Walks in England: Exploring Teville Gate, Worthing, West Sussex.

[@wraigneil]

I lived opposite Teville Gate in the mid 1980's, it was pretty grim then but had a variety of shops which made it more bearable. I visited Worthing back in Nov 2017 and stopped off at Teville Gate and was appalled at what I saw. In fact there are many buildings in Worthing from the 1960's/70's that if the planners and Council leaders of that time are still around they should be charged with criminal activity. Your videos are great Richard, much appreciated.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much.

[@skadiwarrior2053]

I'm watching this on 1-Jan-2023 and praying that the whole area has been turned back into something more pleasant with lots of greenery.

[@dcarbs2979]

Well the building is down, but all that is in it's place is a path between Station Approach and Teville Road, leaving the building site in it's absence.

[@urbanrider7981]

The 1960s and 70s has alot to answer for,the concrete stalinist blocks were and are still shocking.Great video.

[@RichardVobes]

Thank goodness the mess has gone - but what will they put in its place? Thanks for watching.

[@breathfocused5472]

Concrete slabs....... modernisation gone wrong. Many people suffering from depression don't leave their homes because outside looks miserable, just like you have shown Richard. Great video!!

[@edisloud]

Binge-watching my way through all your youtube vids whenever my duties caring for my grandfather allow. I've got to say it's been a fun and informative process. Thank you for making them, they often help get me through a tough day, when I can't get out myself, I almost feel like I'm walking the journey with you. This particular video was an interesting change of pace due to the location, I hope society can learn from places like this and not always boil developments down to the numbers such as cost, people squeezed in, retail potential... instead also considering things you can't put a number to; such as cultural value and the good old "feel" of a place. This is almost a warning advert of what can happen if we don't look after our places of cultural value. Thanks again.

[@RichardVobes]

Sadly we are building modern day monstrosities in the form of thousands of new builds, eating up the countryside with no community or proper infrastructure. It is horrible to see the same mistakes being made. Thanks for the message and I am thrilled my videos take your mind of your duties. I know what caring is like. I had to care for my father as he died from dementia. Dreadfully sad.

[@adawhelan3452]

I live down the road from it and now it is a building site with some pretty nice looking buildings coming

[@MrTdr01]

Ahh yes, spent many a wasted hour here in the Sussex model centre and vista video! Worthing council has a lot to answer for. How they managed to knock down the odeon and the beach hotel I’ll never know. Good work fella!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks very much - they managed to knock down many a good thing .. but too leave it in a mess. They wouldn't stand for it if I left my house like that for years on end.

[@LetsWanderuk]

i remember exploring worthing in 2015 and parking in there. Such an amazing town im glad to hear that this area is getting cleared.

[@RichardVobes]

Yes - it has all gone now - waiting for next development. :)

[@tessalister1226]

​@@RichardVobes2023 and still hopeless eyesore.

[@theflyinghamster8442]

Hi Richard , I was born in 1960 and grew up in Worthing , in North street , quite near Teville gate, I can remember it being built , what an exciting time it was , the Rivoli Cinema was still standing at the time too, I used to play around Teville Gate, what a sorry sight it is now , very sad. I live on the other side of the world now, so Its sad to see this place. Thank you for making and uploading this video, very interesting for me. Thank you

[@RichardVobes]

The Flying Hamster Thank you for sharing your memories. It is finally being knocked down now.

[@krystyna1972]

Thank you for this! I've been interested in Teville Gate 's history for a while, but never realised exactly how lovely it was before the 1960s development. What a sad state of affairs that they demolished everything for the hideous buildings that replaced them. :-(

[@RichardVobes]

My sentiments exactly. It was a bit of discovery for me, living close to it and wondering what there was before the 1960s.

[@Matthew-ii2fx]

I used to live just behind there in Bridge road in the 1970's. I had many friends,it was great. I still remember the block of flats at the end of Bridge road being built . I also remember going to the old auction with my dad and hated the fact it was knocked down as I had many happy times there with him. Thank you for the fond memories Mr Vobes.

[@PeterVFriis]

I don't go back as far as the pond and the windmill, but I do remember Railway Approach from the early '60s. It curved round from the station to the foot of the bridge (the old bridge that is, before it was rebuilt). Those old photos were interesting, especially the one with the first-floor greenhouse!

[@RichardVobes]

Further along there was a house with a glass roof, for the photographer. Yes, such a shame to see it all go and terrible now that what was built remains a blight.

