The Romano-British Industrial site at Bardown, Wadhurst, 1960-1968, by Henry Cleere, published 1970 (23 pp., Philimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0900592206 & ISBN-13: 9780900592201) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8287] & The Keep [LIB/503076] & East Sussex Libraries
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Map-making in the County of Sussex: A Collection of Reproductions of Printed Maps Published Between the Years 1575 and 1825, edited by Harry Margary and notes by R. A. Skelton, published 1970 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Review by F. W. S. [F. W. Steer] in Sussex Notes and Queries, May 1971:From very early times men have drawn maps and plans either for the purpose of record or as an aid to the traveller. Many centuries separate the first crude efforts from the precise and beautiful maps now issued by the Ordnance Survey, but the mapping of large areas of land had not been seriously attempted until Christopher Saxton completed and published his great Atlas of England and Wales in 1579. Between Saxton's time and our own, the techniques of map-making have steadily advanced; the progression from what may be termed "outline picture maps" to the highly finished large-scale maps showing every building, boundary, natural or manmade feature is an exciting story of scientific achievement.
Between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, cartographers produced maps of varying quality, utility and beauty; the original engravings of most of the earlier maps are now hard to find and most are either beyond the purses of would-be owners or so large that their display or storage present problems in this age of smaller houses. However, the fascination of old maps has grown rapidly during the last fifty years and several attempts have been made to meet the demand by the reproduction of various early maps of a convenient size for framing; some of these reproductions have been highly successful, but it is the larger maps which have hitherto proved so difficult and expensive to acquire or to publish as acceptable facsimiles.
Due to the initiative and perseverance of Mr. Harry Margary the great classic maps of English counties are being brought within our reach. His first production was a full-size facsimile of Andrews, Dury and Herbert's Topographical Map of the County of Kent, 1769, and Mr. Margary and Messrs. Phillimore & Co. followed this by a full-scale edition of the lovely Map of the County of Essex by Chapman and Andre, 1777; these were single maps (but comprising 25 and 26 sheets respectively) whereas now we have a Sussex atlas of 28 sheets through which we can trace the development of cartography and study the enormous changes in the Sussex landscape between 1579 and 1825.
Between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, cartographers produced maps of varying quality, utility and beauty; the original engravings of most of the earlier maps are now hard to find and most are either beyond the purses of would-be owners or so large that their display or storage present problems in this age of smaller houses. However, the fascination of old maps has grown rapidly during the last fifty years and several attempts have been made to meet the demand by the reproduction of various early maps of a convenient size for framing; some of these reproductions have been highly successful, but it is the larger maps which have hitherto proved so difficult and expensive to acquire or to publish as acceptable facsimiles.
Due to the initiative and perseverance of Mr. Harry Margary the great classic maps of English counties are being brought within our reach. His first production was a full-size facsimile of Andrews, Dury and Herbert's Topographical Map of the County of Kent, 1769, and Mr. Margary and Messrs. Phillimore & Co. followed this by a full-scale edition of the lovely Map of the County of Essex by Chapman and Andre, 1777; these were single maps (but comprising 25 and 26 sheets respectively) whereas now we have a Sussex atlas of 28 sheets through which we can trace the development of cartography and study the enormous changes in the Sussex landscape between 1579 and 1825.
Sussex Bells and Belfries, by George P. Elphick, published December 1970 (xx + 427 pp. & 2 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0900592087 & ISBN-13: 9780900592089) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2543] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down and Margaret Rule, published 1971 (vol. 1, 173 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336961 & ISBN-13: 9780850336962) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5523] & West Sussex Libraries
St. Philip Howard. The Life of St. Philip Howard (1557-1595), by Howard Henry Granville and Francis W. Steer, published 1971 (30 pp., Phillimore) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Magnus Volk of Brighton, by Conrad Volk, published 1 October 1971 (352 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0900592850 & ISBN-13: 9780900592850) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506442] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of the Landscapes of the Parishes of South Harting and Rogate, by E. M. Yates, published 1972 (pamphlet, 47 pp., Chichester: Pihillimore, ISBN-13: 9780850331066) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2866] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, edited by J. R. Armstrong and John Lowe, published 1973 (pamphlet, 33 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2853][Lib 12304][Lib 12664] & R.I.B.A. Library
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: A Guide Book for Children, by Kim C. Leslie, published 1973 (pamphlet, Phillimore) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5034][Lib 12665] & West Sussex Libraries
Twenty Walks, West of Arun, by Charles Shippam, published 1973 (48 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850331056 & ISBN-13: 9780850331059) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11814] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of Sussex, by J. R. Armstrong, published 30 April 1974 (3rd revised and enlarged edition, 176 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850331854 & ISBN-13: 9780850331851) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5695] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down, published 1 November 1974 (vol. 2, 180 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850331935 & ISBN-13: 9780850331936) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7581] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Victorian Horsham - The Diary of Henry Michell 1809-1874, edited by Kenneth Neale, published 1975 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850332281 & ISBN-13: 9780850332285) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6141] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Henry Michell's diary offers new insights into 19th-century Horsham. His attitudes and aspirations show the Victorian middle-class environment in which he lived. His interests ranged over the major issues of as well as upon subject matter of more immediate relevance to Sussex. The book will thus be of interest to historians and to a reading public that enjoys social history and biographical literature. The scope of the diary and Michell's life embraces the Corn Law controversy, the railway 'mania', the American Civil War, Parliamentary reform, and the Great Exhibition of 1851.
