H.C.P. Smail’s article on the history of the Shoreham Branch line and Kingston’s part in it.
Railway Magazine October 1955
Royal Sovereign Pub
The Royal Sovereign Pub
A short history
Built around the 1750’s it is first recorded as a tenement and garden in 1782 owned by John and Sarah Purse and occupied by Richard Lashmar. Ann Foster, a Church Street resident and landlady of a number of rented houses, then acquired the property letting it out to William Lashmar during the 1820’s and 30’s.
Continue reading “Royal Sovereign Pub”Swiss Gardens Ballroom 1876
Ball Room, Swiss Gardens – The Building News 1876
WRITTEN BY NELSON
Bygone Shoreham Advertisements
Compiled by Roger Bateman with the added reminiscences of Gerald (Gerry) White.
Advertisements from some of the town’s shops and businesses ranging from the early 1900’s to the 1950’s. Largely a pictorial record including brief information where known to which has been added extracts from the recollections of Gerry Impey. Gerry has become a much valued contributor to the Shorehambysea.com history forums with his knowledge of the town over many years from the 1930’s onwards.
Continue reading “Bygone Shoreham Advertisements”Excavations at Ship Street
Summary
In August 2015 ASL were sub-contracted to maintain a Watching Brief on land opposite 3 Ship Street Shoreham, by West Sussex Archaeology LTD. This took place over the course of nine days in September 2015 on the 7th – 11th and then a second week on 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th.
Remnants of domestic medieval pits were partially excavated containing burnt cereal grains, building material and pottery dating to the 13th – 14th century. A later phase was represented by the demolished remains of an 18th century building and cobbled yard which was replaced by a later 19th century house. A mid 19th century French bayonet was found rammed through the yard surface. In the mid 20th century the house was demolished and the area levelled to create a car park space.
Watercraft 1980
Watercraft 1980
By Andy Ramus from his article ‘Watercraft, my part in its downfall’
Having kicked my heels for a couple of months after leaving Kingfisher yachts, I got an interview for an apprenticeship as a boat builder at Watercraft LTD on Harbour Way, Shoreham Beach. Dear old Pa had asked a couple of his friends, Paul Powter and Peter Kilner, who had sons already working there, to put in a word to get me the interview.
Continue reading “Watercraft 1980”History of Church Street
A HISTORY OF CHURCH STREET, NEW SHOREHAM 1782–1920
Due to its predominance of surviving older properties Church Street is probably the best known of Shoreham’s old streets. Luckily this is also matched by the records and deeds that still exist to provide us with a more complete picture than any of the other streets. Continue reading “History of Church Street”
Quaker Shipowning in the Port of Shoreham c.1824-1880
The history of R.H. Penney & Sons shipping business by Kenneth Wilcox
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John Street Excavations
Steam Paddle Tugs
Researcher Ken Wilcox’s brief but important notes on Shoreham’s paddle tugs are a relevant addition to the town’s history records that may otherwise have been completely overlooked. This website documents many of the ships built and used in Shoreham but very little on the paddle tug workhorses that during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries busily assisted those sailing ships in and out of the harbour and even, on occasions, towing our oar-propelled lifeboats to the aid of ships in distress.