[@paulhowlett4507]

Great video. It's been demolished and😅 cleared and is now literally a concrete wasteland fenced off and a mecca for graffiti artists. It's sold for housing, I wonder if it will match its mid 1800s splendour

[@lidlfugup3797]

When my brother was in college he made a short film in an apocalyptic style and he used this place for the most of it because of how it looked

[@g_luke08]

I love the modern buildings that they were going to build!

[@vonasi2]

That bought back some memories. Back in the late 80's my dad opened up an off-licence called 'Cheers' right next to Comet. At the start of your video it would have been where the car park is on the left of the Comet building. I used to work there on Saturdays serving all the drunks of Worthing despite being under age myself. Thanks for the memories!

[@jerrycollins234]

I lived in Worthing between 1993 and 2002; Teville Gate was run down then. A blot on a lovely seaside town. It's sad to see that it's still not been redeveloped! 😢

[@petercrockford8832]

I was brought up in Worthing in the fifties and remember finding the shops leading down to the station where this monstrosity is now some of the more interesting in the town. They curved round to a grand cinema - the Rivoli - which, alas, burnt down. This may have started the rot but Worthing Council had a fetish about destroying anything pleasant or historic. Oddly, I was thinking about walking up that street only yesterday - I had not thought about it for many years - and then found your video today. Keep up the good work!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Peter - the council has destroyed the historic heart of Worthing. Thanks so much for your comments.

[@FaerieStarla]

My parents used to live along from Teville when I was a tot and mum used walk me through their in the evening to get me to go to sleep. We then moved away, I remember this place well during late 90s early 00s, when It was in the last of its decline. I remember there being some shops, a burger/milkshake place in the centre and was a great cut through from the station to Worthing Town centre. Its truly a sad place and you can feel the sorrow when you walk through it. I now live back in Worthing near wear Teville stream runs. The whole place has been knocked down and now we eagerly await to see what will come of the place. Thanks for another really great video - even if I'm watching it 3 years later 😂

[@RichardVobes]

I live close to it and eagerly away what happens - although I am not hopeful.

[@VickyAllum]

Great video it's alway's interesting to see the worst part's of the place's you visit, keep them coming!

[@RichardVobes]

Vicky Allum Thank you very much

[@butchrandell6963]

brilliant,i love hearing about local history

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks so much

[@richardsimms4019]

Great video, Richard. Have enjoyed a random look at your films during lockdown. I am local, and I can happily tell you most of it has been knocked down now, and there's an, er, nice modern office block that has been built on part of the site. More to follow I expect. Anyway, can't be much worse than what was there since the 1960s :)

[@richardkingshott3929]

Perhaps you should do a similar one on the Guildbourne Centre - the greatest carbuncle of them all.

[@RichardVobes]

Richard Kingshott A shame they knocked the old town hall down!

[@trevorsteeles6769]

Just discovered your videos Richard , I was born and raised in Broadwater and left the area in 1982. These walks bring back so many memories for me . There can’t be too many people that worked in both Teville Gate and the Guildbourne centre in the 70’s , does anyone remember the furniture stores Maples and Town and Country Bedding and Furniture stores ? Have you done a walk of the Chapel Road area Richard ? As a very green 16 year old I started work at John Perrings Furniture showroom opposite the Fountain pub.

[@RichardVobes]

Welcome Trevor. There are various videos on Worthing, some good some not so good, but they show different parts. Thanks for sharing your memories.

[@kumatoni5245]

Reminded me straight away of the old Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth. I always head to Google Earth after your videos to check out how the places loo now. :) All gone, just like the Tricorn! This is one example with not-so-great results, but I do find it fascinating the town planning and ambition behind these huge projects; the vision they must have had of a bustling street of shops, bringing the area to life. Just a shame it was executed so poorly.

[@richardsimms4019]

Some years ago I saw a TV news report about the Tricorn in Portsmouth. About it being demolished, and a group of local people standing in the street cheering as it happened :)

[@nathong3229]

As much as it was an eyesore, I do have fond memories of Teville Gate Multi-storey from when I was in my early 20's (1990's) and a 'boy-racer' in our modified cars. Funny to think back now but we enjoyed ourselves and had some good times,. At its height there must of been about 30 cars and so many young people and friends hanging out. Glad somethings being done with it now, a new office and hopefully something nicer in front of it on the roundabout. I also remember the Rivoli Pub opposite Seville Gate and the big pub/club to the left of the Roundabout - But can't remember the name... I want to say Area 51 but I think that was its awful modern name in its last years. Great video, good to document and discuss :)

[@carolmorrison6075]

All gone now, even the car park

[@richardstonhold2615]

As the Council say that they have "no money" it will be up to a developer to fund building flats, shops, perhaps a cinema. The developer will take the financial risk, but will hope to gain a large income fro rents, sales etc. The Teville Gate site has been an eyesore since I moved to Worthing over 30 years ago. It should be a "welcome vista" for the town..........

