Marlipins Gallery 7, 8 and 9

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 marlipins@sussexpast.co.uk

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Lancing College

Lancing College viewed from the south

Lancing College

Lancing College Chapel

Lancing College interior

Lancing College Chapel crypt

Lancing College Chapel interior

Lancing College interior

Lancing College & Chapel

Lancing College

Lancing College from Mill Hill looking west

Lancing College

Lancing College and Chapel

Lancing College playing field. At the time of this photo the playing field was situated below the College on the Coombes Road (Marlipins index has this incorrectly noted as the Oxen Fields at Shoreham)

Lancing College aerial photo

Lancing College from the air

Gibbs House, Lancing College

Upper Quad, Lancing College

Kingston Lighthouse (Built 1846), near Shoreham-by-Sea. Stone structure. Lower Brighton Road at Shoreham Harbour. View looking east. Houses on the left. Horse and cart. River Adur on the right. Photo number 72466 JV

Manor House, Kingston, near Shoreham-by-Sea. On the corner of St Julian's Lane and Kingston Lane. Flint facade with tile roofing. Tall chimneys. General Corringe lived there in the 1920s. Later became Caius College, then Shoreham Grammar School, then Shoreham College. Comedian Max Miller (Thomas Sargent), lived at Ashcroft in Kingston Lane in the 1940s.

St Julian's Parish Church, Kingston, view from south west across churchyard with gravestone to nave in foreground, south entrance in centre, tower partially visible in background.

St Julian's Parish Church and Rectory, Kingston, view looking west from Kingston Lane with Church in left background, rectory on right, man standing with horse-drawn cart in front of street light/lamp post.

Southwick church

Lock wall under repair, Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. Close view of the first lock (now the Dry Dock) after part of the north wall collapsed 16 April 1907. Workmen stand on the rubble and on a boat in the dock, onlookers on quayside, masts of sailing ship visible above lock gates in background, boat in foreground.

Shoreham Harbour, Southwick, looking east towards lock from North side of Southwick Beach. Part of pebble beach and water in foreground, Courtney & Birkett Engineers & Yacht Builders building on left, rigged barge, several rigged ships and single funnel steam vessel entering lock in background.

Southwick Beach

Ward's Drug Store and Cabot's Post Office, Albion Street, Southwick in the early 1900's.

Southwick Green

King Charles Cottage, Southwick Green

Sailmaking at Southwick

The original Sussex Pad

North Lancing cottage

Hope Lodge at the south end of South Street, Lancing

Shops in Crabtree Lane, Lancing. Row of shops with awnings, shop windows on ground floor, flats on first floor. In foreground Aida" Art and Needlework. Car in road

Mystery Towers, Kingston Beach, near Shoreham-by-Sea. North face is being erected. Dredger D.W. No.23 is next to one of them. Children are paddling in the foreground on the beach. Shoreham beach in the distance.

Mystery Towers in course of construction c.1918

Work on the Mystery Towers continued round the clock.

Mystery Tower c 1918

Mystery Towers, Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. Two great naval towers in the course of construction at the Harbour entrance. Cranes.

Mystery Tower in the distance, lorry backing in to garage at Portslade

Twin Mystery Towers, Kingston Beach, near Shoreham-by-Sea. One tower is completed and ready to sail with flags flying. Second tower is under construction. One of the two towers was later re-named the Nab Tower and towed to the Solent to replace a lightship off the Isle of Wight. Man and boy are on the shore. c.1919

Mystery Towers at Kingston, near Shoreham-by-Sea. Two towers are on the River Adur. View from the south. One is decorated with flags. Builders huts are in front of them. Lighthouse in the distance. c.1920

One of the Mystery Towers being towed out of the harbour to the Solent to become the Nab Tower

Entrance to Shoreham Harbour, Southwick. Two Mystery Towers in the distance. River Adur. Houses in the background. Steam paddle ship in the foreground, possibly the 'Stella'. c.1920

