Littlehampton, West Sussex
Another four hours in a south coast beacn resort
(Photos/words © urban75, June 2007)
We weren't exactly knocked out by the joys of Littlehampton after our first visit in 2003, but were pleasantly surprised to see the town looking in much better shape when we returned four years later.
Parts of the town centre are still horribly run down, but the town seems to be on the up, with a lot of new developments in and around the riverside, with the harbour area positively bustling.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-01.jpg) Straight out of the rather cheaply rebuilt train station, things don't look too promising, with a string of run down and closed shops greeting the traveller.
![Littlehampton Unity Church, photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-02.jpg)
The attractive Littlehampton Unity Church.
![Littlehampton Town Clock, Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-03.jpg) Littlehampton Town Clock.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-04.jpg) High Street stone memorial to Frances Harrison, a 'tireless supporter of charity.'
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-05.jpg) High Street shop detail.
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![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-06.jpg) Welcome to Littlehampton. The High Street has been pedestrianised, but it seems to have lost a lot of its character in the process, with many of the stores sporting plastic, 'clone town' multinational frontages.
![The Arcade, 1922, Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-07.jpg) The Arcade, 1922.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-08.jpg) Gamleys, an old-fashioned toy shop in the arcade .
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-09.jpg) Mural inside the arcade.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-24.jpg) Another view of the arcade, looking at its southern entrance.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-10.jpg) The spectacularly awful faux-Middle Eastern paint job of the Silk Garden restaurant by Evans Garden.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-11.jpg) More run down property in the centre of Littlehampton.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-25.jpg) High Street view.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-23.jpg) The grandly named Littlehampton Sports, Social and Railway Club, opposite the station.
![Photos of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, UK](images/littlehampton-26.jpg) The terminus still enjoys full mechanical signalling, using a system that has remained fundamentally unchanged for nearly a century and a half.
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Signalling close up with the signal box to the right.
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