[@paulhayes5724]

I remember when I was a teenager in the late 90s / early 2000s, pretty much the only thing left open there was the Southern Counties Janitorial Supplies - the metal-grated windows of which earned it the nickname of "Southern Counties Jail". It seemed to be a lone survivor there for many years.

[@jakepurches9162]

Yes I live in Worthing. Teville gate has been catastrophic all my life. I am 52 now and moved down here when I was 9. By the time I was 18 there were only a few shops still functioning. I remember a Electric organ shop, Mr Walker the Chemist, a baker, which didn't last long, and Comet of course. There was a Janitor supplies for quite a while. But the whole thing peaked and bombed pretty quickly. This is a classic of Worthing town planning, and its more than likely Worthing council will do it again. I think it should be put back to a nice meadow and allow people to enjoy it. Its only built on because a few people will get rich developing it. Its of no use to the community.

[@RichardVobes]

Jake I have suggested the meadow and putting back the old pond that originally was there. They won't. They have already started building where he hideous tax office stood. A dirty great tower is going up.

[@JakePurches-Base2music]

@@RichardVobes Yes I have noticed the tower. A meadow doesn't make one or two people rich. Thats the crux of it.

[@OfficialRobertGaming]

Great video Richard, you should do more videos like this, maybe about the guildbourne Centre (worthing indoor shopping experience, you’ll be surprised)

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks for the encouragement - I will have to have a stroll around the place then :)

[@bpalive2005]

Perfect Monday morning viewing! Has this been pulled down now?

[@RichardVobes]

Yes, although another modern ghastly towering edifice has been erected close by!

[@uberlanfarias8697]

As an architecture student I know that every project we design has to dialogue with the environment in which it is constructed. Good thing we are past modernism and its imposing nature, let's hope the future looks brighter.

[@RichardVobes]

uberlan farias I am curious what architecture students are taught these days. Most of the buildings I see are inapropriate for their suroundings. Worthing needs more Victorian/Edwardian style buildings, not urban city type glass houses or homes with mean little windows and the barest hint at dressings.

[@uberlanfarias8697]

Richard Vobes I was taught to respect the environment and historical buildings and landmarks first and foremost and try to design buildings that match the scale of the city, unfortunately that's not the way some universities teach their students. Also some architects have this delusion of grandeur and don't care much for anything other than their own perspectives. As you said perfectly on the video those skyscrapers have no place in a town like worthing!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks for giving your perspective. Sounds like you have a good grounding in your study, unlike some. Good luck with the future buildings you design.

[@jonm8346]

Very Sad, I live just along from Hospital and love Worthing but the council has a lot to answer for and have just found out there cutting the 150 year old lime trees down in the old nursing accommodation block which used to be a lovely Victorian Villa before they demolished it.

[@RichardVobes]

Jon M It so sad. The council do not seem to care much for its people.

[@catherinesteeden4671]

Jon M I

[@jonm8346]

Allo

[@MrBazzabee]

Absolutely Brilliant.

[@ramibu239]

I agree w/ you - it's ghastly! I am much more an 1860"s kinda gal & not an 1960's one. I find this in a lot of cities in America too. That those that choose to preserve 100+ yr old neighborhoods or businesses districts usually do so w/ splender. But those that have knocked them down to put up these '60'-70's type industrustial areas tend to let them run down. Then either knock them down for something ridiculous like you explained - or just leave a big empty slab of concrete in its place😞

[@RichardVobes]

Luckily this place has been knocked down now!

[@shaunstevenson8078]

Teville gate really is an eyesore, I used to live just over Broadwater bridge by the Citroën garage so know it well

[@RichardVobes]

Luckily they have flatted the car park - but built a new hideous building in front of the station.

[@shaunstevenson8078]

I moved away in 2018, I enjoy your videos they bring back memories & make me smile in these crazy times

[@borisyoalkstein2484]

Best video I’ve seen about abandoned places in Worthing, wish they’d keep the Victorian houses

[@RichardVobes]

Thank you - yes I wish they had too!

[@leepdean]

richard could you please do a video on your opinion of brooklands and the history behind it and how its lost its charm . train ,cafe,indoor play area ect many thanks lee

[@RichardVobes]

Good idea - I need to do some research into that.

