Marlipins Gallery 10, 11 and 12

A gallery of images from the Sussex Archaeological Society’s Collection held at the Marlipins Museum in Shoreham. Should you require copies of any particular images these are available on request from [email protected]

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Recruiting for Kitcheners Army 1914

Collecting flints on Shoreham beach c.1890

Hospital Parade, Shoreham-by-Sea. Men, women and children are watching a parade marching down Brunswick Road. Men are matching with banners a drums followed by boy scouts. Eade's Store is on the left in Buckingham Road. Railway buildings are in the background right. Photograph taken from a glass negative. 1912

Norfolk Suspension Bridge looking west from the High Street

Horse-drawn Tram Outside the Burrell Hotel, Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Double decker filled with passengers outside its usual stop at the Burrell Hotel. Bus going to Portslade, Southwick, Shoreham and Hove. c.1905

Spectators on the bridge watch as the lion statue is taken down from the old Norfolk suspension Bridge (built 1832) prior to demolition. The lion and horse statues taken down from the bridge arches were removed to Arundel Castle at the request of the Duchess of Norfolk. c.1922

Destruction by fire of 'Umtata' bungalow - firemen saved 'Cissbury' bungalow behind. 24th April 1915

Old Shoreham tram carriage tied to a flat bed cart drawn by one horse with a driver in a cap and shirt-sleeves on the grammar school playing field at Shoreham beach. The tram car was one of two used as a cricket pavilion for Shoreham Grammar School. 1934

Mr Goodchild of Shoreham and his family. Family portrait of men, women and children. They are on the lawn outside a house. Woman in the centre window with a baby. Croquet set in the foreground. Mr Edward Goodchild was the High Constable of Shoreham, Ship Owner and once proprietor of the Swiss Gardens. c.1860

Miles Student at Shoreham airport c.1957

Miles Sparrowjet at Shoreham airport c.1953

The shipwrecked barque the Liburna coming ashore at the shingle beach watched by bystanders, showing a broken sail. The Liburna did sail again. 15th March 1905

Nine members of the Head family pose on the front lawn of Buckingham House in front of a small, thatched, ivy-clad summerhouse at the edge of lawn tennis court c.1904

St Mary de Haura Parish Church, looking north. Note the pristine lettering on nearest gravestone

St. Mary's looking west at night

St.Marys from East Street

St. Marys interior

St Mary de Haura church

St Nicolas church decorated doorway

St.Nicolas church, Old Shoreham

West facing door of St. Mary de Haura church - photo c 1920 The decorative balls survived for centuries but have almost all been lost since this photo!

Interior of St Nicolas Parish Church, Old Shoreham, looking east along the nave across pews towards altar. Cruxiform shape with north and south transepts. Norman stone arch with 'zigzag' carving and cat's head in centre, writing on walls around arch. The chanel is entered through the screen. Altar in background. c.1920

St Nicolas Parish Church, Old Shoreham, view from south west across the A283 road in foreground, stone walls and churchyard with gravestones to stone Norman church with tower in centre. In right foreground is signpost indicating Steyning and Horsham, A27, Worthing 5, Arundel 12. c.1935

Surviving part of outer tower at Bramber Castle

St. Botolphs church

St Julians Lane, Kingston

Dining Hall, Lancing Holiday Camp c.1928

Lancing Holiday Camp. Group of men and women stand in front of low building made of corrugated material with sign Lancing Holiday Camp". Most men wearing suits and some with ties. The holiday camp was founded in 1922 and situated between the railway and the A259 road at Lancing." 1923

Holidaymakers at Lancing Holiday Camp. Men women and children in open-topped bus and open-topped car pose for a photograph taken from south of the A259 road with buildings of Lancing Holiday Camp in background and south Downs in the distance. Women mostly wearing hats or berets, men mostly wearing suits and some with ties. The holiday camp was founded in 1922 and situated between the railway and the A259 road at Lancing. c.1930

