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 Lois Bodie, Archives Assistant You can learn a great deal about a place and its history by focusing on one particular point and charting its change. For me, I have grown increasingly interested in the history of St Martin’s Street in Chichester, only a minute or two by foot from the medieval Market Cross.…
Continue reading ➞ In the Heart of Chichester: A Glimpse into the History of St Martin’s Street