[@BadgerOff32]

God, I used to pass through here nearly 20 years ago when I was on the dole and had to go to Worthing Jobcentre to sign on. I mean, if that wasn't a grim enough prospect already, getting off the train and immediately being greeted by this desolate eyesore really hammered home how grim it truly was. I remember it from a few years prior to that though, before a load of buildings got torn down and there were still active shops there. There always used to be a shop selling 'high-end' hi-fi equipment that I was absolutely sure was a front for drug dealers or something. The front of the store was quite small and no-one ever seemed to go in there to buy stuff, yet the geezer who ran the place had the (rather large) back room set up with all the best equipment and just spent all day chilling back there. It always seemed like a bit of a dodgy shop. Probably why no-one ever went in there lol There used to be a little burger joint there in the standalone building out front of the Comet that sold the most amazing blue cheese sauce burgers. I miss that place. There also used to be the Teville Gate 'cruising scene' where a bunch of 20-something boy racers in their lowered Ford Escorts and Vauxhall Novas would convene in the multi story car park at night on Fridays and Saturdays to show off their cars and blast their stereos, before going out into town for a 'cruise'. I went on a few of them as a teenager with some older mates who had modified cars. They were actually quite fun. I have fond memories of those nights. They were usually quite friendly gatherings. The police would even drive up every now and then and say hello and make sure we were alright lol

[@markgraham7669]

Have just seen this video - great work - and ghastly sums it up. I see from the comments that it has been knocked down. What is there now?

[@RichardVobes]

It has been knocked down thankfully, but as yet there is just a boarded up worksite with nothing happening there. I wish they would grass it over. They won't.

[@petermay8564]

As a young kid I used to race my bicycle down from the top past cars etc with my mate time. Nearly went over the side so many times. Wouldn't dare do that now lol. Glad the parking lot is going. I used to walk up the stairs to get to the bridge to walk home and every time someone was injecting the self in the stair way. Hope something better comes of that place

[@RichardVobes]

I have my fingers crossed too!

[@carolinecraib7299]

This is so sad Richard. I left Shoreham by Sea in 1978 to go live in the United States. I visited a friend in 1986 in Worthing when the hurricane hit the coast, that was an experience!. She lived in an old Victorian row house back then. I’m guessing those homes may no longer be there. The area you showed us does indeed look depressing and stark, not how I remember Worthing.....it quite honestly looks like communist Russia. I really enjoy watching your countryside walks...the England I remember. ❤️

[@RichardVobes]

Well, that was just a tiny bit of Worthing. :) More country walks to follow!

[@singlecell2498]

I do love this kind of architecture

[@RichardVobes]

Rather you than me.

[@JohnDoe-px4ko]

Know how you feel - they knocked down the historic heart of the small market town where I live, in the early 70s, including the ancient Manor House. They replaced it with ghastly-looking shops and widened the Main Street. On top of the castle mote they built bungalows! I’d like to say something very rude about the planners back then but shall refrain.

[@RichardVobes]

Luckily the carpark and area have now been flattened.

[@imranzazai7404]

Amazing.

[@MrGreatplum]

I always wondered if people in the 60s thought that when this was built, that it was brilliant! What a sorry state of affairs that it was allowed to be derelict for so long. I’ve taken a look at the new plans - so little soft landscaping; such a shame as there’s a chance for a great scheme on that space.

[@RichardVobes]

Yeah - it stinks - they have knocked half of it down now. :)

[@dcarbs2979]

My impression is that the designers did. Not sure about the public at large.

[@orlas5861]

Richard, went past recently and noticed ' it ' was being demolished !!!! Am I right ? Anything replacing it will be a bonus we hope we hope !!

[@RichardVobes]

Thankfully it has gone, but I am not sure what is going to replace it. Hopefully we have some grace before anything does!

[@keithvincent4]

@@RichardVobes More HMRC offices to go there.

[@kevinshort3943]

It's all gone now :) Not sure the HMRC office block looks any better. Isn't Brooklands closed, due to some poisonous Algy?

[@来海えりか-r8e]

I lived near Teville Gate for most of my childhood and adolescence and it has been like that, if not worse, since the 90s! On that large empty concrete patch between the abandoned shops and the train station there used to be an entire street full of yet more abandoned shops and it was a lot scarier to walk down. There have been community attempts to make the place more appealing; I know someone who was trying to organise a big mural painting across the entire area, but it was shut down by the council for an interesting "reason", that being that it couldn't be allowed because the property belonged to the group that built the Teville Gate shopping area - a corporation who cannot be asked for permission because apparently they utterly ceased to exist years ago, It is hard to say whether or not the council believed this or simply offered this as an excuse to keep the area untouched ready for that multiplex cinema that would never materialise.