RTYC (Royal Thames Yacht Club) 'Bulldog', Shoreham Harbour. (Not an SAS Marlpins photo - see next image)

On Board the RTYC (Royal Thames Yacht Club) 'Bulldog', Shoreham Harbour. Two men in yachting caps and women in boaters are sitting on deck of the yacht. One man has a telescope. Lifebelt on the floor. Funnel in the background. 27th May 1899

Uniformed coastguards and children at Coastguard Cottages, Southwick

Lock Gates (built 1855) at the Canal, Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. View looking east. Courtney and Birketts, ship builders, in the distance. Man standing on the lock. 1899

A Bermuda-rigged sailing boat at sea. View of full length of yacht under sail with two sailors aboard, other yachts in background.c.1928

Beeding cement works. View looking east from Coombes across fields and hedges to cement works chimneys and buildings with railway trucks in front. Chalk pit and South Downs in background. July 1957

Lancing Windmill, near Lancing Ring, Lancing. Close view of post mill with four sweeps (sails) on top of hill, near Lancing Ring. Mr. Moseley the miller stands in doorway wearing suit and cap. Other men on steps of mill and standing to one side near chalk pit. House and barn with piles of loaded sacks in background, group of trees known as Lancing Clump (now Lancing Ring) on skyline. Mill was originally in Hoe Court, but later moved to the south of Lancing Ring, adjacent to the quarry at top of Mill Lane. The windmill was demolished about 1905. photo c.1875

Lancing College Chapel, Lancing. During construction. Foundation stone was laid on 28 July 1868. Caen Stone. Dedicated to St. Mary and St. Nicolas in 1875. Built in the gothic style with pointed arched windows and buttresses.

Lancing College Chapel interior

Lancing College aerial photo

Lancing College

Lancing College Chapel interior

Lancing College, Lancing, exterior view across lawns to college buildings in gothic style with pointed arched windows and buttresses. Constructed in mid-19th century with Caen stone and flint. Two horse-drawn carriages, coachmen and college servants stand in front of buildings. c.1900

Lancing College Chapel interior

Shoreham Grammar School, Pond Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, view across fence. Large Georgian house, with extended school buildings on either side. c.1910

Brighton & District Tramways Steam Locomotive No. 3 (11), Aveling & Porter Royalty No. 2229 / 1887. View showing front and side of tram locomotive, part of engine and driver wearing cap visible in cab. Engraving appeared in the journal Engineering 21 October 1887."

Royal George Hotel 1939

High Street demolition 1938

High Street demolition 12th March 1939 & 4th Aug 1939

Coach and Horses at the Bridge Inn, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Side view of coach with two pairs of horses, driver and nine passengers sitting on roof, all wearing hats. Bridge Inn & Hotel in background "c.1890

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for Queen Victoria, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. A crowded scene with men, women and children. Sussex Artillery Volunteers Office, Town Hall and Royal George Hotel are on the left. Marlipins pub on the right. 20th June 1897

Three men working on the oat harvest in a field in Southwick, possibly near Eastbrook Barn. Two men hold swap hooks and are in shirt-sleeves. Man at right wearing waistcoat and sun-hat is William Gardener, the farmer. Bundles of oats are tied and laid on the ground at their feet. 1904

Old walls Ropetackle

Warehouses Ropetackle

Ropetackle warehouses looking north

Pram Competition for the 1937 Coronation, Shoreham-by-Sea. Prams dressed and decorated for the children's pram competition in Buckingham Park. Children and some adults are in fancy dress. Men and women are standing behind them.

Decorated Floats going down Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, to celebrate the 1937 Coronation.. Two lorry floats carrying men, women and children wearing a variety of hats. Union Jack flags. Crowd are gathered along the road.

Fancy dress costumes at Buckingham Park celebration the 1937 Coronation

Decorated Bicycle Competition for the 1937 Coronation in Buckingham Park.

