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Ghosts
A project carried out in 2010 combining the ghosts of buildings and people from original photographs within their current day surroundings to help provide an appreciation of Shoreham’s past.
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Shoreham House, John Street This circa 1916 photo outside William Winton junior’s house shows it then to have been clad in ivy. Bill Winton made part of his house available to the army either as a recruitment point or for somewhere to relax for soldiers from the camp north of Shoreham whilst in town
East Street Looking North Today’s scene ghosts into Chantry House when it was a doctor’s surgery during the late 19th century. The group of women around the pram are likely to have been stage managed by the photographer William Winton and probably include members of his family.
The Beehive Inn, North Street The early 20th century breaks through the walls of the Beehive to reveal the pub’s old lettering. Harriett Rickard, the septegenarian landlady appears in the doorway to purchase provisions from a passing vendor. In fact the photo was again set up by the photographer William Winton before the pub fell victim to the mass closures enforced by the council of half of all Shoreham’s pubs due to the excessive drinking problem in the town.
The Old Cottage, North Street One of the oldest cottages in Shoreham that once stood next to the Beehive and was demolished to make way for the Roman Catholic school in turn replaced by today’s church. Click on the photo to enlarge it and look particularly at the man leaning against the wall and his partner – they both have guns, probably hunting guns, which lends an air of the wild west and lawlessness to the photo.
Hebe Hotel, Hebe Road Now part of a block of flats the Hebe Hotel once provided rest and refreshment for visitors to the nearby Swiss Gardens. The 1890’s landlord John Starcombe, his wife and son stand at the door of the original entrance.
High Street looking west Pictured from the junction with East Street, the addition of the 1920’s photo shows just how narrow this part of the High Street once was.
High Street Looking East With the Church Street junction on the left and the car disappearing into the past, the old Dolphin Buildings on the right have now been replaced by Coronation Green.
High Street 1897 Crowds in the High Street celebrate Queen Victoria’s 1897 diamond jubilee as today’s pedestrian passes by them.
Marlipins Museum, High Street Lady Harmsworth and Capt. H.R. Hooper relive the opening of the museum after refurbishment in 1928
High Street Fred Wood, town carter, stands by the gate of his house – the last surviving front garden in the High Street
High Street Procession 1911 The 1911 procession to celebrate the coronation of King George V marches past the parked cars in the High Street
Winton’s 1890’s High Street shop This late 19th century photo shows William Winton in his delivery cart surrounded by his newspaper boys. His newsagent’s shop in the High Street once covered the entire premises now split into two – a beauticians and a jewellers.
Footbridge Opening 1921 The 1921 pennants flap in the breeze as crowds attend the opening of the footbridge with modern East Steet in the background
Footbridge and Dolphin Hotel A composite of three photos showing the hotel, work and boat sheds, and the original toll booth blended into the footbridge (as it was in 2010) and Pacific Court on the other side of the river.
Dolphin Hotel Demolition On the High Street near the junction with East Street the ghost (Dolphin Hotel) is already a ghost when pictured here shortly before demolition in the late 1930’s.
Demolition of Dolphin Buildings, High Street With the Dolphin Hotel and Dolphin Chambers already toppled and rubble where Coronation Green is now, only the old brewery chimney and buildings alongside it remain to be demolished.
Crown & Anchor, High Street Modern day Crown & Anchor ghosts into it’s 1880’s past at a time when it looked more in keeping with it’s ancient origins.
Reed’s Store in the High Street Late in the 19th century Reed’s Stores, next to the Crown & Anchor, burned down. Spencer Reed and his wife are seen here in happier times from a photo ghosted into the burned building. Click on the image to enlarge it and look into the front, right door to see the surviving fireplace and through the window next to it the massive ceiling beam that also survived.
Star Inn In the 18th century the Star Inn on the corner of Church Street with the High Street was the once town’s main coaching inn and had stables stretching to East Street from the main building. The early 1900’s photo here was taken shortly after a face lift which, sadly, hides for ever its earlier heritage.
Town and Riverside The footbridge disappears into oblivion and the newly built, newly rigged Osman Pasha awaits launching from Shoreham’s last shipyard on the 1870’s riverside.
The Last Shipyard At the end of East Street next to today’s footbridge was the last working shipyard in Shoreham. This is the opposite view to the previous picture. Dyer & Son were using this shipyard during the 1870’s building ships of this size, the ‘Osman Pasha’ being the last, before it was taken over by Henry Stow and Sons then the Sussex Yacht Club
Church Street Outside the Winton family house in Church Street Reg Eley, husband of Myrtle Winton, sits on one of his Singer motorcycles a few years prior to the First World War.
Church Street 1910 Men of the Shoreham Section of the 3rd Sussex Battery Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery re-enact their homage to King Edward V11’s funeral on 20th May 1910
Star Cinema 1920 Now the Co-op goods delivery entrance the building was once a chapel and then a cinema. William Winton, who lived in the house next door also ran the cinema and often took moving pictures of which this is a ‘still’ from one reel.
Brunswick Road Looking North Houses on the left were still residential with small front gardens in the old photo and the present day restaurant in the centre is little changed from the Burrells Hotel it once was.
Brunswick Road Looking South A couple (middle distance, right) emerge from the somewhat neater looking Brunswick Road of 100 years ago.
Patchings Shop, High Street/West Street Corner James Patching’s hardware shop and delivery van. His horse had the rather unimaginative name of ‘Dobbin’ and was stabled in the old ropemaker’s hemp store on the corner of West Street with North Street.
East Street looking south A photo that illustrates just how much history has been lost to the town. The Collegiate School building is no more, the ancient medieval saddlery (the gable end building) was demolished in favour of Luckings outfitters, and the Dolphin Hotel in the distance disappeared during the 1930’s road widening of the High Street – only the Ferry Inn remains.
