Change for the Phone?
In the latest article in the “Shoreham Unlisted” series, Richard Bingham phones it in. It’s a sorry state. Three of the glazing panels at the bottom have been smashed. There is rubbish on the floor. And that’s a shame. Because the red phone box outside the Post Office on Brunswick Road is an example of …...
Oh, Mr Tingley!
In the latest article in “Shoreham Unlisted”, his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture, Richard Bingham takes a look inside a well-known Victorian terrace. In the twentieth century, it became known as product differentiation. To catch the fickle eye of the consumer, companies would offer up...
The Lost Railway
The Downs Link is the walking, cycling and riding route that follows the disused railway line from Shoreham along by the River Adur towards Bramber and Steyning. The railway was closed in the 1960s and most traces of it are long lost. But earlier this year four new interactive display boards were installed near the …...
Adur Connected
Update on 22 October 2024: Watch the 14 short video clips from the Tracing the Rails film that were featured on the Adur Connected heritage trail banners. Adur Connected is a heritage trail being shown on 6-15 September during the Heritage Open Days festival of history and culture. It follows the iron track of the …...
Celebrating Old Shoreham
A guest article by Brian Sayer from the Friends of Old Shoreham about the Old Shoreham Heritage Festival in September. The Old Shoreham Heritage Festival offers nine days of walks, talks, art, music and workshops from 6 to 15 September, organised as part of this year’s national and European Heritage Open Days. The theme is …...
Ropetackle – A Second Look
Richard Bingham continues “Unlisted”, his monthly series of articles looking at the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture. Here he takes a deep dive into Ropetackle. For some people in Shoreham, this is where it all went wrong. This is where the gentrification began. Where greedy developers began to eye up a quiet coastal town,...
Back to the Future
At the Shoreham Society AGM in May, Brian Rousell, Shoreham Port’s Director of Engineering and IT, gave a fascinating insight into the history of the Port. For anyone unable to attend the AGM, Richard Bingham presents a summary of what we learned. As Geoffrey Mead recently pointed out, Shoreham is good at claiming things that …...
The Curate’s Vision
On Friday 21 June, we are pleased to welcome Jeremy Tomlinson of Lancing College to give an illustrated talk, “The Curate’s Vision”, marking the 175th anniversary of the founding of the College. It is an astonishing story of Victorian energy, enterprise and vision with many surprising twists. It is a tale of heroic endeavour,...
The Friends of Old Shoreham
Taking a fresh perspective When we think of Shoreham, most of us probably picture the streets and river around St Mary de Haura and along the High Street. It’s not surprising as that is what appears on most maps around the town and online. We are told it’s the historic heart of the town, and …...
A Very British Post Office
Richard Bingham begins his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture with a profile of the former Post Office on Brunswick Road. The former Post Office on Brunswick Road in Shoreham town centre is one of many “architecturally handsome” post offices built by the Office of Works between the wars. Designed by...