[@来海えりか-r8e]

That being said, Worthing Council is infamous for this sort of thing. In January 2008 a shipping freighter crashed, causing 2000 tons of wood to wash up along Worthing's beach. Initial plans included returning it to its rightful owners (who no longer wanted it since it had been ruined by prolonged exposure to seawater and selling it (not viable for the same reason). They put metal fences along the whole thing to prevent people from coming and taking it when that was the only way it was being depleted at all, and dithered for months what to do about it, doing nothing throughout the entire summer holiday season which was utterly devastating for many local businesses. At the end of it all, they took it away and burnt it, which did nothing for anybody whatsoever. I could complain about numerous other things, but I fear writing it down would channel my teenage self a bit too much for comfort.

[@RichardVobes]

It has been like that pretty much the 27 years i have lived in Worthing too.

[@RichardVobes]

I remember the wood - they should have auctioned it off and given the money to charity.

[@marcoscu]

Great video and quite a change of pace from the norm. Keep them coming. :)

[@RichardVobes]

Doing my best, Mark!

[@pertuk]

I remember when there was a burger stand there where all the chavs hung out

[@theironshiek]

They did a good burger

[@marcintime]

Another great video, Richard. Why don't they just replace this hideous monstrosity with a common a pond, and a windmill :-) I hear another eyesore, the Grafton car park, which I'm more familiar with, is to be demolished. A cause for rejoicing!

[@RichardVobes]

If it is that will be good - but what will they put in its place!

[@cashkitty3472]

When I lived in Worthing I used to say teville gate was twinned with Beirut. I thought it was a Shame they didn't make it into a park. ( I must have known subconsciously it used to be one) considering the amount of years it's been in distepair

[@darrenhopping5217]

Its all been knocked down now and a new modern 4 story office built, which i happen to work in, when not working from home. Plans have been submitted for housing, shops, entertainment for the rest of the site. Who knows, it may look nice one day?

[@RichardVobes]

I watched the new building go up. Reminds me of a corporate watchtower scrutinizing the citizens - oh yeah, isn't it the Tax Office? I hope it is nice when they finish the rest of the site.

[@JulioTijuana01]

1:20 Richard Vobes the Bald Explorer (from the future) ;-) We have our share of modern day ruins where I live , but one by one they're being torn down and new businesses built in their place. I'm sure it'll be same in this case , it's just a matter of time and money. I'm sure one day you'll do a video of the renewed Teville Gate.

[@RichardVobes]

Probably. I just hope it is a positive one!

[@spinynorman8217]

Corby pretty much resembles this hell hole...oh and Oadby and parts of Leicester. Most move out to the villages if they have enough money.

[@richardsimms4019]

Although one thing (and this doesn't apply to Worthing as far as I know) in the defense of post-war council planners. Town and city centers across the country, such as Swansea, for example, were bombed heavily by the Germans during World War Two. Which is why a lot of town and city centers are filled with these 1960s buildings; the rejuvenation and repairs didn't happen on scale (including in Berlin, for that matter) until many years after World War Two, for financial reasons. Many beautiful old buildings were destroyed in the war. However, this doesn't seem to be specifically the case with Teville Gate, which I have noted for years has been an eyesore for many years in Worthing. Looks better now though, even if much of it is at present a big empty space. And you can now again (as a pedestrian) cut through to Morrisons from the station! :)

[@RichardVobes]

I like the space but not the new lego building they have just slung up.

[@Gamertag5714]

Yeah it looks familiar thats definitely worthing all right

[@Gamertag5714]

@Richardvobes i lived in worthing all my life and im 26 yeard old i actually live near the train station and its a shame they have turned teville gate into a stupid block of flats or offices it looks horrible now but glad they got rid of that suicidal carpark they had there. Did you know that there was a programme on BBC 3 years ago called cuffs and they filmed on teville gate its mad

[@shmiqqy]

@@Gamertag5714 the orange building there is a hmrc building, it's a bit ugly but it'll provide jobs in the area what they're actually going to put in place of the car park is flats and a few shops

[@jmeyer3rn]

Parts of the near north and east sides of Indianapolis are a bit sad. But for the most part, NOTHING like this. We used to be called Indiana-no-place, but all that is mostly gone. You know the indoor shopping malls, some of them look like this. It’s everywhere. 😣

[@RichardVobes]

Luckily this eyesore has been pulled down now!

