The history portal for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
Only just realised recently that we have an almost identical photo to one advertised on e-bay some while ago. Here they both are – dated around the 1950’s when Haslett’s fish shop was in John Street and seemingly taken within a short time of each other.
Nelson writes…
October 2021. Quietly disappearing without a murmur recently was what must have been the last survivor of the once many buildings associated with Shoreham’s ship building industry.
Originally workshops and offices for Dyer & Son’s yard from the 1860’s and later taken over by yachtbuilders Stow and Sons the building and moorings were eventually acquired by the Sussex Yacht Club. Pedestrian access on that side of the Brighton Road will now be enabled but another piece of Shoreham history is lost.
Slider the cursor to reveal 100 years of difference in the evolution of the Shoreham landscapes.
Swiss Gardens viewed from the tower 1910 : 1920
Continue reading “Before & Afters”
To coincide with the re-opening of Shoreham’s Marlipins Museum this May 2022 it is worthwhile mentioning that a visit to the first floor gallery will give a rare opportunity to view in person the original sketch made by Butler in 1786. This accurate snapshot of Shoreham is especially revealing. Roger Bateman’s meticulous examination and research is linked below.
Many of Shoreham’s old photos of the High Street and from across the river show a familiar chimney on the spot where Coronation Green is now. Originally part of a cement works in the early 1800’s it later became a brewery.
Continue reading “The Old Brewery Chimney”written by Jenny Elton
Following the onset of war in September in 1939 a Register was taken of the civilian population with the purpose of producing a National Identity card. Later it was to become multifunctional, first as an aid in the use of ration cards and later helping officials to record the movement of the civilian population over the following decades. From 1948 it formed the basis for the National Health Service Register. The data was collected on 29th September 1939.The following information was listed. Name, gender, date of birth, marital status, occupation, and whether a visitor, servant, patient, inmate or inferred family member and other members of the household.
Continue reading “One Day, One Year, One Place”
This well known photo of the veterans 1907 race at the Oxen Field (now Windlesham Gardens) was of particular interest to me as it provided a glimpse of the Mill Lane windmill that was owned at the time by a predecessor. More interestingly though was the fair there that included what looks like gypsy caravans and swing boats including one mad individual that propelled his swing boat so high it was nearly vertical!
This painting looks (to me) a good many years older than the photo. But the painting is 1887 (artist Alfred Bennett) and the photo was taken in 1878.
