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Steyning:
Pretty as a Picture
but
does the old place still look the
same?
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Pages 1, 2,
3, 4
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The clock tower above Market House is a familiar landmark at the centre
of Steyning High
Street. The clock was
given to the town by the local landowner, the Duke of Norfolk and came
from his pigeon house at Michelgrove, near Arundel. This postcard
is on sale at Steyning Museum.
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The Market House replaced an earlier market hall in the
High Street. Since 1771, it has been the manorial court, town hall and
general meeting house, the jail, the police station and, until
1936, the fire station. This postcard of 1910 shows the old horse-drawn
fire engine at the entrance. When the fire bell rang, horses stabled at
the Chequer Inn would make their way along the road to
join the fire engine and its crew. You can read more about the Market House on the History page. |
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The Chequer Inn pub in Steyning High Street was originally a coaching
inn. It was built in the 15th century. Like several other local
buildings, its timber-framed construction is concealed behind an 18th
century facade. The new brick frontage was considered smart and
fashionable compared to the ramshackle 'medieval look'. This postcard
is on
sale at Steyning Museum. |
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In
1869, the Chequer Inn had the same beautiful wrought iron bracket to
display its sign. The animal
pens shown in the road were probably there for the livestock market.
Old photographs show that animals frequently roamed the street
untethered.
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