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
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Information about former residents and people associated with the neighbourhood
History of 40 Westgate
Formerly number No 34 (1900-1950 numbering) Known in recent memory as Deering’s sweet shop, this property was a shop well before censuses began in 1841. At that point it was a bakery, already being run by one George Hackett, aged 35, and who describes himself as a baker, a recognised trade of trained artisans. He… Continue reading History of 40 Westgate
History of the Holt family of Westgate
John Ogburn Holt, who at some point lived at nos. 7&9 Westgate, acquired a number of properties on Westgate, which he let.
History of The Tannery (61-65 Westgate)
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)
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.
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
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 in 1570. The pair of cottages are recorded in land tax records from 1780 and are shown on Gardner’s map of 1797”. No. 23 specifically… 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.”
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 no. 17 “was added to number 15 in about 1787 – on a more modest scale.”