
Hubert’s Street Party Poem – June 2016
Every year famous resident Hubert Doggart, the cricketer, wrote a special poem for the annual Street Party. Here is his verse for the event in June 2016 ‘ELIZABETH the FIRST’ (and her astonishing – but not surprising – to date, 64-year-long reign.)