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Maritime Archaeological Investigation off Shoreham
The Miown Rescue
The centenary of a brave rescue in stormy seas has been marked by the grandson of the man whose life was saved.
Shoreham Camp – a First Hand Description
A record of Shoreham Camp during 7th (S) Batallion, Northamptonshire Regiment’s occupation there and at Southwick. (extract from the Battalion history at http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/7th-S-Battalion-Northamptonshire-Regiment-1914-1919/HTML/index.asp#/1/
Southwick Roman Villa
The 1912 Shoreham /Edinburgh Motorcycle Marathon.
George Hedgecock, Shoreham’s popular bootmaker in East Street during the first half of the twentieth century was one of the town’s first cycling enthusiasts in the 1880’s taking part in races on his penny-farthing cycle.
In his 40’s he adapted his interest to motorised cycling and purchased a Singer motorcycle and sidecar possibly from Reg Eley’s garage – Reg was a fellow member of Shoreham’s motorcycling club and an agent for Singer Motorcycles.
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Audio Recordings
Shoreham memories
A set of audio recordings and a BBC radio programme that captures the anecdotes and memories of those residents of Shoreham.
Introduction – Shoreham’s Past Recalled – BBC Local Radio interview with David Tait of the Shoreham Society in 1994:
Bert and Peg Taylor recall their time in 1920’s/30’s Ship Street, Gordon Road and Bert’s wartime experiences during the retreat from Dunkirk (part 1):
Bert and Peg Taylor recall their time in 1920’s/30’s Ship Street, Gordon Road and Bert’s wartime experiences during the retreat from Dunkirk (part 2):
“Shoreham Memories” BBC Radio programme about Bungalow Town
Listen to Fred Clarke’s delightful Sussex accent as he describes his time at work in the boatyard and Bungalow Town during WW2:
‘When milk was a penny a pint’ – more on Bungalow Town in the early years with Doris Roberts (part 1):
‘When milk was a penny a pint’ – more on Bungalow Town in the early years with Doris Roberts (part 2):
Bungalow Town residents Helen Larman & Arthur Godfrey:
Sunday School at St.Julian’s Hall and life in Kingston and Southwick in the 1930’s:
Sam Youles, the Harbour and Kingston (part 1):
Sam Youles, the Harbour and Kingston (part 2):
Bessie Bailey remembers Bungalow Town life between the Wars:
More Sussex accents with the Burchell family of Horsham:
A Village Afloat – The Riverbank – A radio programme (from 1988):
Long time Shoreham resident Bill Gebbett kindly allowed us to record some of his reminiscences from a diverse life in Sussex ranging from his exploits on the farm at Holmbush, driving tractors at 12 years old, becoming a bee expert, amateur film-making, and earning his living as a roofing contractor. Recorded in interview with Mike Riddiford in 2022. The recording is around 47 minutes.
Shoreham’s WW1 Military Camp
Military Camp:
Blind Fanny Winton
Blind Fanny Winton
I’ve known about Old Shoreham’s blind Fanny Winton for many years but never got round to reading Martha Rigden’s account in her 1873 book ‘By A Way They Knew Not.’
In clearing some old papers recently I discovered this anonymous resume of the book that condenses Fanny’s story of a hard life, going blind, travelling to Brighton for (somewhat harsh) treatment, bedridden for 30 years etc., and also tells us a little of the area and the people in it.
Stow & Son Yachts
Thomas Stow & Son Yachts 1866 – 1936,
Courtney & Birkett and Francis Suter
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries Thomas Stow & Son earned themselves a reputation internationally as a respected designer and builder of good quality luxury racing yachts and other types of boat at their shipyard on the river at Shoreham. In his book ‘The Ships and Mariners of Shoreham historian Henry Cheal lists some of their schooners, yawls, luggers and cutters. These were of high quality, well planned internally to give them a ‘roominess’ rarely matched by other makers. Besides supplying private customers Stows also built many of the boats that carried British troops up the river Nile for the 1884 Sudan Expedition.
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A Diary of Events
Shoreham in WWII by Gerald White
As the month of September arrived, the National news couldn’t have been worse. Local people who had no radio gathered in public houses and homes where a radio was available, everyone expected the worst. Mr Stanley Baldwin the Prime Minister spoke to say that Herr Hitler had gone back on his words of peace, would not undertake his promise not to invade Poland and because of this we were now at war with Germany.
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