Kingston Lighthouse (Built 1846) and Naval 'Mystery' Towers, near Shoreham-by-Sea. North side of Kingston lighthouse with the 'Mystery' Towers. Stone structure.c1920

the first Mystery Tower on its way to the Solent c.1920

The first Mystery Tower on its way to the Solent. c.1920

Mystery Tower leaving the harbour c.1920

Ships towing the Mystery Tower out of the harbour c.1920

Mystery Tower leaves Shoreham for the Solent c.1920

The first Mystery Tower as it is towed through the sea to the Solent c.1920

Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north towards railway crossing with raised barrier visible in distance. Shops on right side of road, some with awnings, including from right: G. Hart florist and seedsman, Channel Laundry, A. Street Luncheons and Teas. Man wearing suit, hat and tie crosses street, woman wearing long skirt and hat on pavement. 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.

The remaining Mystery Tower at Shoreham being demolished c.1920

Model Mystery Tower

Southland's Hospital, A, B, C and D wards viewed from SE.

Southland's Hospital, school of nursing and nurses accommodation

East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking south to River Adur and the beach. Boots chemists and Findlater wine and spirits shops are on the right. Cars parked on the right near the shop awning. Woman walking down the street. Pride Opticians on the left. Buildings with tile roofing. Zebra crossing in the distance. c.1950

East Street looking north c.1950

Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea,c.1906 looking north towards railway crossing and signal box in distance. Houses on right side of road, several converted into shops with shop windows on ground floor. Shop on right is F. Mederson ironmongers. High wall on left probably bordering garden of St Mary's House in St Mary's Road. Shops and the post office were later built on the left side of the road. Children on pavement including girl wearing pinafore. Postcard postmarked 09 August 1907 and sent from Tunbridge Wells to Gunner R. S.? Barnes, No. 9 Company, 1st Sussex Regiment, Newhaven, signed H. Barnes.

Brunswick Road looking north c. 1950

Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north towards Buckingham Road and South Downs visible in distance, junction with Western Road on left in middle distance. In left foreground a shop with sign All Kodak Supplies"c.1933

Brunswick Road looking north - the side of the Georgian building 'The Vinery' can be seen on the left

Victoria Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, looking north. Houses with bay windows on both sides of street, man on bicycle, handcart with dead rabbits presumably for sale, delivery man wearing overall talks to woman in front garden, cat crosses street. Postcard sent to Miss Cobby c/o Messrs Jackson & Son, Market Place, Newbury, c.1900

South Down School, Southdown Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. View across pavement and low garden wall to school at centre of a row of three houses with bay sash windows. Gateposts inscribed Southdown School". House at left has name "Ferndale" on gatepost and "House to Let" sign in window. Title of postcard is "South Down School c.1920

Looking east at the entrance to the cemetery at Mill Lane

Three ivy-clad cottages at the junction of Southdown road and Mill Lane, two people standing outside the houses, a broken fence across the road, terraced houses and a street lamp in the background. The cottages are now known as 'Trinity Cottages' and have been renovated with dormer windows added. Reproduction of an original photograph. c.1905

Southdown Road in the Snow, Shoreham-by-Sea. Northern end. Three cottages, known as Trinity Cottages, are on the right at the junction of Victoria Road and Mill Lane. Lamp post on the left. The Meads is fenced on the left. Flint wall on the right is now demolished. c.1881

Kissing Gate near the junction of Victoria Road with Mill Lane

The island of trees at the junction of Buckingham Road with Upper Shoreham Road

Thatched cottages in The Street, Old Shoreham viewed from north with a man in a cap seated on a grassy bank bordering the path and three figures in the distance. The cottages are now called 'Hunter's Moon' and previously 'Elm Tree Cottage'. Coloured photographic postcard, with the name Michael Norman" printed on the back."

Post Office, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-by-Sea. Post office is on the left in a thatched cottage in Connaught Avenue.

