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The Dukes of Norfolk: A Quincentennial History, by John Martin Robinson, published 1982 (264 pp.. Illus. & pedigree, Oxford University Press & Phillimore, ISBN-13: 9780850339734) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8591] & West Sussex Libraries

Magna Carta, and pretty ladies' maids. Architecture of the 11th Duke of Norfolk (2); with particular reference to Arundel Castle. , by John Martin Robinson, published 7 July 1983 in Country Life (vol. 174 no. 4481, article, pp.46-49) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Arundel Castle, West Sussex (1), by John Martin Robinson, published 23 May 1991 in Country Life (vol. 185 no. 21, article, pp.98-101) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11170] & R.I.B.A. Library

In 1877 the 15th Duke of Norfolk and his architect C A Buckler began the conversion of Arundel Castle into the largest of all great Victorian houses

Arundel Castle, West Sussex (2), by John Martin Robinson, published 30 May 1991 in Country Life (vol. 185 no. 22, article, pp.130-135) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11171][Lib 13665] & R.I.B.A. Library

The sumptuous interiors created by C A Buckler between 1877 and 1901 combine detailed recreation of 13th-century forms with up-to-the-minute domestic technology

Rising from ashes [Uppark], by John Martin Robinson, published 20 February 1992 in Country Life (vol. 186 no. 8, article, pp.42-45)

Arundel Castle, West Sussex, by John Martin Robinson, published 3 December 1992 in Country Life (vol. 186 no. 49, article, pp.72-76) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Arundel Castle [guide], by John Martin Robinson, published 1994 (booklet, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339049 & ISBN-13: 9780850339048) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13750][Lib 15655] & West Sussex Libraries

The Dukes of Norfolk, by John Martin Robinson, published 1 January 1995 (2nd edition, 296 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339731 & ISBN-13: 9780850339734) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Uppark Restored, by Christopher Rowell and John Martin Robinson, published 1 January 1996 (224 pp., National Trust, ISBN-10: 0707802520 & ISBN-13: 9780707802527) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13339] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Perched high on the Sussex Downs, Uppark was built in 1690 for Ford Grey, Lord Grey of Warke, an odious man by all accounts, though he created a beautiful house. In 1747 Uppark was bought by Matthew Fetherstonuhaugh, who took advantage of an inheritance to furnish the rooms in the latest European fashion, and installed the paintings that he had collected on the Grand Tour. Just two centuries later, the house passed to the National Trust.The particular quality of Uppark was that it was so unaltered; through the years furnishings had been repaired rather than replaced, contents left unmoved. This repose, however, was rudely shattered on the afternoon of 30th August 1989, when Uppark caught fire. Hours later it stood a desolate ruin. While the fire was fought, a salvage operation was mounted, rescuing a remarkably high proportion of the historic contents including much of the interior - panelling, carved wood, plasterwork, textiles and wallpapers. The National Trust faced the very difficult question of what to do with the house and its contents The ensuing debate was fierce, but the course of action emerged clearlv. Uppark had been thoroughly insured, and the money could only be used for reinstatement. The house could and would be saved, its contents repaired and returned in an unprecedented five-year programme. The result is a triumph of conservation over tragedy that has drawn on traditional crafts to match the exceptional quality of the house with new work, and seamless repairs to the old.

Arundel Park, Sussex, by John Martin Robinson, published 20 June 1996 in Country Life (vol. 190 no. 25, article, pp.60-65) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

The house was built as a dower house in the grounds of Arundel Castle in 1958-1962 to designs by Claud Phillimore with interiors designed by John Fowler

The Glories of Goodwood, by John Martin Robinson, published 25 September 1997 in Country Life (vol. 191 no. 39, article, pp.78-85, ISSN: 0045-8856)

Explains how current restoration has revealed much about James Wyatt's work at Goodwood between 1771 and 1806. Modern writers have assumed that Goodwood as it now exists, with its unique plan apparently forming three sides of an octagon, is the belated and incomplete realization of the 3d Duke's and Wyatt's original conception. The purpose of this article is to show this was not the case.

