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
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Information about former residents and people associated with the neighbourhood
History of 68 Westgate
These notes on the history of this property are by Anne Sparrow. Historic references are in bold to assist further research. “When we bought No. 68 Westgate, on the deeds it was noted that it was originally called ‘Westgate Close’ [also “Crantock” in Kelly’s directory 1938 – RNB]. The name appeared on the wooden gate… Continue reading History of 68 Westgate
History of 64 Westgate
Built about 1935 and originally called ‘Pantiles’, this property is situated on one of several parcels of land between Salthill Road and Westgate which had originally belonged to the brewer, George Henty. We have recorded elsewhere, that in 1780 the founder of the Brewery, William Humphrey (Snr), had bought land in Scuttery Fields (of which… Continue reading History of 64 Westgate
History of 52 Westgate
This large Georgian property was to become part of The Westgate Brewery. The Humphreys In 1780, William Humphrey (Snr) bought land in Scuttery Fields in 1780 to build some malthouses. The brewery itself was installed on the adjoining site, where today’s no. 52 had stood as a dwelling house since about 1750: the date inscribed… Continue reading History of 52 Westgate
History of 48 Westgate
This house was for many years the head brewer or brewery manager’s house and called Brewery House to this day. The following fascinating and very valuable account by a resident of her life in this property, is quoted with permission from the CLHS magazine ‘Chichester History’, no. 23, p41 THE SLOE FAIR ‘SQUIRTERS’ by Ruth Bagnall (née… Continue reading History of 48 Westgate
History of 38 Westgate
More on the Holts. See the entries for nos. 16, 20 and 36 Westgate to complete the picture As perviously described, John Ogburn Holt, who had lived at nos. 7&9 Westgate, acquired a number of properties on Westgate which he let, of which this was one. He signed a lease on 11th August 1896 for… Continue reading History of 38 Westgate
History of 36 Westgate
This is the only house on the street that has carried the same number under both systems. It has always been no. 36. Residents The Holt family lived in this house for more than 70 years. The first John Holt recorded in the censuses as living on Westgate, was in 1851, when he was at… Continue reading History of 36 Westgate
History of 34 Westgate
This property is the former Wagon and Lamb public house. A recent owner of the house believed that the original frontage of the house was one room back, with a yard in front of the house for waggons to park; or with the road running further to the north than its current course, thus allowing a… Continue reading History of 34 Westgate
History of 28 Westgate
This is a narrow house with a third storey, so the roof line is higher than its neighbours. It is an infill property, built at some time after 1642 in the gap between nos. 26 and 30. Not much else is known about the building at the moment. According to research by my colleague, Richard Brownfield,… Continue reading History of 28 Westgate
History of 24 Westgate
From the roof line, this house appears to be one of a pair with No. 26, which was at some point converted to a single house intertwined with no 22. This is the smaller of the two properties and timber-framed, as is no 26, whose roof it shares. Before 1813 it belonged to Thomas Green and… Continue reading History of 24 Westgate