Post Office, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-by-Sea. Old Shoreham post office in the lower part of The Street"

Postwomen in Uniform, Shoreham-by-Sea. Five postwomen in uniform with hats, employed by the General Post Office during the First World War. Mrs C.D. Page is standing in the centre. Each woman has a number on her jacket lapels, GPO 133, GPO 14, GPO131, GPO130 and GPO 132.

Composite card showing the Toll Bridge and Mill Hill windmill; the Railway Bridge at Ropetackle; the Suspension Bridge with two barges moored nearby

Toll Bridge, Shoreham-by-Sea. North side of the wooden bridge (built 1782) over the River Adur. Norman church, St. Nicolas, is on the left. Other buildings are next to the church.

River Adur and Kingston Beach, near Shoreham-by-Sea. View from south bank with River Adur in foreground, three-masted barque moored on north bank at Railway Wharf, buildings along shoreline including lifeboat house, brewery and houses. South Downs on skyline. Old watchtower building at east end.

St Mary's House, Shoreham-by-Sea, in St Mary's Road facing East Street. Front view of the house taken from the street across low stone wall and garden, house partly obscured by trees. 18th century building with single-pane sash windows, portico overhung with climbing plant.

Bomb wreckage, Park Lane, Southwick

Removing defused bomb from Southwick church

Despite the photo caption the photo actually shows the wall in background is Southwick Station NOT Shoreham

Eight Company First Sussex Royal Artillery. Men in uniform standing with a trophy in front of tents 1897.

Beagle Aircraft

Bonnet sculpture from a Dolphin motor car built by Ricardo's Two Stroke Motor Company

Triumph Motor Cycle with Ricardo Designed Engine, Lancing. Bulb horn. Reg No: BK9291. Restored at Ricardo Consulting Engineers, Bridge Works.

Two Stroke Motor Company, Old Shipyard, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Motor cars under construction. Tyres. Man working in the background at the anvil.

'Dolphin' Motor Car, Shoreham-by-Sea. Lloyd & Plaister's Dolphin 'Vox' Car. Fitted with the Ricardo two stroke engine.

Ricardo Twin Cylinder Two Stroke 'Dolphin' Engine, Shoreham-by-Sea. For 'Vox' car.

Thought to be at the Dolphin Soap Works in Dolphin Road.

Dolphin Soap Works, near Shoreham-by-Sea. Men in factory and standing next to large wooden barrels with lids and filled with liquid. They are wearing hats. Some are holding shovels.

Interior of Dolphin Soap Works, near Shoreham-by-Sea. Men working with shovels, transferring liquid soap into giant moulds for hardening and cooling. The soap works moved in 1895 from Eastern Road, Brighton, to Dolphin Road, Kingston, near Shoreham.

Interior of Dolphin Soap Works, near Shoreham-by-Sea. Men in J. Evershed & Sons soap works, operating the machines for cutting soap. The soap works moved in 1895 from Eastern Road, Brighton, to Dolphin Road, Kingston, near Shoreham.

Dolphin Soap Works, near Shoreham-by-Sea. Woman and a boy stacking bars of soap. Wooden packing boxes on the left marked with J. Evershed & Son, Soap Makers, Brighton. They are cutting soap into tablets using a hand operated machine. The soap works moved in 1895 from Eastern Road, Brighton, to Dolphin Road, Kingston, near Shoreham.

Dolphin Soap Works Van in Brighton. 1920s van with artillery wheels. J. Evershed & Son is marked on the side. The soap works moved in 1895 from Eastern Road, Brighton, to Dolphin Road, Kingston, near Shoreham. It closed in 1974.

Thought to be blueprint for the original Dolphin Soap Works

Horse-drawn tram, Brighton Road, Kingston. Open-topped double-decker horse-drawn tram on Brighton Road near Kingston Beach lighthouse. Driver behind horses, conductor stands alongside wearing cap, suit, tie and with shoulder-bag. Open staircase leading to top deck, two women sit on top at front. Houses on left, open-topped double-decker motor bus in background.

Workmen unload part of a consignment of about 250 tons of British Columbian pine planks from flatbed rail trucks in 1933. The timber was supplied to Shoreham and Lancing Sea Defence Commissioners for sea defence works.

