The History of a Street
This site contains a miscellaneous collection of information about Westgate, the road and suburb which started to grow up outside the West Gate of the Roman city of Chichester nearly 2000 years ago.
This is a non-profit making project started by local residents Colin Hicks in 2016, with considerable and more recent embellishment (2023) by Richard Brownfield. The object is to collect information about this historic street in one place – most of which is already in the public arena – so that it is not lost.
Copyright: Most of the information and pictures have already been published, often in more than one place, and it has been difficult to know who may own the original source. We have tried to give the sources used. If anyone is concerned that an item has been inappropriately included, please let us know and we will remove it.
How to use this website
The site is designed for ease of use. Click on the top menu for the following:
- Westgate History – if you are interested in the 2000-year history of our part of Chichester, then click on this item to discover a wide variety of tags (topics) of interest. Click on the tag name below the post if you want to dive deeper into the same theme as you are reading.
Want to explore further?
If you know what you’re looking for – like a map say – use the search box below. The tag cloud allows you to call up only those posts whose content is of interest to you.
If you’re just browsing, at the bottom of every article (post) you will find arrows leading you back to the previous or next post in the series. Note that these are displayed in date order: use the tag cloud if you want to pursue a particular topic or by clicking on the tag (topic) that you wish to pursue at the bottom of the post you are currently reading.
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3. Privacy Policy – You will see our Privacy Policy is also available for your information alongside this section.
FINALLY – If you get lost, just click on the site title at the top (l/h side if on a computer) and it will take you back to the Home Screen.
Enjoy! Happy reading.
Colin Hicks and Richard Brownfield
