A Z Of Worthing

A fascinating exploration of the history of Worthing highlighting its people, places and events across the centuries.

In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussex's past. Read about the Alfriston Star – the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship's figurehead, the Russian memorial to Finnish soldiers, Crazy Jack who couldn't stop building and who is buried in a pyramid, the inventor of vapour baths and the lady who fooled the army. Along the way you will meet scandalous residents, inventors, and smugglers galore. The A-Z of Curious Sussex is guaranteed to fascinate both resident and visitor alike.

A celebration of Brighton & Hove’s rich heritage, culture and identity – its people, significant events and achievements across the centuries.

This A-Z map of West Sussex is a spiral bound street atlas featuring complete countywide coverage in a single book. The atlas contains 180 pages of coloured street mapping covering: -Arundel-Billingshurst-Bognor Regis-Burgess Hill-Chichester-Crawley-Cuckfield-East Grinstead-Hassocks-Haywards Heath-Horsham-Littlehampton-Middleton-on-Sea-Midhurst-Petworth-Selsey-Shoreham-by-Sea-Steyning-Storrington-WorthingAlso included is coverage of Brighton and Hove, Haslemere and Petersfield and a large scale town centre map of Brighton.Postcode districts, one-way streets, safety camera locations with speed limits and the South Downs National Park boundary are featured on the street mapping.The index section lists streets; selected flats, walkways and places of interest; place, area and railway station names. There is a separate index to hospitals and hospices covered by this atlas.