Publications
The Offham Brooch, by Helen Poole, published 1996 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 134, shorter article, pp.232-233) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13390] & The Keep [LIB/500296] & S.A.S. library
Lewes Priory: The Site and its History, by Helen Poole, published 2000 (56 pp., Lewes Priory Trust, ISBN-10: 0953083918 & ISBN-13: 9780953083916) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A history putting the Priory of St Pancras into its context locally, nationally and spiritually with illustrations from private collections and the photographic resources of the Sussex Archaeological Society.
Lewes Past, by Helen Poole, published 6 October 2000 (144 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860771270 & ISBN-13: 9781860771279) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The county town of East Sussex can look back on more than a thousand years of well-recorded history, and this perceptive book examines its life over that span of time through the events and the individuals that have given Lewes its character. The author examines the influence of the River Ouse on commerce; the roads, once so bad that oxen took people to church; religion, dominated for 450 years by the Cluniac Priory of St Pancras at Southover; markets and fairs, agriculture, law and order, and much more. This book has much to say and it does very powerfully.
Chasing pavements, by Helen Poole, published March 2010 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 1, article, pp.23-25) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508842] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:I thought "Surely these are photos of the same person?" I had been identifying a collection of family photographs and had come to recognise Reginald George POOLE who had been photographed from about the age of 11. There were several photographs of Reginald and his pals, including one called 'George'. There were more photos where Reggie had a 'young lady' whose identity I did not know.
I thought there was so much resemblance between Reginald POOLE in the first photograph and the young man in uniform in the second photo that it was surely Reggie again, just in understandably sober and thoughtful mood. On close inspection I noticed the insignia on the shoulder and sleeve, plus there was writing across it which I read as "Your Affec. Left Hand, Stan" and I presumed that perhaps this 'Stan' was a pal who had signed Reggie's photograph.
I thought there was so much resemblance between Reginald POOLE in the first photograph and the young man in uniform in the second photo that it was surely Reggie again, just in understandably sober and thoughtful mood. On close inspection I noticed the insignia on the shoulder and sleeve, plus there was writing across it which I read as "Your Affec. Left Hand, Stan" and I presumed that perhaps this 'Stan' was a pal who had signed Reggie's photograph.
Obituary: Richard Philcox, 1922 - 2013, by Helen Poole, published August 2013 in Sussex Past & Present (no. 130, obituary, p.12, ISSN: 1357-7417) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500475] & S.A.S. library View Online
Reminiscences of Horsham: Recollections of Henry Burstow, edited by Helen Poole, published 21 March 2016 (Horsham Museum Society) accessible at: Horsham Museum Society
Abstract:Published in 1911 it transformed our idea of Horsham and became a classic of working men's autobiographical writing. Written with quill pen or steal nib, dipped in ink and printed by hand set type on thick rough paper Henry Burstow's Reminiscences of Horsham was a child of the Edwardian era. Now friends of Horsham Museum using the latest digital technology and laser printing have created a new version of the masterpiece for sale. Henry Burstow's Reminiscences of Horsham has been re-imagined for today's readers, to re-awaken our understanding of Horsham in the age of Queen Victoria.