For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, we are posting details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records… Continue reading History of 3 Westgate
Tag: Conservation Area
History of 27-39 Westgate, aka Shippam’s (updated)
Originally published in 2016, this article has been considerably improved by the diligent research of Dr Richard Brownfield. The terrace now numbered 27 to 39 (odds) has had a most complicated history and it has been thought best to present them as an ensemble. The house numbers are therefore printed in bold to assist navigation… Continue reading History of 27-39 Westgate, aka Shippam’s (updated)
Hidden Westgate Histories 8: Demolished properties of 1963
The quoted setions are extracts from The Building of Georgian Chichester by local historian Alan Green (Phillimore 2007), here reproduced with his permission. Westgate lost a lot of buildings in the sixties to make way for the ring road and the A286 roundabout at the eastern end of the street. There was some Georgian new build… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories 8: Demolished properties of 1963
History of 22-24 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading History of 22-24 Westgate
History of 44 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading History of 44 Westgate
The Georgian Priory: 1-9 Westgate
This post forms part of an occasional series of contributions from guest authors. This building history by Dr Richard Brownfield was first published in the Chichester Society Newsletter and is here reproduced by permission. Georgian Priory is an entirely spurious name which was created in 1988 when the Abbey Building Society (later to become the… Continue reading The Georgian Priory: 1-9 Westgate