Adur Connected is a heritage trail being shown on 6-15 September during the Heritage Open Days festival of history and culture. It follows the iron track of the railway from Lancing, through Shoreham (Old, New and the Beach), to Kingston and Southwick. A series of heritage banners along the way describe why the railway was built and who used it.
Follow the story of the railways that connect Shoreham, Southwick and Lancing to the world bringing work and wealth. Discover why the railway lines were built, who used them, and how they connect with houses on Shoreham Beach and buses on the Old Tollbridge. Why does Shoreham have five bridges and how did you get to Worthing before the Norfolk bridge was built? The trail tells a story of an area embracing and adapting to position and circumstance through the ages.
Take the train, bus, cycle or walk to explore the connected history of Adur at these locations.
We have placed banners around town so you can travel through time! Once found, scan the QR codes to take you on a journey…
A Lancing Station
The Lancing Belle, mobile hospitals and more.
B The Red Lion, Steyning Road
Where trains, planes and automobiles meet.
C Coronation Green, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea
Bridges from the past to the present.
D The Waterside, Ferry Road, Shoreham-by-Sea
Bungalows and film folk.
E The Port Kitchen, Adur Dock, 104 Albion Street (Shoreham Port)
Port routes, tunnels, trams and trolleybuses
F Southwick Green, Southwick
The rise and fall of Kingston-by-Sea Station.
Also during Heritage Open Days, the Old Shoreham Heritage Festival offers nine days of walks, talks, art, music and workshops celebrating Old Shoreham. All the information about it can be found in this Shoreham Society news story.
Map courtesy of saydesignUK and Ordnance Survey 1968
Image courtesy of shorehambysea.com
