The History of 22-24 Westgate

Nos. 24 (left) and 22 Westgate (Alan Green 2006)

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

The rear of 44 Westgate (Alan Green)

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

Westgate’s Landmark Trees (updated)

Originally posted on 12 March 2016, updated on 13 June 2016. If you would like to help us keep this list up-to-date then do write in with any changes you have noticed, or join Brian Hopkins, our tree warden, on the 25th June Westgate tree walk. All tree photos are by the author unless otherwise stated. Our protected trees… Continue reading Westgate’s Landmark Trees (updated)

What are our roads for?

The streets of the City are key to its vitality; they support movement through and within the built up area but also provide the majority of our public realm and public spaces, shaping the very character and feel of the city itself. In January 2016 West Sussex County Council, working in partnership with Chichester District Council, convened… Continue reading What are our roads for?

The Gates

Coronation of George V. Looking out towards Westgate.

Some controversy rages about what Chichester’s  West Gate actually looked like. It was our view initially that this was the gate itself,  taken from an 18th century  watercolour, but this is disputed by the team at the West Sussex county archives who, in spite of the title at the bottom, believe it must be of… Continue reading The Gates

Proposal to fell one of our Landmark Trees

We are grateful to Paula Chatfield of Parklands RA for drawing everyone’s attention to the planning application (see 15/04096/TCA below) that has been made to fell the remaining “over-mature” horse chestnut tree on Westgate at the end of Parklands Road due to infestation by honey fungus. It is very likely that it will be felled this March.… Continue reading Proposal to fell one of our Landmark Trees

An Investigation into The Georgian Priory: 1-9 Westgate

This post forms part of an occasional series of contributions from guest authors. This building history by Dr Richard Brownfield was first published in the Chichester Society Newsletter and is here reproduced by permission. Georgian Priory is an entirely spurious name which was created in 1988 when the Abbey Building Society (later to become the… Continue reading An Investigation into The Georgian Priory: 1-9 Westgate

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 and uncontrolled. Thanks to one… Continue reading The Lighting PFI

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