Aerodrome. A pilot taking part in the in the first European Air Race prepares for takeoff at Shoreham Aerodrome. Side view of the Bleriot monoplane on the grass-covered airfield, showing wheels, struts and wings. Pilot wearing hat muffler and goggles sits in cockpit, men at front, middle and tail position the plane for takeoff. Front of original postcard is inscribed M. Kimmerling but he was piloting a Sommer. The pilot is more probably Beaumont" French navy Lt Jean de Vaisseau Conneau known as "Beaumont"who won the race in which part of the route was from Dover to Shoreham."
Aerodrome, river flats 1913 Radley-England seaplane in second revised form on the mud flat East of Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea, in July 1913. has single 150 hp Sunbeam Engine and conventional floats and nacelle for pilot/passenger. It was wrecked on Worthing Beach 22nd July 1914. Close front view of the biplane showing struts, wings, cockpit, floats. Pilot Gordon England wearing long coat and white cap stands in cockpit, group of men stand on shore in front of the plane which was one of four entries for the Daily Mail Round Britain seaplane race in August 1913. It did not make the August 1913 start time. Albion Brewery and houses in distance on far bank, ferryman stands next to his boat on right and another rows his boat with passengers right background.
Shoreham flyover, Shoreham-by-Sea. Elevated view showing in foreground new flyover on what is now the A27 with traffic in eastbound lanes. Below is the old A283 with some construction equipment visible. River Adur, Lancing College and Lancing Ring in background. c1972
Shoreham flyover construction, Shoreham-by-Sea.
Shoreham flyover, Shoreham-by-Sea.Mill Hill over bridge construction.
Shoreham flyover, Shoreham-by-Sea.Mill Hill over bridge construction.
Shoreham flyover, Shoreham-by-Sea. Distant view of construction work with crane working on part of flyover bridge. Chalk cliff and downs in background, mudflats in foreground.
ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Wardens, Shoreham-by-Sea. Group photograph of 20 wardens sitting and standing in front of ARP group wardens' shelter, on triangle of land at top of Park Avenue - photo taken looking West (back of houses in Upper Shoreham Road in background). All wearing uniform with CD insignia, berets, mostly men and many wearing spectacles, some with medal ribbons. Woman in skirt centre front.
Norfolk Bridge deconstruction and preparation to move all spans laterally to permit construction of new cantelever bridge as replacement. c1982
Norfolk Bridge deconstruction and preparation to move all spans laterally to permit construction of new cantelever bridge as replacement.
Norfolk Bridge deconstruction and preparation to move all spans laterally to permit construction of new cantelever bridge as replacement.
Norfolk Bridge deconstruction and preparation to move all spans laterally to permit construction of new cantelever bridge as replacement.
Bungalow Town. Beach Road
Bungalow Town. Fort Road, later Old Fort Road
Bungalow Town. Beach Road
Adur Footbridge. Sign on wall says "To the Hospital"
Norfolk Bridge and bus crossing.
Norfolk Bridge demolition 1922 Men at work (masons ?) removing stonework from the old suspension bridge in preparation for building of the new iron bridge over the River Adur. The men use pulleys and wear suits and hats or caps. Reprinted from an original glass negative by Robert Hill.
Norfolk Bridge demolition 1922 Removing stonework from the old suspension bridge in preparation for building of the new iron bridge over the River Adur.
Norfolk Bridge demolition 1922 abutment at Northern end, revealed vault containing remnant of underground chain suspension structure. Note toll booth on left that is later demolished.
Norfolk Bridge demolished 1922
Norfolk Bridge demolished 1922, Southern end view towards Lancing.Note toll booths.
Norfolk Bridge demolition. 1922 Men at work (masons ?) removing stonework from the old suspension bridge in preparation for building of the new iron bridge over the River Adur. The men use pulleys and wear suits and hats or caps. Reprinted from an original glass negative by Robert Hill.
Norfolk Bridge construction 1923. View South West.
Norfolk Bridge construction 1923
Norfolk Bridge construction 1923. View North East.
Norfolk Bridge demolition. Removing stonework from the old suspension bridge in preparation for building of the new iron bridge over the River Adur.
Toll Bridge and rail crossing, with Toll Keepers cottage.
Swiss Cottage Inn, lake, footbridge.
