‘ELIZABETH the FIRST’ (and her astonishing – but not surprising – to date, 64-year-long reign.) To thank YOU, TOWN-CRIER, I AM glad. How else could SILENCE we have had? TWO REIGNS we’ve had not quite so LONG. But is our HISTORY grasp so STRONG That if I NAME them, I’ll be SLATED?… Continue reading Hubert’s Street Party Poem – June 2016
Author: Colin Hicks
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Chichester & St Bart’s: Architecture of the City
This text is the fourth in a monthly series of five about the suburb of St Bartholomew’s Without in the wider context of the development of the City of Chichester. It is drawn from an edited extract of a 1935 publication (details below). As such it has kept a centuries-old way of talking about Chichester where… Continue reading Chichester & St Bart’s: Architecture of the City
Chichester 1849-1960
Industrial Westgate
1960s Westgate
West Street in the 20th Century
The Westgate Bottleneck in the 1960s Prior to Demolition
Hookers Ice Cream
Chichester Programme for the Diamond Jubilee of 1897
We are very lucky that local historian Ken Green has given us permission to reproduce his collection of historic photos of Westgate and West Street for the delight and education of our residents. Please do not copy these photos for commercial purposes. You will have seen the photo of the gate that was erected for… Continue reading Chichester Programme for the Diamond Jubilee of 1897
Chichester & St Bart’s: Walls, Gates and a Ditch
This text is about the suburb of St Bartholomew’s Without in the wider context of the development of the City of Chichester. It is drawn from an edited extract of a 1935 publication (details below). As such it has kept a centuries-old way of talking about Chichester where the city walls, gates, ditch and parishes defined… Continue reading Chichester & St Bart’s: Walls, Gates and a Ditch