Residents The Undershill family, who turned out to be tanners, are first recorded in the parish in 1526 when they acquire the share of a lease of 20 acres of land with a house. John Undershill is the earliest documented reference to tanning in St. Bartholomew’s when, in 1549, he witnesses the will of John Parker… Continue reading History of The Tannery (61-65 Westgate)
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History of 39-59 Westgate
Known informally as the Tannery Cottages, nos. 39–59 Westgate form a neat row of 10 workman’s cottages. Originally occupied by tannery workers, these were bought – probably after 1871 – by the Henty family and used for their brewery employees. No information has yet been found of their construction date. This map shows how they… Continue reading History of 39-59 Westgate
History of 23-25 Westgate
Along with no 25, no 23 is one of a pair of workman’s cottages Roy Morgan writes: “The house is recorded as far back as 1379 and is also mentioned 1570. The pair of cottages are recorded in Land tax from 1780 and are shown on Gardner’s map of 1797”. No. 23 specifically occurs twice… Continue reading History of 23-25 Westgate
History of 21 Westgate
The history of this property has been constructed by Dr Brownfield from the property’s voluminous Schedule of Deeds, by kind permission of the current owners. For the uninitiated (like me), “Messuage” was a term that referred to a dwelling house along with its adjacent buildings and the land used in connection. A word from late… Continue reading History of 21 Westgate
History of 19 Westgate
The first half of this article is written by Richard Brownfield, with certain sections copied from ‘The Building of Georgian Chichester’, by local historian Alan Green and with his kind permission. This Farmhouse was “damaged in the siege of Chichester 1642. Abutting no. 17 to the west is No. 19, whose impossible disposition of windows… Continue reading History of 19 Westgate
History of 17 Westgate
Certain sections in this entry are copied with permission from The Building of Georgian Chichester by local historian Alan Green. The Westgate house bo. 17 “was added to number 15 in about 1787 – on a more modest scale.” The property “is a typical Regency rebuild. Its three-storey single frontage under a slate roof is… Continue reading History of 17 Westgate
History of 15 Westgate
Newly built in 1730, this site had already been occupied by a house, a woodhouse, and a slaughterhouse. A malthouse was added by 1775. In 1841 James Gates, a Yeoman Farmer aged 65, was living here. In 1861 another James Gates aged 59, a retired butcher who had had a shop in East Street was… Continue reading History of 15 Westgate
History of 11 Westgate
Research by Clive Rogers (current owner). This house has an internal Tudor wall, but the timber framework within the roof void reveals that that this would originally have been external. The roof timbers at the southern end of the property appear to be a later addition during the Georgification of the street. A fireplace was… Continue reading History of 11 Westgate
The History of 7-9 Westgate
This article concerns Nos 7 and 9 Westgate, which was a whole house previously known as no.4 and then no. 11 Westgate from 1950 – 1987. The numbering of the houses in Westgate started in about 1900 and it has been a confusing experience for anyone trying to identify which property is which. In the… Continue reading The History of 7-9 Westgate
3-9 Westgate as The Georgian Priory
This is a residential development of 11 units originally converted in 1985/6 from the buildings of the old Theological College in Westgate by the Abbey Building Association Ltd. (which became the Abbey National Building Society). It is run by a resident’s management company. A plaque now in the front hall of number 3 (the apartments) … Continue reading 3-9 Westgate as The Georgian Priory