Charabanc in East Street When searching for locations of the old photos it was thought this image may have been taken in the High Street but the Shoreham Pharmacy turned out to have been in East Street
St.Mary’s from East Street Today’s cars pass by the 1950’s church – the old cars parked by the memorial would command high prices to collectors now.
Town Hall/Royal George, High Street The ghost of the Royal George pub looks back from the past at the old town hall, now a restaurant. A new extendable ladder on wheels is being demonstrated to a fireman and onlookers – the fire station was down the access road on the left in the side of the town hall.
Western Road Methodist Church The early 1900’s Western Road church ghosts into the blue washed building of today.
Shoreham Grammar School, Pond Road
Norfolk Bridge The first Norfolk Bridge against the backdrop of modern Ropetackle and Shoreham High Street.
Swiss Gardens Entrance, Victoria Road The main entrance to the Gardens stood along Victoria Road opposite Hebe Road at the junction with Swiss Gardens – the school is on the right.
Swiss Gardens Old Shoreham Road Entrance The second entrance to the Gardens shown here in the 1920’s when it was part of the Swiss Cottage pub. Looking in pristine condition then it must have been recently refurbished. Since then it became neglected and later demolished as unsafe.
John Street Local legend has it that the protruding end of these houses in John Street was built when smuggling was common to provide the occupants watching out for Excise Men with a clear view down the street. Even if that is true the late 19th century occupants shown here were more upright members of Shoreham society.
Royal Sovereign, Middle Street The diminutive figure of 1920’s landlord Harry Bish looks out from beneath the old pub sign. The centre door and porch has since been replaced with a window.
Trinity Cottages, Southdown Road The cottages were used as a barracks for a few years by officers of the 1st Regiment of the King’s Dragoon Guards during the Napoleonic Wars when fears of a French invasion was rife. More usually they have accommodated agricultural workers and their families who worked on the surrounding land that was still fields and open countryside until well into the 20th century.
Southdown Road Looking South The end of Trinity Cottages are on the left and this view down Southdown Road has not altered much except that the newly planted street trees then are now much larger as the modern picture shows.
Southdown Nurseries, Southdown Road Near the bottom of Southdown Road where the St.Pauls apartments are now the Peake family ran Southdown Nursery and Dairy. Charles Peake and his wife stand out in the snow whilst another member of the family looks out of the top, right window.
Wesleyan Chapel, New Road The Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1829 and later used by the Salvation Army. Shown here nearer the time of it’s demolition with one window already broken.
Athol House, New Road/Tarmount Lane In between New Road and Tarmount Lane where the Swanborough Court apartments are now once stood Athol House. Originally built for the owner of the Derby winner ‘Blair Athol’ it reappears here during a 1904 party held by the then owner Major. T.B. Gates, one of Shoreham’s largest shipowners.
Lifeboat at Surrey Street The lifeboat William Restell II where New Road meets Surrey Street circa 1905.
Ham Road School and Horse Drawn Tram c.1900
Church of the Good Shepherd, Shoreham Beach The church itself is still much as it was in the 1920’s before the Beach was cleared of most of it’s other buildings during WW2 – pebbles on the roads must have made it difficult to walk on.
Bungalows on the Beach, Kings Walk La Vague, Mona and Villa Lido were named bungalows that stood on the pebbles of the beach itself where King’s Walk is now – in the distance the distinctive roof of today’s Atlantic Court can be seen
Rhodesia Bungalow, West Beach Road , Shoreham Beach Probably the best known and most photographed of all the old bungalows is ‘Rhodesia’ which stood on what is now West Beach Road just west of the church seen here in the distance. Burnt down in 1923 it was replaced with a much smaller, mundane looking bungalow that was named ‘Castledene’ in memory of its predecessor. The story of Rhodesia can be seen in the article:-http://www.shorehambysea.com/rhodesia-special-bungalow/
Blockhouse, Shoreham Beach By the Ferry Road entrance to the beach there once stood a terrace of houses originally built to house officers and their families during the anti smuggling blockade days shortly after the Napoleonic Wars. Demolished in the 1920’s.
Frampton Farm, Old Shoreham The area of the old stables of the farm are now occupied by these houses in St.Nicolas Lane.
Slater’s Cottage, Connaught Avenue, Old Shoreham When Connaught Avenue was just a cinder track this old thatched cottage stood on the north-east corner of the Avenue with Colvill Avenue. Demolished in the 1930’s.
Red Lion & Amsterdam, Old Shoreham Constant traffic is now a regular feature of what was once a tranquil part of Old Shoreham.
Beeding/Bramber Bridge A walker and his dog from the present approach the locals of the early 1900’s – then a popular venue where boats could be hired.
The Street, Bramber Bramber has been much less touched than Shoreham by the devastating demolition policies of past councils. Of the buildings on the right, only the wooden barn nearest the camera has been replaced but with a dwelling very similar in appearance to the barn.
Bramber Castle A small fair with swings and side-stalls was once a regular attraction in the castle grounds. The woman and her dog look round at the victorian ghost girl running excitedly towards her father and brother sitting by the ruined tower.
Kingston Lane, Southwick The entrance to New Field once stood at the modern day entrance to Old Rectory Gardens. A place then surrounded by fields with St.Michael’s just visible in the distance where once a Southwick girl knelt down to read a story to her young charges.
Golden Sands, Lancing A WW2 sentry and friend at the entrance to Golden Sands caravan park.
Bristol Box Kite, Shoreham Airport Using this old postcard and aligning the bridge in it to the bridge in the modern photo we can see exactly where this aircraft was standing over 100 years ago. They say each picture tells its own story and this one tells us that the main flying activity then was always in the south-east corner of the airfield. Oscar Morison is the pilot, dressed as if for a stroll down the High Street. Oscar was one of Shoreham’s pioneer aviators and later married a Shoreham girl. Frank Rowe, a Shoreham photographer, newsagent and postcard manufacturer, is on the right with his wife. When WW1 broke out Frank joined the Royal Flying Corps as a photographer in reconnaissance aircraft. He suffered injury when his aircraft was enveloped by a mustard gas cloud during one flight which was ultimately responsible for his death a few years later.
