Chichester Local History Society
A generation which ignores history has no past and no future
The control of urban development by a local government authority, from which a licence must be obtained to build a new property or change an existing one.
It is with regret we have to announce the death on 22 April, at age 91, of Ken Green, one of – or more precisely the – founder of our Society. Ken was a proud Cicestrian, being born in this fair city in April 1932 and receiving the classic education for a Chichester boy –…
By Bob Wiggins During Richard Child’s excellent talk on 15 April about the intertwined histories of the Freeland, Raper & Tyacke families, there were occasional references to the state of sanitation in our City. This made me recall the meeting of ‘The Drainage Party’ which took place in the Unicorn Inn on September 11, 1889…
by Alan H J Green Every week I make a trawl of eBay to see whether any items of Chichester interest might be lurking that could prove to be worthy additions to the ‘Grumpium’ collections. Recently I found – and won – the sales particulars for the first stage of the East Broyle Estate. The…