Decorated Float for the Celebration of the 1937 Coronation, Shoreham-by-Sea. Decorated lorry in Ham Road with men in fancy dress. Flags. Crowd of men, women and children are watching. Shops with awnings.

Children in fancy dress at Buckingham Park for the 1937 Coronation celebrations

Fancy dress costumes and decorated car. 1937 Coronation celebrations

Decorated float behind Shoreham Grammar School during 1937 Coronation celebrations

Decorated lorry Float, John Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Celebrations for the 1937 Coronation. Decorated bicycles. Children in fancy dress. Union Jack. Houses in the background.

High Street Store, Shoreham-by-Sea. Arthur Eade is the owner. Double fronted shop with a shop assistant in white jacket, bow tie and long apron work clothes by the entrance. Window displays vim, Abbotts mineral water, bread, boxes, cakes. Boxes of biscuits at the door. People and a child are in the shop. Woman inside the shop looking out the window. c.1905

Interior of the bedroom of a railway carriage bungalow, Bungalow Town, Shoreham Beach. Decorative chest of drawers, brass bedstead, wooden chairs, photographs on wall, clothes and straw boater hat hanging on hook, candlestick with candle, net curtains, oilcloth and rug on floor. Many of the houses in Bungalow Town were made of two railway carriages with a connecting room built between them. c.1928

Wesleyan Chapel, New Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking east from the junction with Tarmount Road. Wesleyan Chapel on left, built 1829. Houses on both sides of street, some on right with shop windows on ground floor.

The old Bridge Inn (right) with the older Fountain Inn adjoining left

The original wooden railway bridge

Boats on the river - single sculls, clinker built - taking part in a race during the regatta. Line up for the starters horn watched by crowds in the harbour gathered on Dolphin Hard.Visible in the background is the brewery chimney, St Mary de Haura church tower and Stow's shipyard.c.1912

Western Road Methodist Church

Ebenezer Cottage, Old Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Two semi detatched cottages, one is C. Smart, coal sellers. Two horses drawing an open wagon with passengers and driver. White bearded man is outside Ebenezer Cottage with two dogs. Copy photograph.

c1905 Ravens Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north towards junction with Mill Lane in background. Row of houses on left with bay windows, fences or low wall with hedges bordering front gardens. Boy wearing cap, jacket and breeches on left, field on right with post-and-wire fence.

c1900 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking west with buildings on both sides of street including from left: post office, chemist shop, Brett tailor, the Crown & Anchor, Methodist chapel, more shops, town hall with classical entrance, Royal George Hotel. Horse-drawn carts in distance, men and women on pavement, bicycle leaning against building on right.

c1914 Shoreham Town from Across the River Adur, Shoreham-by-Sea. View from the west. Chainlink Norfolk Bridge (built 1832) is on the left. St Mary de Haura church tower and chimney of Shoreham Brewery are in the background. Barque in the distance. Photo number 22728.

Brunswick Road, South end, looking South towards Tarmnount Lane, adjacent Methodist Church wall on left.

1938 High St Demolition of Dolphin Chambers and Albion Brewery, Shoreham-by-Sea

1938 Demolition of Dolphin Chambers and Albion Brewery, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking west into High Street. In foreground rubble of Albion Brewery and chimney still standing, in background partly-demolished Dolphin Chambers. Pierce's stationer's and lending library in right background on corner of Church Street, advertisement for Shoreham Herald on building on right. Three men stand in right foreground.

1938 High St Demolition of Dolphin Chambers and Albion Brewery, Shoreham-by-Sea

c1920 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking west towards Royal George hotel in left background. Shops and other buildings on right including Marlipins public house and The Marlipins. Brewery chimney in background.

Albion Steam Brewery, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking east towards brewery with tall chimney in background. Sign on left upper storey of brewery Little Wonder boot & shoe warehouse". Buildings and shops on right including Crown & Anchor pub; Reed grocer and draper; Mitchell post office. In left background a butcher and Paine. Two young women stand in road."