Fire at White & Co. Timber Merchants, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea in 1933. Structure demolished by fire. Firemen in uniform are hosing down the smoldering ruin and men standing around.

Fire at White & Co. Timber Merchants, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea 1933. Structure demolished by fire. Firemen in uniform are hosing down the smoldering ruin and men standing around.

Fire at White & Co. Timber Merchants, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea in 1993. Structure demolished by fire. Firemen in uniform are hosing down the smoldering ruin and men standing around.

Crown and Anchor Quoits Club, Shoreham-by-Sea. Group photograph of 24 men wearing suits and hats. Quoits box set in the foreground. c.1905

Bungalow Town beach

Marlipins Museum interior 1920's

Shoreham aeronaut Oscar Morison at Shoreham airfield

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."

Crashed Messerschmitt, near New Salts Farm, Shoreham-by-Sea. ME109 (Work No.5068) plane was shot down on the morning of Tuesday, 13 August 1940. Men in civilian clothes and military uniform are standing behind the plane. The pilot was Oberleutnant Paul Temme. The plane was shot down by Sargeant J.P. Mills of 43 Squadron, based at Tangmere.

Marlipins Museum

Bon Marche, Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Clothes and general shop opened in 1915, owned by Arthur Cottee and his wife, Connie (neeAyling). The shop window at no.32 displays underwear, hats for sale; the shop at no.30 sells toys, postcards, stationery, model yachts, pens, baskets, magazines. Lighting outside the shop. c.1915

Aylings Stores, High Street, Shoreham

Dolphin Chambers, Shoreham-by-Sea, close view of one side of building, four bay windows with multi-paned sash windows. Midland Bank Limited" in lower right window. High Street to right with Eades stores visible. Traffic sign "Slow major road ahead" and belisha beacon on pavement. Dolphin Chambers was demolished in 1938 as part of the road-widening of the High Street."

Marlipins Museum c.1920

Marlipins Museum.

Paddle steamers Mistletoe" and "Stella" at Southwick Lock Shoreham Harbour. The tugs each with single funnel each with single funnel forward mast two paddles. The Stella was built at South Shields in 1879. Three-storied wooden warehouse (Courtney and Birketts shipyard building) on right behind steamers moored rowing boat at left masted ship in background. "

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking east. Royal George Public House on the right. Abbey and Sons Empire(?) next to it. Town Hall and Methodist Chapel. Albion Brewery at the end of the High Street. Street lighting.

Brighton & Worthing motor omnibus with uniformed driver and passengers driving through flood water on the Brighton Road, near Humphrey's Gap, past Victorian houses (demolished 1950s) set back from the road behind low garden walls or fences. Reproduction of an original photograph.1911

Chalk crusher for the Cement Works at Beeding made by Holloways Engineering. Lorry is shown outside Holloways in the Brighton Road prior to its departure to the Cement Works

Opening of St. Marys church hall by the Bishop of Chichester 1912

Mystery Tower leaving Shoreham harbour under tow to become the Nam Tower in the Solent.c.1920

Five children sitting on a grassy patch in Kingston Lane, Southwick, amongst hedge rows and near wooden gates and fences. St Michael's Church in middle distance is visible through the trees. The two boys wear suits and three girls wear aprons, one girl reads to the rest of the group. Reproduction of a coloured photograph, titled A Rural Glimpse Southwick near Brighton"."c.1905

Shoreham Court (formerly the Vicarage), the Close, (off Mill Lane). Flint building with stone quoins and window dressings, large gothic-style windows, central chimney and smaller chimneys visible, with shrubbery in front.

Southdown Golf Club House opening opposite Southlands Hospital 11th April 1903. For names of the individuals in this photo see article on the Southdown Golf Club Ledger in the reference section

Crew of the 'Happy Return', Shoreham-by-Sea. Studio portrait of the conquerors in the four-oared Galley Races at the Brighton, Shoreham, Worthing, Dover, Deal and Margate Regattas in 1864. Five men pose around a table holding trophies. The two men at the back are R.B. Dell (left) and W. Mason (right). Two men seated are T. Gravett (left) and F. Griggs (right). Man sitting on the cushion on the floor is C. Jones.

