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)
Tag: The Tannery
Westgate in the 17th to 19th Centuries
Did you know that eighteen non-designated post medieval assets and 47 Grade II listed buildings are situated within 500m of Westgate? The Civil War A key event in the post-medieval development of the city was the Civil War siege of 1642. The city had declared itself loyal to the Royalist cause in August 1642, and by… Continue reading Westgate in the 17th to 19th Centuries
Chichester & St Bart’s: The Early Settlement
The extent of Chichester has altered at various times. The settlement was first established as a winter fort for the Second Augustan Legion under Vespasian (the future emperor) shortly after the Roman invasion in AD 43. Like all Roman walled towns, Noviomagus Reginorum was divided into four quarters by two main roads or streets crossing… Continue reading Chichester & St Bart’s: The Early Settlement
Medieval Westgate
Image courtesy of Chichester Web. This article forms part of a series on the archaeology of Westgate and is adapted with their permission from an archaeological desk-based assessment prepared by SLR Consulting Ltd on behalf of Chichester College in 2013. The numbers on the map refer to objects mentioned in the text below that have been found and registered… Continue reading Medieval Westgate
The Tannery development fails
With all the fuss being made about the Whitehouse Farm development, it is easy to forget the possible impacts of the proposed development of the Tannery site. Your committee is keeping its eye on this as part of its brief, with grateful thanks to committee member Brian Bird. The Background The Tannery was one of… Continue reading The Tannery development fails