Albion Steam Brewery, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, demolition of chimney

January 1881

January 1881 Steyning Road with a view of St Nicolas Church, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking east. Snow covered. Shoreham railway line is in the foreground. Cottages on left. Old Shoreham Farm is on the right.

January 1881 Southdown Nursery and Dairy Farm in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. Corner of Southdown Road and Ravens Road. Now the Sion Convent Rest Home. Brick and flint buildings. Man and women are standing outside.

January 1881 Cottages in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. Corner of Mill Lane and Southdown Road. Trinity Cottages in the snow. Copy photograph

January 1881 Mill Lane in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking north. Boy standing on the right.

January 1881 Buckingham Road in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. South end looking north. Mound of snow on the right. Lamp post in the foreground. Man and boy are behind it.

January 1881 Causeway leading west from Old Shoreham Bridge to the Sussex Pad. During the great snow storm. Sussex Pad Hotel and Lancing College are in the distance.

January 1881 Buckingham Road in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking north. People next to the lamp post in the distance. Buildings on either side of the road.

January 1881 High Street in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. North side showing snow mounds in front of shops. Blaker and F. Wood. grocer shop, are on the right and the Royal George Hotel is on the left.

January 1881 Old Shoreham Road in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking north. St Nicolas Church on the far right. People are standing on the left on the snow. The boards above the wall on the left were to prevent horses from being frightened by trains.

January 1881 High Street in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. North side of the High Street showing the Marlipins, once occupied by W.A. Gates Builder and Undertaker. Royal George Hotel on the left. People walking on the snow.

c1905 Buckingham Lodge, Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Lodge and gates at the driveway to Buckingham House with smaller gate on the right. Lodge is single-storey with arched window and two chimney pots, lamp attached to wall. Man wearing bowler hat and boy wearing cap stand in driveway, both wearing jackets, waistcoats and ties. Dog sits next to man. Postcard postmarked 26 May 1906, sent to Miss Hart, c/o Hugh King, 5 Yelverton Road, Bournemouth. Message says in part what do you think of the photo good don't you think especially old Roy" signed George."

Buckingham House, Shoreham-by-Sea. East elevation facing the lawn.

Southdown Hunt at Buckingham House, Shoreham-by-Sea. Local hunt with foxhounds congregated in the grounds. House is in the background. Huntsmen in their riding clothes are mounted on horses, surrounded by onlookers.

Buckingham House, Shoreham-by-Sea. View of south east elevation. Two small children are standing on the driveway in front of the main entrance. Facade in the classical style with fluted corinthian pillars flanking the central doorway. Three French windows on the main facade with rounded arch tops. Entablature with ornamental urns.

Buckingham House, Shoreham-by-Sea. South elevation facing the lawn. Arched top windows with French windows. Stone house. Tile roof. Pilasters on either end with ornamental composite capitals. Chairs on the lawn.

Buckingham House, Shoreham-by-Sea

Family and friends of Major T. B. Gates posed for a portrait (includes the tenants of Buckingham House Mr and Mrs Henry Head) in front of Athol House (on the corner of New Road and Tarmount Lane), later Orchard House, a detached double-fronted Victorian house with bay windows. The men wear suits and top hats, the women wear gowns and hats decorated with plumes and flowers.

Large group of men and women, probably a wedding party, posed for a portrait in the grounds of a house outside a marquee on a tennis court. The men wear suits, many with top hats, the women wear gowns, hats decorated with plumes and flowers and some hold parasols, three women seated centre carry bouquets (bridesmaids ?). Could be members of the Dell family.

The Lanes, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking west at the junction of what is now Upper Shoreham Road and Buckingham Road on left. Buckingham House lodge just visible among trees in right middle ground. Wooden fence and trees on both sides of road. Coloured postcard.

