Petworth and its surroundings, Bignor, Pulborough, etc, by L. C. Barnes, published 1902 (pamphlet, London: London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12781] & West Sussex Libraries
Bognor and its neighbourhood from Arundel to Bosham, including Chichester and Selsey; With street plan of Bognor and many illustrations, etc, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1919 (92 pp., London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6415] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Southern Sketch-book: Through Old Sussex from Lewes to Chichester, by A. Leonard Summers, published 1921 (200 pp., London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 45] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Homeland Guide to Bexhill-On-Sea with Battle, Battle Abbey and the Historic Neighbourhood, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1928 (London: Homeland Association)
The Homeland Guide to Bognor and its Neighbourhood from Arundel to Bosham including Chichester and Selsey, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1928 (London: Homeland Association)
Sussex: The Resistant County, by Hilaire Belloc, published 1929 (68 pp., London: London: Homeland Association Ltd.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Prehistoric Sussex, by Eliot Cecil Curwen, published 1929 (London: The London: Homeland Association) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8948] & The Keep [LIB/506724] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Review in Sussex Notes and Queries, August 1929:Among those who in recent years have studied our Sussex earthworks, none have been more assiduous and successful than the Drs. Curwen, father and son, and now Dr. E. Cecil Curwen in this book, dedicated with filial affection to his father, has brought together the results of their work - correlated with that of others in the same field - in a connected survey of prehistoric times. It is an excellent piece of work, thorough and exact, but not too technical for the general reader, and the author's efforts to recall something of the life and manners of the people give a human interest to the story. Dr. Curwen's style is pleasant - but his occasional gibes at immemorial practices of the Church are apt to offend.
After a general description of the geographical features of the Downland area, with which the book mainly deals, we have an interesting chapter on Neolithic Flint Mines, giving evidence of an organised industry for the production of flint implements as early as 2000 B.C. Passing then to " Burial Mounds " the author mentions the eight Long Barrows (the only examples so far recognised in Sussex), associated with the Neolithic period. Reference to the more numerous Round Barrows of the Bronze Age and later periods leads to a summary of Mr. Allcroft's conclusions in regard to the continuity of idea between barrows and the churchyards of more modern days, as fully described in his "The Circle and the Cross." A chapter on Hill Forts deals with such well-known camps as the Caburn, Cissbury and the Trundle near Goodwood and White Hawk, Brighton. A valuable feature is the list, at the end of each chapter, of examples of the particular kind of earthwork dealt with, arranged according to districts, which show the wealth of material in the County.
We are not sure that Dr. Curwen is on quite such safe ground when he leaves the earthworks of the Downs - where he is unassailable - and comes to consider the lesser roads in the lowlands and their relation to medieval manors. It is questionable whether sufficient weight is given to the possibility of the lay out of Roman roads having influenced the site and arrangements of the Saxon manors, and the need for roads in medieval times seems to be unduly minimised. Although Dr. Curwen uses the term "The Weald" in a wider sense than usual, surely it must be an error to describe the "covered way" on Willingdon Hill (p.123) as leading into the Weald.
The clear instructions in the concluding chapter on the Detection and Mapping of Earthworks should be of great use to those - and there ought to be many - who after reading this book are inclined to pursue the fascinating study of Field Archaeology. The book is well illustrated by drawings and air-photographs, there is a good index, and the printing and general get up are a credit to all concerned.
After a general description of the geographical features of the Downland area, with which the book mainly deals, we have an interesting chapter on Neolithic Flint Mines, giving evidence of an organised industry for the production of flint implements as early as 2000 B.C. Passing then to " Burial Mounds " the author mentions the eight Long Barrows (the only examples so far recognised in Sussex), associated with the Neolithic period. Reference to the more numerous Round Barrows of the Bronze Age and later periods leads to a summary of Mr. Allcroft's conclusions in regard to the continuity of idea between barrows and the churchyards of more modern days, as fully described in his "The Circle and the Cross." A chapter on Hill Forts deals with such well-known camps as the Caburn, Cissbury and the Trundle near Goodwood and White Hawk, Brighton. A valuable feature is the list, at the end of each chapter, of examples of the particular kind of earthwork dealt with, arranged according to districts, which show the wealth of material in the County.
We are not sure that Dr. Curwen is on quite such safe ground when he leaves the earthworks of the Downs - where he is unassailable - and comes to consider the lesser roads in the lowlands and their relation to medieval manors. It is questionable whether sufficient weight is given to the possibility of the lay out of Roman roads having influenced the site and arrangements of the Saxon manors, and the need for roads in medieval times seems to be unduly minimised. Although Dr. Curwen uses the term "The Weald" in a wider sense than usual, surely it must be an error to describe the "covered way" on Willingdon Hill (p.123) as leading into the Weald.
The clear instructions in the concluding chapter on the Detection and Mapping of Earthworks should be of great use to those - and there ought to be many - who after reading this book are inclined to pursue the fascinating study of Field Archaeology. The book is well illustrated by drawings and air-photographs, there is a good index, and the printing and general get up are a credit to all concerned.
Sussex The Resistant County: The Beauty of West Sussex Camera Pictures of the County and The Beauty of East Sussex Camera Pictures of the County, by Basil Hodgson, Hilaire Belloc and Others, published 1929 (booklet, 68 pp., London: London: Homeland Association Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12265] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Homeland Guide to Rye & Winchelsea, by Arthur Henry Anderson and L. A. Vidler, published 1932 (36 pp., illus. & 1 map, London: Homeland Association) accessible at: British Library & R.I.B.A. Library