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Royal Engineers bomb disposal team at work, [Mar 1941]

Bognor Regis. The men are tying a rope around an unexploded bomb, which has come to rest several feet below a kale field near Shripney Road. The bomb fell on 19 March 1941. A sign saying Danger Unexploded Bomb lays close by.
L'Alouette Collection
West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L'Alouette/A/1/4/57

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Street Plan of Worthing c1830

Shows Warwick House and gardens, Wortley House, Marine Library, Sea House Hotel, and New Town (built c1820s on what is now Clifton Road). Interestingly, Union Place is called Union Street, which there is no reference to it ever being called. It is not as detailed as the 1826 / 1832 Wallis plans, but is charmingly coloured in watercolour. The Worthing Map Story does not make any mention of this plan, but it does refer to the early street plans as not always being perfectly accurate, as they were usually copied from each other. This does make dating the plan an inexact science, as the absence of a building does not mean that it was not there at the time. It appears to be earlier than the Broadwater Tithe Map of 1848, and is later than the early 1820s, as it shows Ambrose Place. The northern section of Chapel Road (Teville Road to Winton Place - Bo-Peep Lane at time, and unmarked) is called North Street, a name it lost in 1836. The western end of Montague Street is described as Cross Lane, a name it retained until c1820 (it is Montague Street on the 1826 Wallis plan). The lack of detail on this map compared to the 1814 and 1826 plans does not necessarily mean that it is earlier than either of these, as there are buildings on this plan that date it to the late 1820s, early 1830s.
Printed Maps Collection
West Sussex Record Office Ref No: PM 929

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Presentation of a tank in South Street, Worthing

Presentation of a tank in South Street, Worthing, c.1919. People crowd around a military tank on which several men in military uniform are standing. The tank was presented to mark the town's contribution to the war effort during the First World War. The town hall is in the background. Businesses to the right of the town hall include Godden's Antiques, a mews and garage, and a shop with a sign reading Hilton'. On the left is Patching & Co. Undertakers, Decorators and House Agents. Walter Gardiner Photography Collection, PP/WSL/WGNG000014. WSCC Library Service Photograph and Picture Collections

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