North end of The Street looking west

Erringham Road looking north to The Avenue (right) and Mill Hill

Mill Lane looking south towards Southdown and Victoria roads

Looking east at the junctions of The Avenue (left) and Erringham Road

Looking south by the tall flint walls of Adur Lodge

The Street looking south

Little Buckingham Farm shortly before demolition

Looking east to The Drive

Mill Hill

Mill Lane looking east

Looking north before the development of Oxen Avenue with the passage way on the right. Taken from house on Mill Lane adjacent Kissing Tree

Old cottage near the St. Nicolas church on the Steyning Road

Lancing

Three-masted barque 'Lyra' at anchor, with harbour buildings in the background. The ship was owned by R.H. Penney of Shoreham, weighed 405 tons gross and was built in 1867 by Iliff Mounsey & Co of Sunderland. She was sold in 1879 to T.C. Guthrie of Glasgow.

Three-masted barque 'Altair' in the canal in Southwick. The ship was built of iron by Iliff Mounsey & Co of Sunderland in 1867, weighed 411 tons gross and was sold in 1879 to H. Thomas of Portmadoc.

1865 Three Masted Barque 'Yarrow', Shoreham Canal Shipyard, Shoreham-by-Sea. Two masted ship in the background.

1860 The brig 'George', owned by William Catt,alongside the jetty canal at Southwick, viewed from the south bank. The 'George' was the first ship to enter the canal at Southwick. On the back of the photograph's mount is written The Brig George master mariner Rd. Harman (died in 1860)"."

9th October 1932 Kingston Beach, Shoreham Harbour, Shoreham-by-Sea. Wooden jetties arms.

1956 East Arm / Breakwater, Shoreham Harbour, Shoreham-by-Sea before extension

Harbour arm, Shoreham Harbour, Shoreham-by-Sea

c1950 Aerial view of harbour and locks. Aerial view of Shoreham Harbour, looking west. In foreground construction work in progress on new lock and areas around pumping station. Harbour entrance in centre left, in background River Adur joining harbour entrance. Buildings of Southwick and Shoreham on right, Shoreham Beach in background. Steam train on right centreground.

c1960 Bow of a fishing boat moored by the River Adur in the foreground, with background view of fishing boats on the river, the yacht club and the tower of St Mary de Haura church.

c1970 Brighton B Power Station, Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. View over the water to the power station. Two tall chimneys with cranes nearby. Ship S.S. Mercandia moored beside it. Chimney on far left belongs to Flynn's dye works.

Harbour- view South

c1960 SS Rhein in Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. Elevated view looking west, in foreground SS Rhein being loaded by crane. Yachts and small boats moored on right, buildings of Southwick behind them. Lock gates visible in centre middleground, Shoreham-by-Sea in distance. Photo taken from Power station

Coal ship SS Sir William Walker in locks c1960

c1900 Crew of 'La Belle Sauvage', Shoreham-by-Sea. Group photograph of male sailors, the Captain, a woman, a boy, and cooks on the deck of the yacht. Behind the ship is a small building with a sign 'Grand Hotel' on the gable - possibly a storehouse or garage.

1929 Shoreham Harbour, Lock Gates, Southwick. Black single funnel steam tug 'Hermatt ULS' moored alongside Southwick Canal, showing other boats and ships in the harbour and buildings in the background including Southwick Town Hall. Donated by the photographer's daughter Mrs Ruth Tourle.

Aug 1929 Loaded hopper in Shoreham Harbour. View looking east with wharves on left, cranes, dredger, hopper No.2 with tow-rope attached to tug, three-masted sailing vessel in middle distance, power station with tall chimneys in background.

c1898 Lighthouse at Kingston Beach (Built 1846) near Shoreham-by-Sea. Stone structure. The R.N.L.I. (Royal National Lifeboat Institute) Boat House is on the right. Sea in the distance.

Sailing Ship 'The Shamrock', Shoreham-by-Sea? The ship is berthed along the side of a wooden jetty. Members of the crew are working on the stern mast rigging. Missing mizen topmast and the torn sail and damaged bulwarks.

c1900 Three-masted barque with crew aboard alongside a jetty (at the railway wharf in Kingston) showing harbour buildings, including a brick chimney, in background.

