History
Chichester Programme for the Diamond Jubilee of 1897
We are very lucky that local historian Ken Green has given us permission to reproduce his collection of historic photos of Westgate and West Street for the delight and education of our residents. Please do not copy these photos for commercial purposes. You will have seen the photo of the Read more…
History
Old Maps of Westgate and Chichester 1
Since the launch of the website we have sought to develop our historical archive. Here is a collection of old maps upon which figures Westgate and its surrounding streets in one form or another. 2007 – I know, we are starting with a recent map, but there are no printed Read more…
Picture Gallery
Picture Gallery
A pot of gold for Westgate? Fab photo sent in by Clare Blythman: Welcome to the Westgate image gallery. It’s not quite the Pallant House Gallery but there is some art. View here a variety of selections from our collection of old and new Westgate photos. If you want a Read more…
Lighting
The Lighting PFI
The WSCC street lighting PFI, numbered CRM 18203 and delivered by SSE, has been causing a lot of grief for some time now. Poor and incomplete delivery, unnecessary disruption, wrong colour paint, temporary tops, brackets on listed buildings etc. The rollout of this programme seems to have been very chaotic Read more…
Traffic
Whitehouse Farm Development 3: The Southern Access
This post forms part of a series designed to keep households informed of what is being proposed by the developers for the White House Farm site. This is the third of five. If you want to read them in order, you can read the first one here. The Southern Access and Read more…
Contemporary
Previous Westgate Street Parties
The Association feel it is important to close the street to traffic one day in the year and gather together all our residents and friends at one huge party. It is wonderful to see the street alive with people rather than the usual traffic mayhem. The Westgate Street parties have Read more…