Saving Shoreham’s History
The role of your local history website and the challenges for the future Our guest speaker for the January 2026 Shoreham Society talk is Paul
SHOREHAM SOCIETY
Valuing Our Local Heritage
Remembering the past, to influence the future – for the better
HERITAGE
A magnificent history with huge change. Embrace the future.
For a small town, Shoreham is a place with a long history, a wide influence and a great future.
St Mary de Haura church was built soon after the Norman Conquest, and even before that the Saxons had a settlement and church in “Old Shoreham”. Then, “New Shoreham” became a significant port by the 12th century. Its customs house was certainly built to last. But did the builders imagine that one day it would become the oldest secular building in Britain – and transformed into the Marlipins Museum? Probably not, but then neither did the creators of an aerodrome by the Adur in the early 20th century expect that over a century later Shoreham Airport would become the oldest airport in the UK!
When we look back through our heritage we see people creating the future – our present. What we create today becomes tomorrow’s heritage. Let’s make sure that future generations celebrate what we are doing now, and not that they regret it.
Read our brief history of Shoreham and timeline from the Romans to the present day.
Marching Off To School
Richard Bingham continues the “Shoreham Unlisted” series by looking at the architecture of one of Shoreham’s Victorian schools. This striking block of flats stands opposite
Creating a Community Banner
A Local Textile Art Project Celebrating Heritage and Community Would you like to be part of a local community project creating a new piece of
Shoreham’s Very Own Flight Simulator
In the latest of his “Shoreham Unlisted” series, Richard Bingham stumbles across an important surviving relic of World War Two. It looks like the business
Big Birthday Celebrations
All Aboard for the Big Birthday Celebrations! The Shoreham Society is heading up a big day of celebration for many of the things that feature
Some BIG Birthdays in 2025
Plans are afoot for a fantastic year of celebration in 2025 and there are many opportunities to get involved, whether it’s helping establish new trees
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