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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Tony Squires

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Tony Squires

May 7, 2025, by Lynda Spain
Tony worked for the railway 1957-1966 and 1974-2001. He was a local Councillor, 1965-1968 and 1978-2015, and Littlehampton Mayor, 1987/88 and 2000/2001.  For more information about Tony, visit Little...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Edward Tanner

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Edward Tanner

, by Lynda Spain
Awarded an MBE in1918 for services to the railway, Tanner served over 50 years, the last 20 at Littlehampton.  For more information about Edward, visit Littlehampton Museum. Home | Littlehampton Muse...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Frederick Parsons

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Frederick Parsons

, by Lynda Spain
Frederick Parsons was born in Wivelsfield in 1869, to Belinda and Thomas Parsons, a railway labourer/platelayer. By age 22 (1891) he was already bookstall manager in Oxted where he met Hannah Dilnot, ...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  William Betterton

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: William Betterton

, by Lynda Spain
William was born in Reigate in 1880. He lived and worked in Tunbridge Wells, before marrying Mary Ann Hall in Sussex in 1906. He started work for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway that sa...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Ernest Morley

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Ernest Morley

, by Lynda Spain
Ernest worked for the railway for over 45 years, 40 of these as a signalman at Lyminster Crossing.  For more information about Ernest, visit Littlehampton Museum.  Home | Littlehampton Museum...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Sarah Chesterman

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Sarah Chesterman

, by Lynda Spain
Sarah Chesterman is mentioned in a newspaper article from December 1942.  This was the Worthing Herald, but the story was repurposed across other titles at the time too. The headline is ‘Women ...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Evelyn Joan Ford

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Evelyn Joan Ford

, by Lynda Spain
Evelyn trained as a Tailor/ dress maker.  She worked at LCW in the upholstery department during WW2in the Hush Hush shop, working on secret missions for the Army supporting the war effort, she spoke ...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Herbert John Clist

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Herbert John Clist

, by Lynda Spain
Private Herbert John Clist, (known as Jack), Royal Army Service Corps. Son of Edward and Emma Louisa Clist,Third Avenue, Lancing, Sussex. Jack was an apprentice at Southern Railway Carriage Works Lanc...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque:  Ernest Strudwick

Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Ernest Strudwick

, by Lynda Spain
For more information about Ernest Strudwick please visit: Lancing War Memorial: STRUDWICK Ernest Gunner 374377 Ernest Strudwick of the 173rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.  Ernest was killed...
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