High Street, Tarring, Worthing COMPLETED

[tilly56]

I have just been given a letter dated 1943 from a solicitor to my Grandfather informing of his sister's death.

Her name was Ada Millicent Clifford (she was unmarried) and her address is given as "Rossi", High Street, Tarring, Worthing.

I have been having a dig on Ancestry to see if I can find any information in telephone directories, but no luck.

I would be very grateful if anyone could tell me how (and if) I could find out any more information about this address - maybe even a photo??

with many thanks

Tilly

[petmas]

If you can lay hands on a copy of Kelly's or the "Blue Book"  for that period or earlier they have an index to houses & villas in the back, might have the answer, or just search High St Tarring to see if it listed by house name. Pete

[tilly56]

Hello Pete

Many thanks for your reply and the PM - Unfortunately as I live in France, I will have trouble getting either of the books.  But I shall do as you suggest in your PM; also I have just found a site dedicated to Tarring and I shall contact them too (tarring.inthepast.org.uk) .

Thank you again for your help

Tilly

[caribou]

Google Maps shows where abouts High Street is and the Satellite View shows what it looks like now, but as the house is named, rather than numbered, it doesn't show a specific location.


I just searched for  High Street, Tarring on here:-  http://maps.google.co.uk

Bob.

[Allan1]

Hi, I live in Worthing and go through Tarring regularly.  If I get a chance I will have a look for you.

[tilly56]

Hello Bob and Allan

Many thanks for your replies.  I have had a look at the satellite image on Google.... and I would be very grateful, Allan, if you did find the house.

I forgot to say in my original post that Ada must have named the house herself - "Rossi" is the name of one of our ancestors (an Italian sculptor).  Also I know she wasn't there in 1911 as I have the census for her.

Thank you again for your help

Tilly

[Allan1]

Hi Tilly
I walked up the High Street tonight after work but while a large number of the houses have names plus in some cases numbers, I couldn't find a 'Rossi'.
There are a couple that are set back but I didn't intrude.
I will see what I can find from local knowledge and contacts.
Fingers crossed.

[tilly56]

Hello Allan

Many thanks - I hope the High Street isn't ten miles long!!

The house must have been called something else before she moved in - and maybe when she died and the house was sold (? - I don't know if she owned the house or rented it), the name changed again.  I wish they had given a number in the letter!

Thank you again for all your help

Tilly

[Allan1]

Hi Tilly
No it is quite short really.  I parked at the southern end and it took about 10 minutes to walk its length.  Because it is narrow, I could see both sides as I walked.  When I walked back I walked on the opposite side again checking both sides just to make sure.
As I mentioned, there are a couple set back which I will check on.
At the northern end, there is some new development but as Tarring is proud of this street, they wouldn't have knocked anything down.
I work for the Council so I will ask around to see if they still have old electoral registers or similar.
It has to be there lol.
Allan