Famous for his poetry, William Blake lived in Blakes Cottage Felpham between 1800-1803. While in Felpham he began work on his epic poems, Milton and Jerusalem. 

The ice house in Bognor Regis was built circa 1792 for Sir Richard Hotham who led the development of Bognor as a seaside resort.

First opened in 1865, Bognor Regis pier has seen hundreds of thousands of people walk on the Victorian structure to admire the beach views and take in the sea air.

During the 1890s Bognor Regis visitors were coming into the town from London and other places in the South of England to enjoy the seaside.