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Paintings
A collection of historic 19th and 20th century paintings of Shoreham many of which are still held by local collectors. Views are revealed that inspired the artists then as well as a taste of things as they once were.
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Believed to be the work of George Cattermole (1800 – 1868) a member of the Royal Watercolour Society who later moved on to oils as his medium. He was awarded a first class gold medal at the Paris Exhibtion in 1855 as well as enjoying professional honours in Amsterdam and Belgium.
Most of his work was illustrating for publications such as ‘The Waverley Novels’ and others. A good friend of Charles Dickens he collaborated on illustrations for ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’ and ‘Barnaby Rudge.’
This particular painting, a watercolour, was drawn on or near the then four year old suspension bridge. It is of particular interest to local historians as it is probably one of the most distinct and architecturally accurate illustrations of Shoreham buildings of the period and clearly reflects Cattermole’s earlier training as an architectural and topographical draughtsman.
(Descriptions have been added to show buildings of particular interest)
This watercolour was painted by John Wright Oakes, ARA (1820 p-1887) a Liverpool landscape artist who began exhibiting his work in 1839 and continued on to the Royal Academy from 1848 to 1888. His paintings are naturalistic although he often attempted Turneresque effects of light and sky.
St.Nicolas church and the Toll Bridge are prominent in this painting and beneath the former can just be seen part of the Red Lion Inn and the toll keeper’s cottage. To the left are the trees and fields where the edge of the airfield is now and the banks on both sides of the river appear to be in their more natural state before the earth ‘walls’ of later years were thrown up to protect the surrounding land from flooding. To the right are cottages that no longer exist and, even allowing for artistic licence, the bridge itself is showing its original type of 18th century construction.
With a little difficulty it is just possible to make out the windmill on Mill Hill. Unfortunately for purists, Oakes has applied a Turneresque influence to this that gives it an almost ethereal look but leaves it indistinct and easily missed by the viewer.
Alfred Bennett (fl. 1861 – 1916) was a landscape painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Society of British Artists. He lived in London but later moved to Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
As it’s title suggests this picture looks from the River Adur’s south bank where the ferry once plied northwards towards the town (the ferry’s route normally took passengers from this point diagonally across towards the left side of the ship on the stocks to the opposite bank at the bottom of East Street). The ship is probably not a new vessel as the last to be built at Shoreham was the Osman Pasha by Dyer & Son in 1878, nine years before the painting so was probably being repaired or overhauled. The timbered wharf seen immediately opposite was then Dyer’s shipyard but is now the Sussex Yacht Club site. From the right side of the moored ship across the front of the church are the backs of the buildings in East Street and just under the extreme right of the church can be seen the top half of the National School which now houses St.Mary’s Church Hall. Through the gap in the timbered wharf are the easternmost of four coastguard cottages that once stood in the area now occupied by a garage and in the far distance the Mill Hill windmill can just be made out.
Artist Frederick James Aldridge (1849 – 1933) needs little introduction to those interested in Shoreham’s local art. He was a marine artist, chiefly in watercolour and exhibited at the principal London galleries from 1880 onwards. He lived in Worthing for many years and was associated with the firm of fine art dealers ‘Aldridges’ of Worthing.
The painting shows a sailing barge on the left, probably laden with shingle dredged from the harbour bar proceeding upstream. A little further on in mid stream is an oyster ketch and on the extreme right is moored a top-sail schooner engaged in the coastal trade. The townscape includes the well known landmark of the brewery chimney at the western end of what is now Coronation Green and, of course, St.Mary’s church.
These two charming scenes were painted by local artist Richard Steers during the 1960’s/70’s. By his own admission some of the buildings shown are not totally accurate in scale but without doubt they provide a wonderful flavour of how the town looked then.
His full name was Brooking Alfred Wrankmore Harrison (he was descended from the Wrankmore and Butler families of Shoreham) and lived in Shoreham for many years. He painted many Sussex scenes and exhibited his work at the R.B.A. in London, Brighton Art Club and Society of Sussex Artists. Some 200 of his paintings survived him and many still remain in Shoreham.
From an artistic point of view the townscape sits low down in the painting beneath a large expanse of featureless sky – yet for all that the picture overall provides a striking and pleasing effect. Have not been able to find out much about the artist, Louis S.M.Prince, other than he was an associate of the Royal College of Art and a staff inspector (whatever that was) for the London College of Communications. I notice that his paintings are still selling here and in America – perhaps someone knows more of him?
Tony Cook attended Worthing Art College in his youth and soon started to develop his own style of painting in muted colours and fine brushwork, gaining inspiration from the beach and harbour at Shoreham-by-Sea. In the 1950s he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools, where he studied under Carel Weight and Ruskin Spear. His work was chosen by Jack Beddington for his 1957 volume entitled Young Artists of Promise. During this time he started exhibiting at the Trafford Gallery, London and the Royal Academy. His style may have come from his colour blindness as he painted mostly in blues and greens, he felt very uncomfortable painting in red. His paintings are all in very muted tones.
