We are very grateful to Tony Keating for his contribution to the site. There are several references to him which can be found if you type Keating into the search box. He has kindly provided additional information to his contribution which is published below and you should cross-refer this with the earlier entries Notes and… Continue reading Memories of a former resident 1946-60
Category: People
Articles about the people who have lived in the neighbourhood
The other branch of the Shippam Family
In our article on nos. 27-39 Westgate, much space was given to the Shippam sausage and grocery business which occupied this site in the 19th century. This was not however the branch of the Shippam family of Shippam Pastes renown. That business was founded by a different member of the family but, confusingly with the… Continue reading The other branch of the Shippam Family
Hidden Westgate Histories 3: Five Good Sisters (updated)
This article first appeared on 30 July 2016 as part of an occasional series of historical items that relate to Westgate and have been somehow Hidden from History. We are grateful to Westgate resident Rachel Moriarty for a host of new material which has resulted in this much expanded version (May 2017). Recently the church… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories 3: Five Good Sisters (updated)
Hidden Westgate Histories 7: The Westgate War Memorial (updated)
I doubt that many people living on/by Westgate, or walking up and down the street, know that we have our very own War Memorial commemorating the Fallen of the Parish of St Bartholomew.
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.)
Residents in 1950 at 1-65 Westgate
House numbering first appeared in the census of 1901. Before this. the identification of plots on Westgate was by reference to the neighbours on each side, which became obviously inexact as they frequently changed.
Chichester & St Bart’s: The Early Settlement
The extent of Chichester has altered at various times. The settlement was first established as a winter fort for the Second Augustan Legion under Vespasian (the future emperor) shortly after the Roman invasion by Emperor Claudius in AD 43. Like all Roman walled towns, Noviomagus Reginorum was divided into four quarters by two main roads… Continue reading Chichester & St Bart’s: The Early Settlement
The Romans and Westgate
The above picture is of the Bosham Head, part of the largest Roman statue ever found in Britain. Discovered around 1800 and well-weathered from being left outside in the Bishop’s Palace Garden. Thought to be that of Emperor Trajan (CE 53-117) and perhaps installed by Hadrian at the entrance to Chichester Harbour. This article forms… Continue reading The Romans and Westgate