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Category archives: Emsworth
Emsworth Sailing Club
Founded in 1919, the sailing club has a year-round program of sailing for all ages and abilities, with an emphasis on having fun on the water. The club has 1,700 members, a dinghy park with 400 spaces, changing rooms, a clubhouse and 100 vehicle car park. Activities include competitive dinghy racing, yachting, sailing and powerboat …
Gas Holders
The gas holder was designed to store large volumes of gas locally and they were common in many towns and urban areas for 200 years. Did you know? Lots of people still call these ‘gasometers’, the name given to them in 1782 by the inventor of gas lighting, William Murdoch. His associates objected that his …
Air Raid Shelters
As war in Europe loomed, in 1938 the Government knew it had to provide people with protection from air raid bombing if Britain was attacked. Named after Sir John Anderson, these bomb shelters could accommodate six people. They had 8 vertical steel corrugated sheets and 6 curved sheets, bolted together at the top, sunk three …
Emsworth Bus Shelter
Emsworth has a very rare combined bus shelter and war memorial. After World War I the residents of Emsworth wanted a useful memorial to fallen comrades from the town, and endowed two beds in Emsworth Victoria Cottage Hospital. Did you know? An endowment is a legal structure for managing and indefinitely continuing a financial, property …
The Square Emsworth
Emsworth has a fascinating history. This heritage website is designed to let you use your mobile to scan special signs to let you in on interesting secrets many residents and visitors are unaware of.
The Swan
The Swan (also known as the White Swan) opened in 1833. This pub was located on the south eastern side of Emsworth Square, but it is no longer there. It was identified by a sign of a White Swan that can be seen in the middle background of the painting above, and was described as a …
The Black Dog
The popular Black Dog public house was opened in 1711. Emsworth has always had a close and friendly community, perhaps because of its location on the coast or maybe because of its annual village fair. The Black Dog pub was a key part of the community and, in 1763, the Emsworth Friendly Society was established …
Methodist Church
The church and partner buildings on the West side of the High Street has had an interesting history. Primitive Methodists created ‘Missions’ in places where people were interested in becoming members. In 1812 The Primitive Methodists broke away from the Methodist Church, which had itself become a denomination separate from the Church of England in …
International Stores
The International Stores opened in 1901 and were a key feature of Emsworth Square The building that was home to the International Stores was described in Kelly’s trade directory in 1835 as an International Tea Company and was listed in 1838 as being occupied by Joseph Lane, a merchant. It opened as International Stores between …