Beach House

In the mid-19th century, Sir Frederick Adair Roe, Chief Magistrate of the Bow Street office and head of the Bow Street Runners, London's police force, owned and lived in Beach House. Sir Robert Loder, Conservative Member of Parliament for New Shoreham, lived at Beach House until his death in 1888. His wife, Lady Maria Georgiana Loder and his eldest son Sir Edmund Loder continued to live at Beach House after Sir Robert's death. Between 1907 and 1910, King Edward VII stayed at the house several times while visiting Sir Edmund Loder and his family. In 1917 playwright Edward Knoblock bought the house. His visitors included Arnold Bennett, J. B. Priestley, and Sir Compton Mackenzie. Knoblock…

The beach-side open space surrounding the Regency building of Beach House is situated on Brighton Road and was purchased by Worthing Borough Council in December 1927 and laid out in 1937–38. The grounds are 2.78 acres and have a playground, two tennis courts and a car park. Beach House gives its name to nearby Beach House Park, opposite Beach House, one of the world's best-known venues for bowls.