This brief article introduces a monthly series of four on the archaeology of Westgate. The data has been adapted, with their permission, from the findings of an archaeological desk-based assessment prepared within a 500 metre radius of Chichester College by SLR Consulting Ltd in 2013. Hence the funny box on the maps. The available evidence for historic activity… Continue reading A brief archaeology of Westgate
Author: Colin Hicks
Site Admin - Westgate Residents' Association Chichester
Whitehouse Farm development 5: Traffic Calming
This post is the last in a series of 5 to give you more detail of the traffic impacts onto Westgate of the White House Farm Development. If you want to read them in order, you can read the first one here. Proposed Additional Traffic Calming The developer has to design a sustainable development for traffic and… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm development 5: Traffic Calming
Whitehouse Farm development 4: Traffic Flows
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 fourth of five. If you want to read them in order, you can read the first one here. The impact of predicted traffic flows The obligations on… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm development 4: Traffic Flows
A New Green Space
This post forms part of an occasional series of contributions from guest authors. Paula Chatfield is the indefatigable Committee Member (Publicity) for the Parklands Residents’ Association and the quality of her information is top class. We are very lucky to have her contribution. You may have noticed an article about this in the Chichester Observer. For… Continue reading A New Green Space
Five thousand vehicles in 12 hours
This post forms part of an occasional series of contributions from guest authors. Dan Kirtley at no. 20a spent a day counting the traffic outside his window and this is the result of his research. With some reluctance, I have become a curtain-twitching car spotter. A few days ago, I counted the traffic passing our… Continue reading Five thousand vehicles in 12 hours
St Bartholomew Without, Mount Lane (updated)
As its name suggests, and like the “green hill far away”, St Bartholomew is “without a city wall”, in this case ‘without’ Chichester’s West Gate. The Church is designated by Historic England (formerly English Heritage) at Grade II for the following principal reasons: A classical style church of 1832 with simple, yet elegant, proportions. The… Continue reading St Bartholomew Without, Mount Lane (updated)
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 Reconfigured Roundabouts The southern access… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development 3: The Southern Access
Whitehouse Farm Development 2: Traffic Impacts
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 second of five. If you want to read them in order, you can read the first one here. Traffic and Transport Issues: traffic impacts Existing Traffic Issues: cars… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development 2: Traffic Impacts
Whitehouse Farm Development 1: responding
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 first of five. Why respond? One of the first jobs of our new Committee will be to organise a full general meeting in the Autumn about the… Continue reading Whitehouse Farm Development 1: responding
Westgate RA Coffee Mornings
Following the well-attended meeting of neighbours on Saturday 15th August 2105 to help relaunch the RA, Lois and Brian Cope came up with the idea that we ought to do this every month. So another coffee morning was organised for Saturday 5th September, which again was well attended. As part of its brief, the Steering… Continue reading Westgate RA Coffee Mornings