[@JohnSmith-ph6vd]

Did you know Lady C lives near Worthing in castle Goring?

[@RichardVobes]

Who may I ask is Lady C? Excuse my ignorance.

[@JohnSmith-ph6vd]

No worries. Lady C is Lady Colin Campbell. Take a look at Wikipedia...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Colin_Campbell

[@JohnSmith-ph6vd]

It would be funny if you went to Castle Goring on one of your walks :)

[@RichardVobes]

John Smith Is it open to the public?

[@JohnSmith-ph6vd]

Probably not. It's a big mansion. You could probably go and walk around the outside of the land though.

[@still_guns]

It seems that even in 2001 (thanks to Google Earth), the top floors of the multi-storey were empty and disused. It's all gone now, save the white office building which is also dilapidated.

[@RichardVobes]

The question is what will they put in its place? Eeeek!

[@robplazzman6049]

I was brought up in Horsham. Same thing in the early seventies. Remember the Capitol Theatre. Lovely Deco building knocked down to make a bloody multi storey car park and Boots.

[@SidBonkers51]

Sad that an area in and around the main station has been allowed to slip into such decay and desolation, Id have thought it would be the one place that would always show a town at its best.

[@RichardVobes]

It is the first thing you see when you travel into Worthing by rail or car.

[@danieltchannel]

It’s so strange that all of this is now torn down by the council 😯

[@RichardVobes]

Oh it is good to see it gone.

[@thehammer3340]

Thanks for the video Richard. I'm from America but have relatives in Worthing and I enjoyed visiting as a child. I was there last in 2016 and it just didn't feel the same anymore. So many areas looked so decrepit , very sad to say the least.

[@RichardVobes]

Yes sadly the council hasn't looked after this seaside town. Thankfully the Teville Gate carpark and eyesore have since been demolished.

[@danabrahams7892]

Vandalism to beauty that what town planning is - think Teville Gate has been flattened now if I am not wrong

[@richardharding8438]

It has been demolished yes. The tax office was knocked down and replaced by.....a brand new tax office!

[@RingerLuca651]

Now they have built a more modern apartments I bieve at this site now

[@RichardVobes]

Not yet - there are plans. It is a fenced off area with nothing in it.

[@RingerLuca651]

@@RichardVobes is it? I must have seen somewhere else then

[@annehaulkham2294]

Sad.... My Hometown! I choose never to return.... Worthing is now a... ‘DUMP’

[@welshmanjasonpatrick8607]

Ther should knocking down by now very old 60s building for new development

[@pattismith344]

Such a shame Richard.... the planners have a lot to answer for..... 😳👍🏻😘

[@RichardVobes]

They certainly do!

[@walleye364]

I live in the U.S. Where I live and in many places they put up these cookie cutter houses and call them sub divisions. I call them middle class trailer courts. Why can't they build classic style brick/stone buildings anymore and give the subdivisions a little bit of charm.

[@tombo1984]

You missed what used to be the burger bar in Teville Gate. It's pronounced 'Tevil' by the way... Sooner the whole lot is demolished the better!

[@RichardVobes]

They started demolishing it - then stopped!

[@tombo1984]

Should have still shown the formerly best burger bar and milkshake shop in Worthing. teehee! It was the best thing to come out of Teville Gate in it's entire history. When I was younger I used to go to the Aquarena with my friends from school from Angmering and get a milkshake and chicken burger on the way back to the railway station on my way home. Happy days and memories.

[@singlecell2498]

Richard Vobes they are removing asbestos i believe so thats why it looks like they have stoped

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

Whoever thought these buildings from the 60s and 70s looked good should just be put down honestly.

[@RichardVobes]

Hopefully they have been. :)

[@nickhale2900]

The council need ousting, leaving that eyesore like that for so long while they sit around with thier fingers up thier cracks. Wouldn't it be great if architects were made to live in what they design!

[@RichardVobes]

Yes - I am sure they would then change their designs.

[@123keswick]

What a horrendous place. I can't believe people are still parking there.

[@RichardVobes]

I know - yes people still park there. No one demands the eye sore removed.

[@naughtyrevolver8158]

Hahaha, "I'm in a sorry place, I'm in Worthing"

[@colleen1959ful]

It's all different now in 2023 a new tax office and the car park has gone just a small car park and a big walkway into teville rd , still land that is fenced off.

[@tom.bedd_]

To be honest I think this is rather a waste of money, just leaving it to sit there decaying, isolated.