Toll Bridge
Old Post Office, Connaught Lane
Church of Good Shepherd, Looking West
The Star Picture Palace (later the Co-op.) with people gathered outside, including men wearing peaked white caps, and children passing by, possibly to celebrate the opening day of the cinema. Flint building next door bears the sign C.H. Pope Printer Bookbinder". This image is one frame of a cine film said to have been made on the opening day of the cinema and shown that night. Print by R.Hill donated to Marlipins museum by permission of Mr D.W. Turrell. "
Marlipins
Norfolk Bridge
Bungalow Town. Rhodesia
Marlipins
Marlipins
Interior of a shipbuilders workshop in Southwick. Possibly Courntey Birkett. Foreman Wiliam Robert Steer, born 1875, in foreground wearing jacket and cap, six workmen in shirtsleeves and waistcoats. Workbench, partially finished boat, tools, wood shavings on floor.
Norfolk Bridge Toll keeper in uniform with a ticket machine accepts a fee on the Norfolk Bridge. After 1923
Norfolk Bridge Toll keeper in uniform with a ticket machine accepts a fee on the bridge road from a woman driver in an open-top car with a folded back canvas roof, the passengers are a man and a woman, all three wear hats. Car horn, spare wheel, mudguard and part of number plate visible. Reprinted by Robert Hill. 1926
Norfolk Bridge before 1920
Collision of an open-topped car with a baker's cart watched by a crowd of onlookers outside a brick, detached Victorian house. The car has a folded-back soft roof, artillery wheels, pneumatic tyres and acetelyne lamps, the up-ended cart belonged to A. Leazell, family bakers of West Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Lettering on postcard Motor accident at Shoreham F. Rowe". Photographic postcard."
Swiss Gardens Glass House, on the Western corner of the Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea.(close to junction of Freehold Street with Old Shoreham Road) Building in Swiss style (circular building with conical roofing) in the park. Garden seats on the right. Demolished in 1915.
Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea. Hexagonal single storey building on the left is the ballroom designed by Arthur Loader, before demolition. Woods on the right.
Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north towards the Triangle. Road lined with grass verges and young trees with footpaths on either side, a person seated on a bench (right), horse-drawn vehicles in the road. Postcard bears the title The Lanes Shoreham"."
Adur Ferry prior to footbridge construction.
Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking east from west side of the chain-link suspension bridge across the River Adur, built in 1832 and demolished in the early 1920s. Stone arches with lion and horse statues on top, linked suspension chains, telegraph pole on left.
Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking West from side of the chain-link suspension bridge across the River Adur, built in 1832 and demolished in the early 1920s. Stone arches with lion and horse statues on top, linked suspension chains.
Red Lion, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-by-Sea. View taken across Steyning Road towards the Red Lion public house with top of tower of St Nicolas Church behind, telegraph pole on left.
Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north towards railway level crossing with raised barrier pole visible. Houses in right foreground, in middle ground a group of houses converted to shops with shop windows on ground floor. Peple walking in street, car, horse-drawn cart in background. High wall on left bordering gardens of St Mary's House in St Mary's Road, later the site of the Post Office and Lloyds Bank.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Bungalow Town, Shoreham Beach. View from the street showing side of church with low tower on the right, telegraph poles in background.
Adur. Rowing boats on the river taking part in a 'shovel race' during the regatta, watched by crowds in the harbour and by spectators in boats. Buildings in background include St Mary de Haura church and a pub advertising Rock Ales". Title on photograph reads "Shoreham Regatta 1912 start of the shovel race". Reproduction from a glass negative by Bob Hill of an original photograph by Winton
Adur. Ferrymen's Children's Treat, Shoreham-by-Sea. Ferrymen taking children from local Children's Home to Bramber in small rowing boats for their annual treat. Union Jack flags are flying from the stern of some boats. Onlookers on Shoreham beach. Houses and factory in the background. Two Mystery Towers in the distance.
Hospital Parade, Shoreham-by-Sea. Parade with banner. Fund raising. Boys Brigade band, Boy Scouts and various league members. The parade in Brunswick Road is turning into Ham Road. Eades Store is on the left. Men, women and children are watching the parade. Copy from an original photograph.
Recruits/volunteers for Lord Kitchener's Army leaving Shoreham-by-Sea. First World War/World War One. High Street looking west. Large crowd of men near the Crown and Anchor pub. Women and children. Cars on street. Royal George pub in the middle distance. Taken from a glass negative.