Cook retained his strong local connections in Shoreham and during the 1960s lived on a Thames barge called ‘Primrose’ on the River Adur, combining teaching at Worthing Art College with his oil and watercolour painting. He later moved to Eastbourne where he did many paintings of Eastbourne and Hastings. During the 1980s he travelled abroad exhibiting in galleries in Holland and South Africa. In 1996 he was invited to be Artist in Residence at Henley-on-Thames. His work is represented in Batley, Leicester, Nottingham, Preston and Worthing art galleries.Throughout his life he maintained a strong love of the sea and fishing boats which is reflected in the fine watercolours he painted in the last years of his life
(From Sussex Life 23rd December 2010)
NB The two windmills in the middle distance must be the Copperas Gap mill (c.1790’s – 1870) and Fishersgate cement mill (c. 1842 – 1890’s) – one at the north end of Mill Road and the other in Mill Field Lane that became George Street. Compare this with Budgen’s 1797 map that shows the Coppera Gap mill with the Southwick and Old Shoreham (Mill Hill) mills. The mill in the far distance is probably at Southwick. The one at Old Shoreham sat far higher up on the hill wheras Southwick mill was on rising ground as seems to be the mill in the painting. There is a smoking brick kiln just before the windmills – an industry that was carried out elsewhere in Portslade particularly at the field that became Victoria recreation ground. The buildings on the far right are thought to be Red House Farm that stood between Boundary (or Station) Road and Gordon Road. The artist looks to have been at a point between today’s Boundary Road and Hove lagoon. (R.Bateman)
The view is looking south from the hill above Hangleton Manor which can be seen in the near distance. It would seem the artist worked from a point near Hangleton Green, just below St. Helen’s church. Use the magnified image to fully enjoy the quality of this painting. Notice also the far, middle distance where the southern part of Portslade including Aldrington can be seen with the spire of St.Leonards on the left and the Copperas Gap windmill on the right. A blissfully rural scene in 1904 that is now completely covered by housing.
Little is known of the artist Sidney Goodwin but if current research brings any information to light it will be included here. Dimensions 43″ x 31″ approx. Photograph copyright Paul Everest.
Now part of a popular walk and a view that can still be enjoyed this painting was completed only a few years before the mill was demolished in 1907 – if you look closely even in 1902 the sails of the mill are fairly dilapidated. The chalk quarry can be seen to the front of the mill and the towers of Old and New Shoreham churches are visible as is the old suspension bridge. Painted by Sidney Pike who exhibited his paintings from 1880 to 1907 – we are having difficulty trying to discover more about the artist and if anyone has any information we would be grateful to know of it.
R. H. Nibbs (1816–1893) was an English painter and book illustrator who specialised in marine art, born in Brighton, Sussex and educated at a school in Worthing (run by the father of watercolourist Henry Tidey). He lived in Brighton throughout his life. Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra. However, a lifelong love of art combined with a natural talent for detailed observation led him to become a self-taught painter – in both oils and watercolour – particularly of marine subjects. In 1840 a substantial inheritance allowed him to devote himself full-time to art.
His marine art depicts scenes mainly off the coast of his native Sussex, France and Holland – though he also drew buildings and landscapes. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other institutions. (from Wikipedia)
Harrison’s recorded year on the painting below (B85) is 1873 therefore looks to be realistic apart from perhaps his age at the time. Harrison (full name Brooking Alfred Wrankmore Harrison and descended from a long line of Shoreham families) was baptised in 1860 so this is a very early example of his work. Unless the birth year is incorrect he was only thirteen. However, his death is shown at the age of 69 in 1930 so that seems to confirm his birth year as accurate. As it happens his painting at such a young age would have been quite possible – Millaise for example. albeit a much more celebrated artist, was only nine when he won a silver medal for his work at art school and eleven when he entered the Royal Academy School of Art.
The last three large ships to be built built at Shoreham were the Mizpah 1874, Britannia 1877 and Osman Pasha 1878. As far as is known all three were built at the old shipyard not at Dyer’s new ‘patent’ slipway that seems to have only ever been used for ship repairs.
The painting doesn’t show the Methodist church in the High Street – that was built in 1879.. The Roman Catholic bell tower also doesn’t appear to be shown – that church was built, consecrated and opened in 1875. Could he have missed including them? Unlikely. His eye for detail was such that he even identified the spire that is shown in the distance of the photo of the same view.
George Hedgecock – Shoreham Shoemaker
George Hedgecock – Shoreham Shoemaker
George Hedgecock was Shoreham’s well known bootmaker in East Street during the first half of the twentieth century and one of the town’s first cycling enthusiasts in the 1880’s. This collection of family photos is kindly donated by Jan Townsend, the granddaughter of George Hedgecock. Jan has also allowed us to include the story of George’s 1912 motorcycle marathon which can be seen at http://www.shorehambysea.com/1912-shoreham-edinburgh-motorcycle-marathon/
Hedgecock Photos
GH1 – Alan Upton’s article on George Hedgecock from the Shoreham Herald 1stFebruary 2001.
GH2 – Herald article reporting 75 years at East Street 18th June 1954.
GH3 – Newspaper article 1958 on George’s exploits as a Victorian penny-farthing cyclist.
GH4 – G. Farley, Arthur Eade & George Hedgecock in Shoreham Cycling Club photo 1885.
GH5 – The original version of the 1885 photo
GH6 – In racing kit of the time. George Hedgecock’s mount was a Singer standard penny-farthing model with solid tyres. Cycling trips of over 100 miles on this heavy machine were not unusual but must have been very demanding.
GH7 – Lady Cyclist Florence Harker, 1889. Daughter of George Frederick Harker the proprietor of Harker’s Ironmonger’s Stores. Shop owners were well known to each other and, of course, cycling colleagues were too. Later photos show that the Harker’s were friends of the Hedgecocks and Eades.
GH8 – Mary Enid Hedgecock. George’s sister assisted him initially in the shoeshop and later married Bill Winton, the Shoreham photographer and postcard manufacturer (see article on William Edward Winton) (photos Winton Collection.
GH9 – Eade’s Bakery in East Street circa 1900. George Hedgecock’s shop is on the left.