A shilling for the ducal show [Arundel Castle], by John Martin Robinson, published 23 April 1998 in Country Life (vol. 192 no. 17, article, pp.94-99)

Houses of the English way [Woodlands near Petworth and Rubbing House at Goodwood], by John Martin Robinson, published 27 April 2000 in Country Life (vol. 194 no. 17, article, pp.94-97)

The Plate Room at Arundel Castle: A gleaming silver-lined world greets, by J. M. Robinson, published January 2002 in Country Life (vol. 196 no. 1, article, pp.38-41) accessible at: British Library

The Dukes of Norfolk, by John Martin Robinson, published 1 January 2005 (2nd revised edition, 280 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339731 & ISBN-13: 9780850339734) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Arundel Casle: ducal splendour revived, by John Martin Robinson, published June 2006 in Apollo : the international magazine of art and antiques (vol. 163, no. 532, article, pp.32-39) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

The author explores Arundel Castle - both a mediaeval monument and a magnificent Victorian country house (designed by C A Buckler) which, under the present duke, has been painstakingly refurbished and the collections redisplayed in their entirely for the first time.

Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel, Sussex, by John Martin Robinson, published 1 May 2008 in Country Life (vol. 202 no. 18, article, pp.88-92) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

On the long-serving, private chapel to the Catholic Dukes of Norfolk. Correctly called the Collegiate Chapel of the Holy Trinity, of the Blessed Virgin Mary & of all the Saints. It has a separate dedication to the next door Anglican church of St Nicholas (to which it is attached) and the buildings were completed by 1381. Illustrates the timber high vault as reconstructed by Rattee & Kett of Cambridge in 1886.

Arundel Castle, by John Martin Robinson, published 31 March 2011 (208 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 1860776418 & ISBN-13: 9781860776410) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Arundel Castle is a great Norman and medieval fortification, built after 1067 to the same plan and at the same time as Windsor. Its revival as a country house in the late-Georgian era added one of the most original and best-preserved Gothic interiors, while the late 19th-century reconstruction of the residential part makes it the largest and grandest Victorian house in England. It is also one of the longest continuously inhabited houses in Britain, the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors having lived here for over eight hundred years, since 1138. This book is both a detailed history and a guided tour of the castle, the seat of the Duke of Norfolk, hereditary Earl Marshal of England. It traces the entire architectural history of the site from the year after the Battle of Hastings to the present day. Often assumed to be mainly a Victorian reconstruction, it preserves as much or more of its Norman original as many of the ruined castles through to be more 'genuine'. It has a largely intact series of massive 11th-century earthworks, including an impressive motte, a stone gatehouse dating from 1070, an almost complete 11th- and 12th-century curtain wall, a perfect shell keep erected in 1140 and a very well preserved barbican of about 1300. Within this framework, on the site of the medieval domestic quarters in the south bailey and giving Arundel its dramatic skyline, is the largest Victorian Gothic Revival house in existence - yet even this great 19th-century pile incorporates both the two-storeyed shell and vaulted undercroft of a palace built by Henry II in around 1180 and the vast library built by the 11th Duke's team of Cumberland craftsmen in 1800. The author deals with the entire, long history of Arundel and its owners; the inheritance by the Howards from the Fitzalans in the16th century and subsequent vicissitudes, including a siege in the Civil War, not forgetting such domestic aspects as Queen Victoria's visit in 1846. The guided tour covers every room of interest: the private family accommodation as well as the better known parts open to the public, with full details of the superb collections of furniture, books, silver and paintings. This definitive study, based on profound scholarship and original research, is remarkably readable and entertaining. Well illustrated, it will appeal to a wide readership among non-specialists and visitors, as well as providing the standard work for many years to come for castellogians and students of architecture, for country houses and the ancient families that lived in them.

A dairy of delight: the Swanbourne Dairy, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, by John Martin Robinson, published 29 June 2011 in Country Life (vol. 205 no. 26, article, pp.96-99) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Designed by Robert Abraham and built in 1844, comprises a complex of three buildings: dairy house, U-shaped cow sheds and cowyard and octagonal dairy building in the centre. use Sussex flint, with stone dressings and 'Jacobean' details.

A two-faced revival. Glynde Place, East Sussex: the seat of Viscount Hampden, by John Martin Robinson, published 10 July 2013 in Country Life (vol. 207 no. 28, article, pp.52-57)