Lord Kitchener's visit. No.7
Bungalow Town, Shoreham-by-Sea. Crowd in deckchairs at the beach club, Crowd watching Miss Kate Carney's entertainment. During the First World War. St.Mary's Church tower and brewery chimney are in the background. Most people are wearing hats.
Wreck. Steamer Miown" foundered off Shoreham. Two masts rigging and part of the wheel visible above the sea after the steamship "Miown" was wrecked in a gale one-and-a-half miles SSW of Shoreham. Unidentified man wearing civilian clothes and cloth cap stands in the rigging. The "Miown" was carrying a cargo of cement from London to Bristol and was wrecked so quickly there was no time to send distress signals. The crew took to the water and all were drowned with the exception of Captain Jones who stayed with his ship and survived six hours of exposure. Waterman John Short of Southwick saw the captains's plight and with neigbours William Gardiner owner of the boat "Florence" and Charlie Smart launched the boat and rowed out to the wreck to save the captain. "
Southdown Golf Club, Shoreham-by-Sea. Golf club house situated in North Shoreham. Building with decorative verandah. Photograph from a glass negative.
Adur, New Shoreham, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking north across the River Adur towards St Mary de Haura church. Tall Chimney of the Albion Brewery. Two masted barque alongside the ship building yard. Copy from a glass negative. Osman Pasha on stocks to the East.
Mill Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea. View south from Mill Lane /Upper Shoreham Road junction. View across Overmead towards Shoreham town, tower of the church of St Mary de Haura visible on skyline. Note Cemetery Lodge, Trinity Cottages, Cambridge Lodge, Longcroft, Victoria Road. c1892
Army camp Bathing Parade, Shoreham-by-Sea. Parade of male army recruits in civilian clothing and holding towels. Reprinted by Bob Hill from an original glass negative.
Slater's Cottage , Connaught Avenue. Thatched Cottage, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-by-Sea. View across field with cows grazing, barbed wire fence, towards front of cottage with thatched roof. Boys in knickerbockers and caps and girl wearing pinafore dress standing in front of door. Small window on first floor above door.
The Burrells. Tram. 1905
Beach. Collecting Flint Stones from the Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea. Men are collecting stones, with horses and carts. Photograph reprinted from glass negative.
Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea. Western end of High Street, looking west. Cart and horse. Lion and horse statues on the top of the central supporting arches. Toll keeper is on front right with a boy by the toll booth. Cast iron lamps on the bridge. Telegraph pole. The bridge was replaced in the 1922
Aerodrome Mr. E Roll of the Full inside" revue stands in the cockpit of a Pashley Bros biplane at Shoreham Aerodrome (later Shoreham Airport) seated in front is pilot Eric Pashley. Almost full view of plane from the front showing wheels wings struts cockpit with propellor behind. "Pashley Bros" on side of cockpit. At left woman wearing cloche hat sits at the wheel of an open-topped Austro Daimler motor car licence number LK-8677 with tool-box and spare wheel on the running board AA badge and starting handle visible on front. Restaurant in left background with flag inscribed SCA (South Coast Aero- club?). Low gabled building in background in front of railway embankment is the Aero Club pavilion. Reprinted by Bob Hill from original Winton glass negative owned by John Saunders."
Naval seaplane number 113, Radley England Mk II, Shoreham-by-Sea. Close view of a bi-plane landed on mudflats on the beach, showing struts, wings, tailfin with number 113, small cockpit with propellor behind, floats. Houses in background and power station in distance on left. Reprinted by Bob Hill from original Winton glass negative owned by John Saunders.
Aerodrome Madge Williams (left) and Cecil Pashley sit in Pashley's Farman biplane ready for a flight, possibly at Shoreham Aerodrome (later Shoreham Airport). Close view of plane showing wheels, struts, wings, small cockpit, propellor behind cockpit. Pashley and Williams wear flying helmets, he wears muffler and goggles. Plane is on flat grassy field with wooden fence and trees in background. Reprinted by Bob Hill from original Winton glass negative owned by John Saunders.
Aerodrome Fatal plane crash SAhoreham June 29th
Norfolk Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea. Western end of High Street, looking west. Cart and horse. Lion and horse statues on the top of the central supporting arches. Toll keeper is on front right with a boy by the toll booth. Cast iron lamps on the bridge. Telegraph pole. The bridge was replaced in the 1922.