Publications
St Margaret's Church Ditchling: Rectors and Vicars 1253-2004, by Richard Allen, published 2004 (pamphlet) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502650]
A Beacon Collection: A gentle and light-hearted journey through the centuries in Ditchling, by Richard Allen, published 2012
Abstract:This book, by Richard Allen, contains 12 amusing and interesting stories of life in St Margaret's church from the middle ages to the early 20th Century. They include early priests who were mostly absent from Ditchling, a squabble over who should sit in the Vicarage pew; a war of words between the Vicars of Ditchling and Westmeston; a busy Georgian vicar; a forged five pound note and the restoration of St Margaret's Church by the Victorians.