STEYNING BLUE PLAQUE HERITAGE TRAIL
Where was the site of an “old and drab house” where 17th-century travellers could spend the night without being treated as vagrants—as long as they didn’t go out after the lamp on the Chequer Inn sign was lit?
Can you find the High Street shop where a Green Man is carved into a beam—said to represent spring and rebirth in medieval times?
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Steyning Festival in 2026 and 35 years since Steyning Museum moved to its current location in Church Street, the two institutions are combining forces to sponsor a special heritage programme for the town of Steyning.
The trail features blue plaques on High Street buildings, each with fascinating stories behind them. The history of these plaques has been compiled by Museum researcher Lois Roemer, drawing on the extensive archives at Steyning Museum.
To learn more, visit the Museum. The plaques themselves are being produced by Simon Warren of Here Before Us (www.herebeforeus.co.uk).
High Street Locations with Blue Plaques
No. 27 – Twenty-Seven Wines
No. 29 – King & Chasemore
No. 33a – Steyning Antiques
No. 37 – Old Bank Interiors
No. 38 – Hamilton Graham
No. 39 – TOG Boutique
No. 41 – Chequer Inn
No. 42a – Miller Phoenix
No. 44 – Post Office
No. 49 – Steyning Stationers
No. 51 – Little Sweet Shop
No. 52 – Sussex Yarn Collection
No. 54 – AWEN
No. 55 – Chalcraft
No. 62 – GWCA
No. 67 – St Barnabas
No. 68 – Foundry Cast Iron Radiators
No. 70 – At Emily’s
No. 72 – Belton’s
No. 106 – Steyning Bookshop
STEYNING BLUE PLAQUE HERITAGE TRAIL
Where was the site of an “old and drab house” where 17th-century travellers could spend the night without being treated as vagrants, as long as they did not go out after the lamp on the Chequer Inn sign was lighted?
Find the High Street shop where, carved into a beam, is a Green Man, said to represent spring and rebirth in medieval times.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Steyning Festival in 2026, and 35 years since the Steyning Museum moved to its current location in Church Street, the two institutions are combining forces to sponsor a special heritage programme for the town of Steyning.
The trail consists of blue plaques marking buildings along the High Street, each with fascinating stories behind them. The history behind the Steyning plaques has been compiled by Museum researcher Lois Roemer from the impressive archives at Steyning Museum. To find out more, pop into the Museum.
The plaques themselves are being produced by Simon Warren of Here Before Us.
The High Street numbers with blue plaques are:
No. 27 – Twenty-Seven Wines
No. 29 – King & Chasemore
No. 33a – Steyning Antiques
No. 37 – Old Bank Interiors
No. 38 – Hamilton Graham
No. 39 – TOG Boutique
No. 41 – Chequer Inn
No. 42a – Miller Phoenix
No. 44 – Post Office
No. 49 – Steyning Stationers
No. 51 – Little Sweet Shop
No. 52 – Sussex Yarn Collection
No. 54 – AWEN
No. 55 – Chalcraft
No. 62 – GWCA
No. 67 – St Barnabas
No. 68 – Foundry Cast Iron Radiators
No. 70 – At Emily’s
No. 72 – Belton’s
No. 106 – Steyning Bookshop
