[4] In the summer of 1802, Thomas Trotter held theatrical performances for three months in a barn at the north end of High Street.

[5] The performances were successful and led to residents signing a petition the following year advocating the construction of a permanent theatre in Worthing, the first of which was built in nearby Ann Street in 1807.

[4] In 1832, the leader of Worthing's last smuggling gang was shot dead at point blank range whilst escaping across a narrow footbridge across the Teville Stream after customs officials chased around 200 smugglers from the seafront and up High Street.

In 1904 Worthing's Central Fire Station was built on the corner of Charlecote Road, previously part of Warwick House.

[8] In 2020 Worthing Borough Council proposed the redevelopment of derelict buildings near Ann Street to expand the creative hub at Colonnade House.

There are two pubs, both by the junction with North Street - the New Amsterdam and the Corner House, and a bar in the former St James' Church.