GH10 – Eade’s Stores in the High Street just round the corner from East Street. Caroline Stillaway worked here for a while and soon caught George’s eye. (photo Sussex Archaeological Society)
GH11 – The wedding of George Albion Hedgecock and Caroline H. Stillaway 1897. George and his new wife are seated and behind them, left to right, are his sister Mary Hedgecock , best man Arthur Eade, brother William Hedgecock and sister in law Hetty Lilian Stillaway. (photo Winton Collection)
GH12 – Lilian (b.1901), daughter and first child of George and Caroline. Their second child was George Arthur (b.1903, for some unknown reason he became known as Tim by his family) – the youngest was Reginald (b.1906).
GH13 – Shoreham Motorcycle Club circa 1912. Club members and their mounts in Church Street shortly before setting off on an outing. George Hedgecock is on the second motorcycle from the left; Myrtle Eley (b.1885 nee Winton) is on her Singer Moto Vito (second from the right); Reg Eley, her husband, is on the extreme right seated on a Singer 6 and sister in law Daisy Winton (b.1882) is riding on the pillion behind him.
GH14 – Friends of the Church Gathering circa 1915. Thought to be in the garden of 2, Southdown Road, the home of the Rev.William Stephen.Andrews M.A. Rev. Andrews was the vicar of St.Mary’s about the 1911 to 1915 period. Perhaps this is the occasion of h is retirement? George Hedgecock is standing at the back wearing a white, wide brimmed hat. Caroline is the fourth person to the right from him.
GH15 – St.Monica’s School, East Meadway, Bungalow Town circa 1914. The reverse of this photo has noted on it “School held at 5, Gordon Road” but the photo shows Mrs.Baker who used her bungalow “La Margeurite” to run a school. Lilian Hedgecock is thought to be standing on the extreme left and Jessie Winton sitting on the ground, second from the left. There is no recollection in the family of Lilian attending this school which would have had to be reached using the ferry. Perhaps Gordon Road was a later school.
GH16 – Another Garden Photo. Members of the Eade and Hedgecock families are included. George Hedgecock is standing on the extreme left, Arthur Eade is in front of him and Caroline is seated on the right with her daughter Lilian. The identity of the striking looking woman in the centre with what seems to be her two daughters either side of her is not known.
GH17 – York Lodge, Southdown Road 1910. York Lodge was the home of the Eade family and next door at ‘The Elms’ was George Frederick Harker who had inherited his father’s ironmonger’s business in the High Street. Arthur Eade and George Hedgecock had known each other since their cycling days – Florence Harker, George Harker’s daughter, was one of Shoreham’s earliest lady cyclists and may well be in this picture. George Hedgecock is seated on the right with his wife, Caroline, behind him. Arthur Eade is next to George. Seated third from the left is thought to be George Harker – Lilian Hedgecock is sitting at the front with her brothers Tim (next to her) and Reg on the right.
GH18 – George Hedgecock and his family shortly after his marathon motorcycle journey to Edinburgh and back in 1912 . It is not clear if the motorcycle in this photo is a Singer machine but the sidecar is now metal bodied rather than the wicker-work one used on the trip. The surroundings appear to be in Buckingham Road and the children look as if they are holding new bicycles – perhaps the price George had to pay for his two weeks absence from the family! (see ‘The 1912 Shoreham/Edinburgh Motorcycle Marathon” on the Shorehambysea.com website and at the West Sussex Library Services) (photo Winton Collection).
GH19 – Hedgecocks in Bungalow Town. An image from the Winton collection but showing Tim, left,and Reginald third from left. GH20 – Reg, George, Lilian, Caroline and Tim Hedgecock circa 1920. (photo Winton Collection)
GH21 – A snapshot in Western Road. George Hedgecock with his wife Caroline seated behind him and probably his sister Susanna Bessie Hedgecock in the sidecar.
GH22 – Tim Hedgecock and his mother on George’s motorcycle.
GH23 – Wedding of Tim Hedgecock to Joan Large 1930. Standing, left to right George Hedgecock, Reg Hedgecock, unknown, bride’s father Mr. Large. Seated Caroline Hedgecock, Tim, Joan Large, Mrs. Large. Tim and Joan were Jan Townsend’s parents and she remembers visiting their sweetshop in Brighton where they were allowed to play in the shop but were expressly forbidden to touch any sweets – ‘for children as young as us it was almost torture’ recalls Jan.
GH24 – A Walking Holiday in Cornwall. George Hedgecock was a great walker and spent many holidays doing just that. This photo shows him third from the right with what is likely to be members of the Winton and Spence families.
GH24a – The Wintons in Cornwall Geraldine Winton (nee Spence), her husband Stanley Winton and Geoff Winton with their caravan on holiday in Cornwall in 1930. The Hedgecocks accompanied them on at least one occasion (photo Jon Spence)
GH25 – A Walking holiday in Devon. The notes on the reverse also say that George’s companion was Mr. Leicester.
GH26 – The Hedgecocks near Ringwood in the New Forest. George eventually left his beloved motorcycling and purchased a car, doubtless using it to motor to Devon and Cornwall for his walking holidays with the Wintons and Spences. This particular vehicle is also to be seen with George at the wheel in W8f of the Winton collection.
GH27 – The shop at 12/14 East Street around 1900. Repairs then were gent’s boots soled and heeled 2s/9d, ladies’ 1s/9d, children’s 1s/-.
GH28 – East Street shop circa 1920. Shortly after the window front was extended.
GH29 – East Street shop decorated for the 1937 coronation of George VI.
GH30 – East Street shop front circa 1950 with the flint walls now rendered.
GH31 – East Street shop front circa 1960. Now sporting a modern entrance gate. The shop eventually closed in 1962 after 84 years of trading.
GH32 – One of Tim’s window displays circa 1960
GH33 – Another display of Tim’s that won an award from Dunlop.
GH34 – The Bus blown off the Toll Bridge on 31st December 1947.
