We are grateful to John Davies at no. 31 for all the work he has done on the numbering of the heritage end of the street which has changed over the years. He has constructed the table below to help you find out which numbers your house has had, if you live at the heritage… Continue reading Your street number has changed over the years
Author: Colin Hicks
Site Admin - Westgate Residents' Association Chichester
The Shape of Old Westgate
We are grateful to John Davies at no. 31 for the following article on the heritage part our streetscape, using earlier research done by the late Dr Latchman which has been passed on to him. The”shape” of Westgate from the old gate through to Parklands Road When faced with a simple continuing list of properties and… Continue reading The Shape of Old Westgate
Whitehouse Farm Development Master Plan: WGRA Position Statement March 2016
Please read the following document with care. This is your committee’s considered response to Chichester District Council’s planning department concerning the Master plan recently published by the Whitehouse Farm developers. It is published here to help you formulate your personal response, as only these count. You have until the 7th April 2016 to write in… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Master Plan: WGRA Position Statement March 2016
The History of no. 3 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, we are posting details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records… Continue reading The History of no. 3 Westgate
The History of 27-39 Westgate, aka Shippam’s
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading The History of 27-39 Westgate, aka Shippam’s
The History of nos. 17 & 19 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading The History of nos. 17 & 19 Westgate
Hidden Westgate Histories: The Lost Properties of Westgate
The quoted setions are extracts from The Building of Georgian Chichester by local historian Alan Green (Phillimore 2007), here reproduced with his permission. Westgate lost a lot of buildings in the sixties to make way for the ring road and the A286 roundabout at the eastern end of the street. There was some Georgian new build… Continue reading Hidden Westgate Histories: The Lost Properties of Westgate
The History of 22-24 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading The History of 22-24 Westgate
The History of no. 44 Westgate
For those of you interested in learning about individual properties on Westgate, last April we began to post details of the buildings at the conservation end of the Westgate which can be found from various sources. In these articles you can find a list of the properties protected by Historic England listing, details of the renumbering of the street as some records still record… Continue reading The History of no. 44 Westgate
Whitehouse Farm Development Traffic Proposals: WGRA Position Statement March 2016
Please read these documents with care, they contain important information which is important for the well-being of all our residents. You can download your own copy of by using the link sat the bottom of each document. At it’s meeting on 16th March 2016, the Westgate Residents’ Committee drew up its carefully considered response to… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development Traffic Proposals: WGRA Position Statement March 2016