Steam Tug, SS 'Stella', Shoreham Harbour. Steam ship built at South Shields in 1879. Single funnel and paddle. 30 horsepower. Winch towing cable in stern. Men on the boat.

1895 Cricket match, Kingston Beach, Shoreham Harbour

1878 Shoreham town wharf taken from the ferry showing rowing boats on the River Adur, Dyer and Sons' yard, and buildings in the town including St Mary de Haura church tower.Background centre is the sailing ship Osman Pasha being completed on the slip prior to launching fully rigged.

1905 Shoreham Lifeboat, The 'William Restell', Shoreham-by-Sea. The second 'William Restell' boat which replaced the first in 1904. Self-righting, pulling and sailing type. 35 feet long boat with a beam of 8 feet and 6 inches. Crew of men on boat wearing their uniform with simple cork lifejackets. Men in civilian clothes are gathered around the boat on the beach.

Aerial view Shoreham Harbour Arm, Old Fort. New extension to Eastern Arm?

A Dyott monoplane at Shoreham Aerodrome (later Shoreham Airport). Rear view of the plane on grass-covered airfield with Hangar no.1 in right background, showing tail, fuselage and wings and part of propellor on front of plane. Possibly pictured at the SMMC Race 8 November 1913.

Aerodrome 1912 Cecil Pashley in a Farman biplane, Shoreham Aerodrome / Airport. Cecil sits in the cockpit of a Farman biplane in front of original Avro hangar at Shoreham Airport. Cecil continued at Shoreham, formed the Southdown Flying Club, and trained pilots for many years.

Aerodrome Cecil and Eric Pashley sit in the cockpit of their Farman biplane in front of hangars at Shoreham Airport. Both men wear suits, white shirts, ties. Close view of front and side of plane showing wheels and runners, wings, struts, cockpit with propellor at rear. Eric Pashley was killed in World War One, Cecil continued at Shoreham, formed the Southdown Flying Club, and trained pilots for many years.

Aerodrome 1912 Cecil and Eric Pashley sit in the cockpit of their Farman biplane in front of hangars at Shoreham Airport. Both men wear suits, white shirts, ties. Close view of front and side of plane showing wheels and runners, wings, struts, cockpit with propellor at rear. Eric Pashley was killed in World War One, Cecil continued at Shoreham, formed the Southdown Flying Club, and trained pilots for many years.

Aerodrome A Dyott monoplane at Shoreham Aerodrome (later Shoreham Airport). Rear view of the plane on grass-covered airfield. Possibly pictured at the SMMC Race 8 November 1913. Note Rail viaduct in background and top of Norfolk Bridge

A Lee-Richards annular monoplane at Shoreham Airport. Rear view of plane on grass-covered airfield showing unusual circular wing from the tail to the nose with central cut-out" area for cockpit; propellor partly visible at front. Plane designed by Cedric Lee and G. Tilghman-Richards; first flown over Worthing and Lancing by Gordon England on 23 November 1913 and crashed after 45 minutes flight; badly injuring the pilot's knee. Two later versions of the annular plane were built but its inherent instability could not be corrected and the design was dropped in 1914."

Aviator poses in front of a plane at Shoreham Aerodrome (later Shoreham Airport). Morane-Saulnier monoplane. Pilot R. Slack

14th July 1913 Pashley biplane at Bognor beach

1912 Cecil and Eric Pashley sit in the cockpit of their Farman biplane in front of hangars at Shoreham Airport. Both men wear suits, white shirts, ties. Close view of front and side of plane showing wheels and runners, wings, struts, cockpit with propellor at rear. Eric Pashley was killed in World War One, Cecil continued at Shoreham, formed the Southdown Flying Club, and trained pilots for many years.

J L Hall at aerodrome

Lancing

Sussex Pad fire 1908