A guide to the watering places; with illustrations / By Alfred Crowquill [i.e. A.H. Forrester].

  • Forrester, Alfred Henry, 1804-1872.
Date:
[1845?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to the watering places; with illustrations / By Alfred Crowquill [i.e. A.H. Forrester]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    eastward to Laucing, itself a retired watering-place, and eight miles westward to Little Hampton, to either of which the turn- pike roads present a pleasing variety, in going or coming, when the tide is in. The Steyne, consisting of upwards of three acres, is in front of Warwick-house. The Chapel of Ease is of modern erection. The Independent Chapel is a neat building of moderate size. The principal Li- braries are. Miss Carter’s, in Warwick-street; the Marine Library, near the Steyne Hotel; and Dowley’s, Marine Parade. The Theatre is in Ann-street, leading out of High-street. The principal Inns are, the Sea House Hotel, the Steyne Hotel, the Marine Hotel, and the Nelson Inn. Among the conveniencies at Worthing, may be named that of bathing in the sea at almost any hour of the day. The Beach, which is as smooth as a carpet and level as a lawn, stretches itself from Shoreham to Little Hampton, an extent of fourteen miles. To the east, are Shoreham and Brighton, with the cliffs of Rottingdean, Seaford, and Beachy Head : to the west, are Little Hampton, Bognor, and the Isle of Wight. The Miller’s Tomb.—This curious monument is on Haydown Hill, about four miles from Worthing. It is encircled by iron rails; is six feet long, and three broad; the sides are built of brick, and the top and ends of stone. It was erected in the year 1766, by John Oliver, the miller, being twenty-seven years previous to his decease ; he died April ?2, 1793, at the age of eighty-four.