Henri Brigi aircraft at Shoreham airport c.1912

The 'Happy Return' galley with its crew of (L-R): T. Gravett, R.B. Dell, W. Mason, F. Griggs and cox C. Jones on the Southwick Canal in Shoreham harbour. The men, who were a famously successful crew, wear white shirts, trousers and caps and are holding the oars, buildings on the coast in the background. Donated by Mr J.E. Dell. See also group portrait of the crew (image number: SHORM93.2166).c.1864

General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, visits Shoreham-by-Sea. Booth (centre with long white beard) in High Street, Shoreham, surrounded by crowd of men and women, most wearing hats. Bare-headed dignitaries officially welcoming Booth stand 1907

Regatta Day, Buckingham Park, Shoreham-by-Sea. Men in fancy dress outside the park's pavillion. Two men are holding a banner saying 'Simonds' (for Simonds Brewery). Copy from an original photograph.1935

First Aid Party, Ham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. Group photograph of a first aid party, comprising 22 men in navy coloured dungarees and each with gas masks over their right shoulders. Two ambulances (one with Registration No. F57560) and a vehicle are parked behind them. Bernard Parsons, Dr Ledger and Mr Holland are included in the portrait. World War Two. 1940

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. View looking west. Methodist Chapel on the left with gothic elements. Men and women on the street. Parked cars. Kemp Town Brewery at the Royal George Hotel. Town Hall opposite it. Chemist on the right. Shop awnings. Street Lighting c.1933

Albion Street, Southwick. Street decorated with flags in aid of the War Fund. House on the left is decorated with portraits of Queen Victoria. Crowd of men, women and children. Shops with awnings. Terraced houses. Double decker tram (open top) with passengers. Man with mule carrying a child. Horse and cart for London Stores on the right. Advert for Borwick's baking powder.

Coronation Day of Edward VII, Southwick Green, Southwick. Men women and children - all wearing hats or caps - gather on the green to celebrate, general view with group of four girls in foreground, many people in circle around flagpole on the green, babies in prams, person in bathchair, large houses in background. Buildings in distance, from left: The Green Board School, headmaster's house and the National School. A signal box can be seen in the gap between the houses.

Southwick Green

Fishersgate Street in the snow. View looking east. Albion Inn and West Road Junction on the left. Buildings in distant right are the King's Head pub, then a maltings, and single storey warehouse that dates back to the building of Southwick canal in 1850s. Telegraph pole. Gas light.

Marlipins Museum interior

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Crown and Anchor Inn with men, women and children outside. Mitchells Genuine Steyning London Stout is advertised over the entrance. Image if a crown and anchor over the entrance. Street light. William Woolgar English is mentioned over the door. Poster for Theatre Royal and Opera House, Brighton, advertising Madlle Beatrice's Comedy Drama. Tile roofing and rendered walls.1880

Old Cottages, North Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Group of men and women stand in front of a large flint cottage with large brick chimney. This later became the site of the Roman Catholic School, and later still the site of the Roman Catholic church of St Peter's.

Robert Page's stable and horse-drawn vehicles, Shoreham-by-Sea. View from street towards front of stable at west end of High Street, Norfolk House with name-board above door on the right. Covered horse-drawn wagon on left with sign on canvas Robert Page Brighton Shoreham luggage & parcel express". Small horse-drawn carriage with top down on right another leaving the yard. Drivers wearing top hats or bowlers man (possibly blacksmith) wearing apron and carrying toolbox stands in entrance. Sign on wall "Robert Page Carrier & Contractor ombnibus & fly proprietor. Open & closed flys large & small wagonettes. Household removals. Hire carts & vans by the hour or the day". Posters advertising theatres auction Southdown Hunt Steeplechase and other events. Men women children and policeman in uniform stand around doorway on right."

