Back to the Future
At the Shoreham Society AGM in May, Brian Rousell, Shoreham Port’s Director of Engineering and IT, gave a fascinating insight into the history of the
SHOREHAM SOCIETY
Valuing Our Local Heritage
Remembering the past, to influence the future – for the better
HERITAGE
A magnificent history with huge change. Embrace the future.
For a small town, Shoreham is a place with a long history, a wide influence and a great future.
St Mary de Haura church was built soon after the Norman Conquest, and even before that the Saxons had a settlement and church in “Old Shoreham”. Then, “New Shoreham” became a significant port by the 12th century. Its customs house was certainly built to last. But did the builders imagine that one day it would become the oldest secular building in Britain – and transformed into the Marlipins Museum? Probably not, but then neither did the creators of an aerodrome by the Adur in the early 20th century expect that over a century later Shoreham Airport would become the oldest airport in the UK!
When we look back through our heritage we see people creating the future – our present. What we create today becomes tomorrow’s heritage. Let’s make sure that future generations celebrate what we are doing now, and not that they regret it.
Read our brief history of Shoreham and timeline from the Romans to the present day.
The Curate’s Vision
On Friday 21 June, we are pleased to welcome Jeremy Tomlinson of Lancing College to give an illustrated talk, “The Curate’s Vision”, marking the 175th anniversary of the founding
The Friends of Old Shoreham
Taking a fresh perspective When we think of Shoreham, most of us probably picture the streets and river around St Mary de Haura and along
A Very British Post Office
Richard Bingham begins his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture with a profile of the former Post Office on Brunswick Road.
Stows Hard
Stopping Up Order
This is a guest post by Kim Matthews, local author of “Down Channel – The Smacks and Mariners of The Shoreham Oyster Fishery”. The public
Adur Unwrapped
Celebrating Our Creative Heritage Tour the Adur district and find out about some of the creative people who have lived there. Creativity comes in all
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