As elsewhere on this website, we are grateful to local historian Alan H J Green for permission to reproduce this report of a visit he made to the property “No 32 is one of several 17C timber-framed houses on the north side of Northgate, doubtless rebuilt soon after the sack of Westgate by William Waller’s troops… Continue reading History of 32 Westgate
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History of 28 Westgate
This is a narrow house with a third storey, so the roof line is higher than its neighbours. It is an infill property, built at some time after 1642 in the gap between nos. 26 and 30. Not much else is known about the building at the moment.
History of 24 Westgate
From the roof line, this house appears to be one of a pair with No. 26, which was at some point (c1995) converted to a single house intertwined with no 22. This is the smaller of the two properties and timber-framed, as is no 26, whose roof it shares.
History of 22 Westgate
See more specific data on conjoined nos. 22-24 here and here. Alan Green in his book on Georgian Chichester writes: “This is intertwined with no. 24. The smaller of the two is no. 24, which is timber framed and under the same roof as no. 26 to the west.
History of 20 Westgate
More is currently known of the former occupiers of this property than of the building itself, with a strong connection to local family, the Holts. John Ogburn Holt Snr. had been born in Chichester on 9th April 1846 at 36 Westgate. By 1891 he was living at number 20 (then 44). In the house with… Continue reading History of 20 Westgate
History of 18 Westgate
Richmond House – previously York House – was originally two houses and the two front doors can be seen in this photo taken in 1900. It has since been converted to apartments and now has a single front door.
History of 16 Westgate
Another property in the possession of the Holt family. John Ogburn Holt Snr, aged 25, had moved in by 1871. He had previously lived with his father and mother at no. 36, where he had been born. He had married Elizabeth Pile. By 1881 they had five children, Bernice (13), Charles John (12), Janice Mary… Continue reading History of 16 Westgate
History of 12-14 Westgate
Currently known as the Crate and Apple P.H. This reopened in its present guise on July 1, 2015, having previously been the ‘Vintage Pub and Bistro’, and before that: No. 12, a restaurant. But for many years it was The Swan, at one time having a reputation as a ’biker pub’.
Hidden Westgate Histories 9: Demolished properties Northside
As detailed in Hidden Histories no 8, properties 2-10 were demolished in 1963 Number 8 James JEFFERIES was a private, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers. 29th Division when he was killed in action on 15.7.17. In 1911, he was living with his wife Sarah at no. 52 Westgate – the old number, which became 8… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories 9: Demolished properties Northside
The Westgate Residents’ Association
Westgate is now a desirable place to live but this has not always been the case. When it first started to form as a suburb outside the West Gate on the road to Fishbourne, St Bartholomew’s was a poor industrial area. The Fishbourne road developed into the main road along the coast to the west,… Continue reading The Westgate Residents’ Association