Fred Woods' carts crossing the river with the old Blockhouse/Coastguard Cottages in the background

Opening of the rebuilt Norfolk Bridge 1923

Children in Fancy Dress for the Carnival, Shoreham-by-Sea. Fancy dress competition for the Water Carnival. Men and women are in the background.

European Circuit aircraft race, Shoreham stage c.1912

Gypsy Moth biplane on the concrete runway at Shoreham Airport. Side view of the plane with letters G-AADA on the side, and logo of South Coast Flying Club. Propellor, wheels, struts, wings, fuselage, tail clearly visible. Man in overalls pushing plane into position. Lancing College chapel and south downs in background.1935. 17.2.36 DH.60G Gipsy Moth G-AADA, South Coast Flying Club, Shoreham Dived in, Walberton, near Arundel Edward Myers (25) died 18.2.36 (pilot) Miss Ruby Dickerson (25) killed

Marlipins, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea. Site of the Marlipins (before it became the museum) with the black and white chequered Caen stone and flint panels facade. Window with segmental head above the wooden doors. Notice boards. Photograph taken in 1925 when it was being opened to the public to solicit contributions for its restoration.

Frederick Wood, Shoreham carter

Frederick Wood outside his house 'Riverside' in the High Street

Frederick Wood, Shoreham carter

Fire Brigade members with challenge cup at fire brigade headquarters in Parkside ?, Shoreham-by-Sea. Twelve firemen wearing brass helmets and uniforms, long double-breasted jackets with belts, some wearing medals, pose in two rows sitting and standing with the silver Challenge Cup on floor in front. Chief Officer Captain Arthur Burfoot second from left in front row wearing cap, second officer A. C. Turrell third from left front row. Other members of the brigade identified as (order unknown): Third Officer G. Stevens; Chief Engineer C. Turner; Driver W. Farley; Firemen George Turrell, G. Turner, Wm. Turrell, Cecil Reed, T. Laws, W. Bailey, A. Laker.

Men from the Royal Artillery, Shoreham-by-Sea. Group photograph of Lieutenant, Sergeant Major and Non-Commissioned Officers in uniform. Tents in background. Four men are on deck chairs.

James Walter Holloway, millwright and founder of Holloway & Sons engineers on the Brighton Road (see article 'Mills, Millers and Millwrights)

Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell in Freemasonry regalia

Back garden in John Street. Convent school and railway line in background

Surviving members of Shoreham-by-Sea lifeboat crew 1890 - 1910, posed for a group studio portrait. The Upton brothers (pictured L-R standing : Alf, Harry, Chris, seated: Fred, Jim, William) were all seamen, fishermen and oarsmen and sons of the cox James Upton known as Grand Old Man of Shoreham". Another brother was drowned bringing in a small boat."

Formal waist-up portrait of John B. Balley, son of noted shipbuilder James Britton Balley. Oval-shaped photograph, black-and white with the eyes hand-coloured in blue. Balley has full beard and moustache, wears jacket, waistcoat and tie, large-linked chain looped across waistcoat with one circular attachment and one rectangular with letter B on front.

Formal waist-up portrait of Henry Ratcliff, Master Mariner, born 1807. He is seated and holding telescope, has full side-whiskers and is wearing jacket and waistcoat with floppy tie.

Francis Suter, Shoreham lifeboatman and yacht builder

Kingston Lane looking south

Marlipins Museum opening, Shoreham-by-Sea. Left-right Mr. Litchfield, Mr. Browning, Mr. Cheal, Capt. H. R. Hooper and Mr. Salmon stand in front of the Marlipins Museum when it was reopened after refurbishment 25 April 1928. Close waist-up view of the five men all wearing hats, suits and ties.

Shoreham Football Team (?), Shoreham-by-Sea. 15 men in various attire including long shorts, breeches, long socks, and laced boots. Three are wearing overscoats. Hats. Scarfs.

Lancing College