[@rosannecoffman1933]

So very sad. Tourists don't come to see ugly old car parks and industrial buildings. All the beautiful historical attractions are gone.

[@RichardVobes]

At least this hideous edifice has now gone.

[@charliesebbage9401]

To say it looks like soviet Russia would be an insult. I hope they do something nice with it now, I see they started building?

[@shmiqqy]

when i was in school in the mid 2000s these architects or planners or whatever else came in to explain to us that teville gate was going to have massive works to get it redone into a huge mall only just a bit after this video they demolished it and started building, that big orange building you see is a hmrc building and it used to be an abandoned office building, the rest of the land (where the car park was) is going to be housing + a few shops at the bottom it's not nearly as great as a mall would've been but better than seeing that ugly arse parking block, someone committed suicide from there a few years ago as well

[@151CHAVIN]

Its all knocked down just a flattened building site with the possibility of a dead girl buried there according to the girl mum in the local news i have read

[@RichardVobes]

Blimey! That sounds dreadful.

[@151CHAVIN]

The demolition of Teville Gate began just days before Georgina Gharsallah went missing so a petition has been raised by her mother to search for her remains in the rubble this was only a few months back

[@RichardVobes]

Golly - why was the girl there in the first place?

[@151CHAVIN]

@@RichardVobes that is the million dollar question unfortunately im quite sure her body would of been found by now

[@jasonriddy]

All gone now 30/7/2018

[@john07973]

Awful... I've not driven past there for 7 or 8 years. How's that area now Jan 2023 ?

[@messystudios8505]

Everything has been torn down. The tax office rebuilt in a decent building that looks modern yet fits in with the surrounding area. and still used by HMRC. The path that went thru the middle has been rebuilt with a very modern , wide path. On either side of that however is undeveloped land , still waiting for a plan to be approved.

[@stevewheeler3012]

Until this I had never thought of Worthing as having this sort of run down failed development from 60's, but I suppose most towns in UK have similar to a lesser or greater degree.Hopefully we have learned from these ugly monstrocities. Developers, Architects and Planners should show a little more imagination rather than the current trend to produce imitations of long gone eras with 'modern materials'.

[@RichardVobes]

I would rather have imitations of long eras, a time when there was an atheistic, rather than the modern monstrosities they insist on erecting these days.

[@stevewheeler3012]

I would rather we arrested the idea that we without consideration demolished buildings as they don't comply to current regulations.Especially residential that could be refurbished and improved and keep the character. I worked ot Tower Hamlets where we did this and created most pleasing properties.

[@RichardVobes]

steve wheeler If we could do that that would be good.

[@vincentryan9422]

Have you been back here a lot better now 25 -9 -2024

[@MrAg272]

Richard I do not know if you will see this comment. Where I live the Penrith City Council is just as bad. Knocking down beautiful buildings from Australia's Colonial days. In the place is built square ugly block buildings. Done on the cheap even in the early 2000's. Some only four years old and already falling apart. Every town and city needs its Green spaces for people.

[@RichardVobes]

It is a great shame.

[@azball4792]

Has been like this since 2010, it's been 17 years..... Is it 2027? 1:15

[@RichardVobes]

Yes I meant to say since year 2000 - you are not the first to spot that little slip of the tongue :)

[@davidbooth3285]

I empathise 200% with you on this,that is ugly!! They have done the same to my ex hometown Hastings! Destroy what is loved by the local and stick up tat!! As for what you said about suicide,I came across this truism(suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem)! Very true that!!!

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks David - love the quote. Luckily the carpark has now gone.

[@superfrank10]

I worked in morrisons behind there doing night shifts and experienced people committing suicide jumping into our delivery bay from the car park. Once I was collecting the morning papers and few minutes later someone was frantically ringing the bell to the front door and said they saw someone jump. I've been there for 4 people, although some jumped from the bridge and survived as that's not as high. Between that and walking through there at night with all the homeless people and kids doing drugs glad it's finally gone!

[@mshep6318]

Good video. You have your maths slightly wrong (2010 + 17 years!!!) but nevertheless a good and accurate account of the area. Worthing council should be ashamed of themselves, the whole town is dead, and this is the proof. It's so depraved you could film the next mad max film here!

[@RichardVobes]

Yes the maths was wrong because I meant to say 2000 rather than 2010!

