Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Mia Curtis-Mays, Archives Assistant On the 10 July 1944, two V1 flying bombs, more commonly known as doodle bugs, caused devastation in Crawley. Blowing up at the junction of Oak Road and West Street, the blast killed 7 people and seriously injured 44. Over 1,200 premises were damaged and 24 were destroyed. Another doodle…
By Mia Curtis-Mays, Searchroom Assistant CPS 1485/5 - 1 Nov 1962 The beloved department store is something that is sorely missed in the current climate of high street shopping. In Chichester, West Street lost House of Fraser in recent years. This was, surprisingly, not the only department store St George’s House hosted. Before House of…
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