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The Downview Hotel
as it was then was built in 1891, following the opening of West
Worthing Station in 1898. The building is feature rich with a
traditional Dutch gable design popular in that period. Closer examination reveals various signs of branding by the Kemp Town Brewery (KTB) who apparently refaced the lower floor with brickwork in 1928.
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 A more detailed look under one of the ground floor windows on the east facing side reveals what seems to be a bricked up doorway. |
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Discovered this picture from www.westsussexpast.org showing the side view of the Downlands clearly with the original side door just behind the bicycle as we suspected. Picture dated to around 1912. The cellar hatch is shown open. | ||
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In 1879 the whole area was just fields, but by 1898 housing had developed north of the railway line as seen on the map of the time. Nearby Grand Avenue was marked as a road but with houses yet to be built.
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