GH35 – Retrieving the bus 1.
GH36 – Retrieving the bus 2. Joan Hedgecock, Tim’s wife, tried to catch this particular bus to travel back from Worthing but just missed it. Luckily though none of the passengers were seriously injured.
GH37 – Scene of the fire at Holloways Engineering. The works were at the riverside site just west of the Brighton Road/New Road junction (Parcel Force in recent years) but no record has yet been found of the fire. The Hedgecocks intermarried with the Holloways.
GH38 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (1). This view is thought to be of the field above Buckingham Park.
GH39 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (2). The Sussex Pad and Lancing College.
GH40 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (3). St.Nicolas church from the railway line.
GH41 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (4). The Old Shoreham Road with Hooper’s Cottages and St.Nicolas church in the distance.
GH42 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (5). Mill Lane looking north.
GH43 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (6). Trinity Cottages at Southdown Road/Mill Lane junction.
GH44 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (7). Brunswick Road looking north.
GH45 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (8). Brunswick Road looking north again but from further south.
GH46 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (9). Southdown Nursery, Southdown Road.
GH47 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (10). High Street looking west from Marlipins Museum.
GH48 – The Great Snowstorm of January 1881 (11). High Street looking across to shops.
GH49 – Victoria Road/Hebe Road junction looking south during 1897 Jubilee procession.
GH50 – St. Mary’s church looking east.
GH51 – View from St.Mary’s tower looking north-east circa 1920. A beautifully clear photo and unusual in that closer foreground shots in this direction are rare.
GH52 – View from St. Mary’s tower looking east. circa 1920. On the left a flint built house or storehouse still stands next to the Wesleyan Methodist church, a steamship lies moored in the middle distance and beyond it is the Chemical Works on the other side of the river.
GH53 – View from St. Mary’s tower looking south-east circa 1920. Another clear photo but showing Curds building contractors showrooms on the south side of New Road. Hedgecock descendants still talk of the time when this was a cinema and the corner shop (now the Galleria) was a pub.
GH54 – View from St. Mary’s tower looking south-west circa 1920. A narrow photo that loses much from what would have been included in a portrait configuration shot. Nevertheless, once again a clear photo – occupants can be seen emerging from 19 Church Street (centre, below).
GH55 – Staghounds,at Bungalow Town 1910.
GH56- Shoreham and Norfolk Bridge from the river circa 1910 (1)
GH57 – Shoreham and Norfolk Bridge from the river circa 1910 (2)
GH58 – Norfolk Suspension Bridge circa 1920. A photo used by A. A. Godfrey in later years for one of his best known paintings.
GH59 – Norfolk Suspension Bridge. Taken around 1915 the motor bus crossing the bridge is of a particularly unusual design with a body that slopes upwards from the front to back.
GH60 – Looking north-east from the bridge to the town. A photo that appears elsewhere in our records but this one shows a wider view.
GH61 – Harbour Entrance looking north-east. The angle of the ship’s masts in the middle distance, left, and others in the far distance, right, emphasizes the large tidal drop at Shoreham.
GH62 – Harbour Entrance looking north. The Kingston lighthouse is on the left and in the middle distance to the right are the houses on the Brighton Road.
Ship Arrivals & Departures 1837-1842.
A selection of newspaper cuttings providing five year example of ship movements in and out of Shoreham port during the 19th century. The ship’s name is followed by the surname of the captain then the port sailed from or to. From early 1840 the cargo carried is also given.
The British Library Newspaper Archive is a massive and absolutely fascinating resource and thanks must go them for their permission in allowing these images to be reproduced (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk). Please also note that in copyright images belong to Northcliffe Media Limited and out of copyright images belong to The British Library. Continue reading “Ship Arrivals & Departures 1837-1842.”
Michael Norman Collection
Michael Norman Collection
An opportunity to wander around the Shoreham of forty years ago and see those old buildings that are now lost to us forever.
ShorehambySea.com member Ian Newman has kindly donated the following images he has acquired from part of the collection that were largely photographed and put together by the late Shoreham historian Michael Norman. The majority of these were taken during the 1950’s and 70’s at a time when many of the town’s more important and historical buildings were still standing – the larger properties of St.Wilfrid’s, Longcroft and Athol House in particular but also a good many of our smaller street houses and cottages that have since disappeared.
Towards the end of the gallery a few of the older, more unusual images of special interest from the collection have also been included.
Searching: Each image has a title and description. You can search for specific image content by using CTRL+F on your keyboard, (CMD+F on a Mac) and then mouse-over the resulting images to reveal the title.
MN1 October1975 looking south-west from Tarmount (4 images joined RB) 2
MN2 October 1975 looking east from Surrey Street:Tarmount - old Holloways engineering works ahead (two images joined)
MN3a St. Wilfrids Oct 1975
MN3b Sy. Wilfrids looking north-west Oct 1975
MN4a 1950 Ham Road looking west
MN4b Looking south-west from the demolished Surrey Street to the rear of houses in New Road Oct 1975
MN4b Surrey Street looking south with St. Wilfrids and the chapel on the right shortly before demolition
MN5a June 1979 Ham Road looking east
MN5b Ham Road police station and St.Wilfrid's beyond June 1979
MN5bcd
MN7a undated but with other photos of 1970's
MN8a Looking west from New Road May:June 1973
MN8a New Road looking east May 1973
MN10b Looking west to Athol House and Tarmount May 1973
MN11b Athol House from New Road May 1973
MN12ab Athol House in 1973 and (right) during a garden party held by the Gates family, wealthy shipowners who lived there in the 19th century
MN12b Looking north across New Road to Athol House and beyond May 1973
MN15 Brighton Road at junction to Albion Cottages May:June 1958
MN17 Parsons Yard, Brighton Road later Frosts showrooms c.1951
MN17a East of Kingston Bridge undated but 1970's
MN17c Longcroft February 1973. Built for Shoreham’s celebrated shipbuilder James Britton Balley.
