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Sussex Wharf, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5PD

Disused wharf, though mooring posts and rungs to the water have been retained. The wharf now comprises apartment blocks.

A view of the waterfront that was once Sussex Wharf and redeveloped in 2005.

This row of modern terraced houses occupies the delightfully named Sea Spray Avenue. At one time Shoreham Beach was noted for its holiday bungalows, some of them based on old wooden railway carriages, one of which was called 'Sea Spray'. That may have been the inspiration for the name here.

Former timber wharf converted to housing a few years ago ending any industrial activity south of the river on the western arm. Railway Wharf is opposite whilst the chimney of Shoreham Power Station can be seen in the distance.

Terrace of houses on a cul-de-sac off Harbour Way built in 2012.

Named after a former 19th century settlement located to the west of the old lighthouse (To the east was another called Alexandria). Currently occupied by a scrap metal merchant though for how long as most of the old wharves are being redeveloped for housing.

Terrace of houses on Harbour Way built in 2006.

Terrace of houses on Harbour Way built in 1999.

See Image for a full history of the wharf. Across the river is the recent development on Sussex Wharf formerly filled with timber warehouses and now a new riverside residential location. Part of the problem Shoreham Harbour has is the constant battle between the residents on the southern side of the Adur and the industrial concerns on the northern side of what is a small, busy working port.

This wharf has a long history, cross channel packets operated from here between 1788-1847 until the LBSCR, who had recently purchased the service, decided to move to Newhaven after being unable to agree terms with the harbour authorities. The first wharf was built in the 1840s with a set of sidings to join it to the nearby railway line and for many years was the main wharf for coal traffic. It was redesigned in 1938 which involved filling in basins and leaving a straight frontage along the Adur. With goods traffic falling and the council wanting to improve the nearby A259 which crossed the railway on a narrow bridge the sidings were pulled up in 1968 and with it went the coal yard. However in 1981 the wharf began to be used for aggregates and the production of concrete until that too ceased in 1996. Since then there have been growing battles between the residents south of the water in Shoreham Beach and the planners about use of the wharf, in the last few years a concrete batch processing plant, an extension of the breakers yard and a waste facility have all been rejected by vociferous protests of those this side the river. Consequently, much of the wharf remains unused.