[@WorthingVaper]

LOL I was just about to say the same thing ?17 years lol I've lived in worthing most of my life Teville Gate has always been an eyesore even back as far as the 70's a hub for gangs of thugs and drug takers in the 80's I was mugged late one night walking through to get from the station back into town! needless to say I have always given the place a wide berth since - I'm glad that its now being torn down, lets hope something nice goes up in place! Thank you Richard I always look forward to your walks dude.

[@RichardVobes]

Thanks Mr Vaper - of course what I actually meant to say was 2000 not 2010, making my maths fine - but for some reason I uttered 2010 which gave the appearance I couldn't add up!

[@theart8039]

I'm sorry; there is no saving Worthing..I lived there aged 13 to 21 and hate the place. My folks live in Clapham Village and nothing would get me into the town center if you paid me...there is no getting away from it. ..Worthing is a dump

[@jasonriddy]

This is being knock down this year 2018 Jan/feb

[@RichardVobes]

Jason Riddy Yes about time too.

[@Killer9010]

Is it 2028?

[@RichardVobes]

No I don't think so.

[@Duffy512]

It’s a real shame Richard. That type of thing happens all over the world every day.

[@RichardVobes]

So true, Ian. Scars of life.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

Small towns should never be allowed to lose their mojo.

[@RichardVobes]

Very true! Luckily that monstrosity has been pulled down now. I like to think as a result of my video :)

[@rosannecoffman1933]

This is a tragedy and has happened all over Britain. So very saf.

[@fjnners]

Is he in the future "it's been like this since 2010 for 17 years"

[@RichardVobes]

A miss speak actually.

[@fjnners]

Are you sure you aren't in the future

[@dcarbs2979]

@@RichardVobes Although coming through Worthing station in 2000, apart from a functioning Comet, it has been like that since 2000! (or possibly even earlier).

[@sticehurst369]

Never the nicest walk from the station into the town. I didn't live in the area when there were shops (although I did once buy a VHS recorder from Comet there, a single store in a wasteland), it is hard to imagine it when it was brand new and full of hope. I wonder if it was all funded by the tax office (let us build a tax office and we will give you all these new shops...)

[@RichardVobes]

Sounds about right and now the tax office is a waste land.

[@beautynotstatic2419]

City planners seem to be more and more incompetent. Lack of foresight, and funding, (ours) which seems to have been vacuumed up elsewhere.

[@simon3824]

I’m guessing this monstrosity is no more? Is it’s replacement any better Richard?

[@RichardVobes]

The car park has gone, but waiting for the next monstrosity to be built.

[@callofdutygaming1967]

It's an awful place. One of my friends fell from there and he's broken his hip,K9 and two collar bones

[@RichardVobes]

call of duty gaming sorry to hear that. I hope he is on the mend.

[@callofdutygaming1967]

Richard Vobes ah thank you. He is, he's got a neck brace for another month but he's okay. He's the first person on earth to survive 40 feet and not be paralysed. He is extremely lucky.

[@RichardVobes]

call of duty gaming Golly. That is astounding.

[@singlecell2498]

Noah?

[@ducktack1]

Unfortunately the whole of Worthing since I first came here in 1985 is changing and not for the better. ANY piece of land is being built upon. I was informed about 20years ago that the mainline railway that sped up the commute from London to Brighton would lead to 'suburban sprawl' . London goes to Brighton which then leads to Shoreham, Lancing and ultimately Worthing. We see it now with, I've stated in an earlier comment, with the now overbearing monstrosity where The Aquarena used to be. The council are now 'considering' the development of the Goring Gap North of the railway track by the station. Once this goes, which it will, because Government requires more housing, then it's just a matter of time before one of the most beautiful and last bastions of land between Downs and sea to the South of Goring Road will be 'proposed' for development. That will be a truly sorry day. Not trying to be political but the problem isn't not enough housing, it's TOO MANY PEOPLE! Immigration used to run at about 30K per year, now It's over 300K! I recently visited Cornwall. It's a beautiful place and even in the rush hour there were no queues on the roads. I'm 52 and have a normal job as does my wife. We have both decided to move there within the next 3 years as it would be like moving back to Goring as it was 25 years ago. The wages are rubbish but myself, wife and daughter just loved the chilled and old English lifestyle to our taste. We felt very safe walking around Penzance at midnight and only ever heard English voices.......great. Our only problem will be being accepted but we'll try our hardest as this really is the last bastion of the UK. On a lighter note, keep up the great vids mate, great and informative, my dad is loving them too since suffering a stroke and feels he's out there with you. God bless xx

[@RichardVobes]

I agree with you totally Gary. Immigration is far too high - the demand on this country is too great and all our green and pleasant land is vanishing fast.