MN17d Longcroft in Southdown Road
MN17b Watercraft across the river c. 1970?
MN17e top left north choir vault boss; below left roof interior north transept (no date)
MN17f 1949 photos 1949 photos. Right - s.transept, s. wall before major roof repairs showing slipped:crcked centre purlin on top of split crown:king post etc.,
MN17g NE corner of churchyard looking towards the grammar school, churchyard looking north, St.Mary's font
MN17h Rev.H.C. Adams vicar of Old Shoreham c.1890 & his wife
MN17i East Street and beyond from the church tower. c. 1950,
MN17j East Street c.1960
MN17k High Street looking east. c.1949,
MN17ka The shed seen in so many late 19th and early 20th century photos was still standing (just) in 1952
MN17kb The shed may well have seen all the town regattas since they started in the 1850's- here it watches over another regatta one hundred years later - 1952
MN17l c.1953
MN17n Star Gap looking north to Church Street c.1950
MN17o Church Street c.1958
MN17p Middle Street. Obvious evidence indicating the use even then (c. 1952) of horse drawn carts. A sign advertises Burtenshaw's smithy and another warns of the concealed twitten.
MN17q Middle Street looking north with the hall (centre) still standing
MN17r house being demolished in John Street nearly opposite the catholic church 1950's?
MN17s Oct 1975 Ship St cottages demolished in favour of today's No's 11 to 14, modern,cobble fronted houses.
MN17t West Street c.1950
MN17u The 1973 terrace of slate-fronted cottages under construction in North Street
MN17v High Street Feb 1973
MN17w The Tillstone family's 18th century sail loft before it was replaced by the Conservative Club.
MN18 Little High Street looking east Feb 1973
MN18a Little High Street looking east Feb 1973
MN18b This hard still exists within the new Ropetackle development
MN18c Florence Cottages during demolition
MN18d Florence Cottages during demolition
MN18e More of the demolition as viewed from 'Jack's Bargain Stores' - a junk shop!
MN18f
MN18g Nov 1977 cambered beam from old cotts adjoining Florence Cotts part of Queen Post Truss orginal length about 18 ft, Nov 1977
MN18h Victoria Road looking south
MN18i Two of the four cottages shoe-horned in between the main line bridge (pictured) and the Horsham branch line bridge (left, out of shot).
MN18j Old Shoreham farmhouse
MN18k Barns at Old Shoreham farmyard Aug 1977jpg
MN18l. Cottages near the top of The Street c.1952
MN18m 2 August 1977
MN18n Garage on corner of Old Shoreham Road with St. Nicolas Lane .August 1977jpg
MN18o The lane that became The Avenue, Old Shoreham c.1960
MN18p Little Buckingham dovecot
MN19 fete in Buckingham Park Witsun 1955,
MN19a Buckingham Road, just below Windlesham Road junction, looking south west.
MN20 Warehouse at east end of Kingston Bridge c.1920
MN21 Two paddle ships (one tug) at Shoreham) c.1926
MN22 Mystery Tower at early stages of construction
MN23 A worrying moment on the way to Spithead
MN24 Arrival to replace the Nab lightship
MN25 RNLB 'Samuel Oakes' at Southwick
MN26 Royal Navy at Southwick c.1920
MN26a 57 New Road c.1920 showing original verandah
MN27 Comber (saddler inEast Street) in river with sailing kayak c.1905:10
MN27a Stow's Yard from back of 32 New Road where lived the Combers c.1910.
MN27b Mrs Comber perhaps? at the back of 32 New Road where the Combers lived. She is crossing what is now the busy Brighton Road and Stows yard has timber:logs ready to be cut up for boat building
MN27c C. 1910 Comber again clowning around?
MN27d Comber and friends c.1910, copy
MN28
MN29 First bungalow on Shoreham Beach c.1890
MN30 Bungalow Town bungalow interior.
MN31 Lamorna bungalow
MN32 Comber East Street c.1905. A Mediaeval building demolished for the Luckings shop built in its place.
MN35 Crown & Anchor 1916
MN36 c.1905:10 Riverside at Star Gap
MN37 The old Fountain and Bridge Inns before demolition in 1938
MN38 South-east corner of the churchyard before the cottages were replaced
MN40 Middle Street Hall c.1870
MN41 Looking south from the Victoria Road:High Street junction
MN42 Swiss Gardens from Buckingham Street end looking from south-east c.1955
MN43 Buckingham Road looking south
MN44 Henry Cheal at Old Shoreham 1953
MN45 Greenways was at 10 Colvill Avenue, Old Shoreham. The occupier then (1935 - 64) was Frank Parlett so perhaps this is Mrs Parlett
MN46 Shoreham from Old Erringham jpg
MN47 seal of St. Katherine's Hospital Shoreham
Norman Collection
MN1 October1975 looking south-west from Tarmount (4 images joined RB) 2
MN2 October 1975 looking east from Surrey Street:Tarmount - old Holloways engineering works ahead (two images joined)
MN3a St. Wilfrids Oct 1975
MN3b Sy. Wilfrids looking north-west Oct 1975
MN4a 1950 Ham Road looking west
MN4b Looking south-west from the demolished Surrey Street to the rear of houses in New Road Oct 1975
MN4b Surrey Street looking south with St. Wilfrids and the chapel on the right shortly before demolition
MN5a June 1979 Ham Road looking east
MN5b Ham Road police station and St.Wilfrid's beyond June 1979
MN5bcd
MN7a undated but with other photos of 1970's
MN8a Looking west from New Road May:June 1973
MN8a New Road looking east May 1973
MN10b Looking west to Athol House and Tarmount May 1973
MN11b Athol House from New Road May 1973
MN12ab Athol House in 1973 and (right) during a garden party held by the Gates family, wealthy shipowners who lived there in the 19th century
MN12b Looking north across New Road to Athol House and beyond May 1973
MN15 Brighton Road at junction to Albion Cottages May:June 1958
MN17 Parsons Yard, Brighton Road later Frosts showrooms c.1951
MN17a East of Kingston Bridge undated but 1970's
MN17c Longcroft February 1973. Built for Shoreham’s celebrated shipbuilder James Britton Balley.
