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Historic details of Emsworth roads and place names

Mid 19th century recipients of awards made by West Sussex Agricultural Association to labourers and servants in Warblington and Hayling Island

Presentation of campaign medals to servicemen and women of 58 Battery, 12 Regiment, Royal Artillery

Description of the funding and opening of the Victoria Cottage Hospital on 23 July 1898

History behind formation of Turnpike Trust No. 10 running from Cosham to Chichester via Emsworth, plus details of income raised from tolls

Description of the Emsworth Poorhouse and the care of paupers

Founding of the Emsworth Sailing Club 90 years ago and its subsequent history. Three photographs.

Life of Ernest Beckett

Details of awards made by the South East Hants Association to agricultural labourers and widows in the Parish of Warblington

History of the Emsworth Volunteer Fire Brigade and the building of the fire station

Olympic hand-over flag raised in Emsworth on 24th August to mark the moment when London became the 2012 Olympic Games host city. Three photographs.

Key players and events leading up to the formal opening of Emsworth Museum on 29th July 1988 plus a description of the day itself. Two photographs.

Efforts by the coastguards to tackle smuggling in the local area.

Growth, reliability and cost of coach and carrier services before the advent of the railway.

Ghostly happenings in the Parsonage House, Pook Lane. Includes map drawn by Cundall, Janna

Formation and early years of the Society including acquisition of land, plus details of loans and awards to labourers

Construction by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company of railway track and station at Emsworth, plus impact on village life

Some details about the population census taken on the night of 30th March 1851 and including the names of the oldest inhabitants in the different areas

People and events surrounding the successful escape abroad of the future Charles II from Shoreham. It might have been Emsworth but for the state of the tide.

Description of the interior and exterior of St Nicholas, Church, West Thorney. Includes photographs.