MN17d Longcroft in Southdown Road
MN17b Watercraft across the river c. 1970?
MN17e top left north choir vault boss; below left roof interior north transept (no date)
MN17f 1949 photos 1949 photos. Right - s.transept, s. wall before major roof repairs showing slipped:crcked centre purlin on top of split crown:king post etc.,
MN17g NE corner of churchyard looking towards the grammar school, churchyard looking north, St.Mary's font
MN17h Rev.H.C. Adams vicar of Old Shoreham c.1890 & his wife
MN17i East Street and beyond from the church tower. c. 1950,
MN17j East Street c.1960
MN17k High Street looking east. c.1949,
MN17ka The shed seen in so many late 19th and early 20th century photos was still standing (just) in 1952
MN17kb The shed may well have seen all the town regattas since they started in the 1850's- here it watches over another regatta one hundred years later - 1952
MN17l c.1953
MN17n Star Gap looking north to Church Street c.1950
MN17o Church Street c.1958
MN17p Middle Street. Obvious evidence indicating the use even then (c. 1952) of horse drawn carts. A sign advertises Burtenshaw's smithy and another warns of the concealed twitten.
MN17q Middle Street looking north with the hall (centre) still standing
MN17r house being demolished in John Street nearly opposite the catholic church 1950's?
MN17s Oct 1975 Ship St cottages demolished in favour of today's No's 11 to 14, modern,cobble fronted houses.
MN17t West Street c.1950
MN17u The 1973 terrace of slate-fronted cottages under construction in North Street
MN17v High Street Feb 1973
MN17w The Tillstone family's 18th century sail loft before it was replaced by the Conservative Club.
MN18 Little High Street looking east Feb 1973
MN18a Little High Street looking east Feb 1973
MN18b This hard still exists within the new Ropetackle development
MN18c Florence Cottages during demolition
MN18d Florence Cottages during demolition
MN18e More of the demolition as viewed from 'Jack's Bargain Stores' - a junk shop!
MN18f
MN18g Nov 1977 cambered beam from old cotts adjoining Florence Cotts part of Queen Post Truss orginal length about 18 ft, Nov 1977
MN18h Victoria Road looking south
MN18i Two of the four cottages shoe-horned in between the main line bridge (pictured) and the Horsham branch line bridge (left, out of shot).
MN18j Old Shoreham farmhouse
MN18k Barns at Old Shoreham farmyard Aug 1977jpg
MN18l. Cottages near the top of The Street c.1952
MN18m 2 August 1977
MN18n Garage on corner of Old Shoreham Road with St. Nicolas Lane .August 1977jpg
MN18o The lane that became The Avenue, Old Shoreham c.1960
MN18p Little Buckingham dovecot
MN19 fete in Buckingham Park Witsun 1955,
MN19a Buckingham Road, just below Windlesham Road junction, looking south west.
MN20 Warehouse at east end of Kingston Bridge c.1920
MN21 Two paddle ships (one tug) at Shoreham) c.1926
MN22 Mystery Tower at early stages of construction
MN23 A worrying moment on the way to Spithead
MN24 Arrival to replace the Nab lightship
MN25 RNLB 'Samuel Oakes' at Southwick
MN26 Royal Navy at Southwick c.1920
MN26a 57 New Road c.1920 showing original verandah
MN27 Comber (saddler inEast Street) in river with sailing kayak c.1905:10
MN27a Stow's Yard from back of 32 New Road where lived the Combers c.1910.
MN27b Mrs Comber perhaps? at the back of 32 New Road where the Combers lived. She is crossing what is now the busy Brighton Road and Stows yard has timber:logs ready to be cut up for boat building
MN27c C. 1910 Comber again clowning around?
MN27d Comber and friends c.1910, copy
MN28
MN29 First bungalow on Shoreham Beach c.1890
MN30 Bungalow Town bungalow interior.
MN31 Lamorna bungalow
MN32 Comber East Street c.1905. A Mediaeval building demolished for the Luckings shop built in its place.
MN35 Crown & Anchor 1916
MN36 c.1905:10 Riverside at Star Gap
MN37 The old Fountain and Bridge Inns before demolition in 1938
MN38 South-east corner of the churchyard before the cottages were replaced
MN40 Middle Street Hall c.1870
MN41 Looking south from the Victoria Road:High Street junction
MN42 Swiss Gardens from Buckingham Street end looking from south-east c.1955
MN43 Buckingham Road looking south
MN44 Henry Cheal at Old Shoreham 1953
MN45 Greenways was at 10 Colvill Avenue, Old Shoreham. The occupier then (1935 - 64) was Frank Parlett so perhaps this is Mrs Parlett
MN46 Shoreham from Old Erringham jpg
MN47 seal of St. Katherine's Hospital Shoreham
Lancing College History
Lancing College 1848 -1948 by Basil Handford
I Foundations and Fundamentals
II The Story of the School
III The Buildings
Memories of a Shoreham Seafaring Family
V1 Flying Bombs at Shoreham
It turns out that three past and present Shoreham residents Brian Bazen, Denis Turrell and I are linked in a surprising set of coincidences. Earlier this year I was looking through Bob Hill’s collection of Old Shoreham photographs (he wrote the booklets ‘Old Shoreham Village & Farms’) in Marlipins Museum and found one of a V1 flying bomb (they were known generally as doodlebugs) that was taken through a window.