A Sussex Family: the Family of Ridge from 1500 to the present day, by Dudley Ridge, published 1975 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850330769 & ISBN-13: 9780850330762) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503908] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Man of Many Talents: An Informal Biography of James Douglas, 1753-1819, by Ronald Jessup, published 1 January 1975 (xiv + 310 pp. = 32 pp. of plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850331994 & ISBN-13: 9780850331998) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Domesday Book: Sussex, edited by John Morris, published 1 April 1975 (224 pp., Chichester: Pihillimore, ISBN-10: 0850331455 & ISBN-13: 9780850331455) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6446] & The Keep [LIB/500122] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bygone Chichester, by Bernard Price, published 1 July 1975 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332141 & ISBN-13: 9780850332148) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10258][Lib 12895] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Brighton Town and Brighton People, by Antony Dale, published 1 January 1976 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 0850332192 & ISBN-13: 9780850332193) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503788][Lib/504676] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Worthing. A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1977 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 085033263X & ISBN-13: 9780850332636) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bygone Bosham, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 1978 (Phillimore & o. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333105 & ISBN-13: 9780850333107) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The South Saxons, edited by Peter Brandon, published 1 January 1978 (288 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332400 & ISBN-13: 9780850332407) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501557] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bygone Bosham, by Angela Bromley-Martin, published 1 January 1978 (96 pp., Phillimore Book Publishing, ISBN-10: 0850333105 & ISBN-13: 9780850333107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7744][Lib 12338] & West Sussex Libraries
Arundel: A Picture of the Past, by James Cartland and Thomas William Hendrick, published 1 January 1978 (80 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332613 & ISBN-13: 9780850332612) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7409] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down, published 1 January 1978 (vol. 3, 256 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332729 & ISBN-13: 9780850332728) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6611] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne. A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1978 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332826 & ISBN-13: 9780850332827) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Horsham: An Historical Survey, by Anthony Windrum, published 1 January 1978 (212 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332842 & ISBN-13: 9780850332841) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7137] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester: The Valiant Years, by Bernard Price, published 1 November 1978 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333229 & ISBN-13: 9780850333220) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12896][Lib 7411] & West Sussex Libraries
History of the Aldwick Bay Estate, 1929-1979, by David Allam, published 1979 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7315]
Medieval Sussex Pottery, by K. J. Barton, published 1979 (288 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333334 & ISBN-13: 9780850333336) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12815] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bygone Bognor, by James Cartland, published 1 January 1979 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333520 & ISBN-13: 9780850333527) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7681][Lib 12347] & West Sussex Libraries
Hastings, A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1979 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333245 & ISBN-13: 9780850333244) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of Lancing, by R. G. P. Kerridge, published 1 January 1979 (256 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333385 & ISBN-13: 9780850333381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7367] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
All Change at Singleton for Charlton, Goodwood, East and West Dean, by Ian Serraillier, published 1 January 1979 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333512 & ISBN-13: 9780850333510) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7410] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Storrington in Pictures: Yesterday and Today, by Joan Ham, published 1 March 1979 (96 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850333199 & ISBN-13: 9780850333190) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7680] & West Sussex Libraries
A History of Hove, by Judy Middleton, published March 1979 (272 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333253 & ISBN-13: 9780850333251) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503441] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations: The Roman Villas at Chilgrove and Upmarden, by Alec Down, published 1 August 1979 (vol. 4, 173 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 085033344X & ISBN-13: 9780850333442) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7196] & West Sussex Libraries
The Windmills of Sussex, by Martin Brunnarius, published October 1979 (xii + 211 pp. & 32 leaves of plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333458 & ISBN-13: 9780850333459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7266] & The Keep [LIB/502208] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Review by F. W. Gregory in Sussex Industrial History, 1980:In the Windmills of Sussex by Martin Brunnarius, one of our members, we have the definitive work on the mills; with their millers and millwrights who constructed and maintained them, a book which many people have long awaited.
Mr. Brunnarius has put a vast amount of work into his researches and hopefully has avoided perpetrating popular errors which certain earlier writers put into print. He has made full use of the late H.E.S. Simmons' records gathered over 40 years (These are now in the Science Museum, but Brighton Reference Library has a copy of Sussex items) and in its way this volume is also a memorial to Mr. Simmons.
Martin Brunnarius tells us also of the mechanical side of the windmill, not previously attempted in a book on Sussex mills. This is helped with clear diagrams and good photographs.
There are just over 200 illustrations some showing mills well back in last century and unfortunately no longer with us and present day mill restoration is also featured.
The men who built the mills and the millers who ran them are dealt with at length, and we read of Sydney Ashdown who operated Cross-in-Hand Mill till 1969, Archibald Dallaway - a one man rebuild of Punnetts Town Mill, and the traditional millwrights including Cooper of Henfield, Holloway of Shoreham, Neves of Heathfield, the Medhursts of Lewes and E. Hole of Burgess Hill - still at work and at present engaged on Jill at Clayton.
An excellent book and a 'must' for all windmillians and those interested in local history.
Mr. Brunnarius has put a vast amount of work into his researches and hopefully has avoided perpetrating popular errors which certain earlier writers put into print. He has made full use of the late H.E.S. Simmons' records gathered over 40 years (These are now in the Science Museum, but Brighton Reference Library has a copy of Sussex items) and in its way this volume is also a memorial to Mr. Simmons.
Martin Brunnarius tells us also of the mechanical side of the windmill, not previously attempted in a book on Sussex mills. This is helped with clear diagrams and good photographs.
There are just over 200 illustrations some showing mills well back in last century and unfortunately no longer with us and present day mill restoration is also featured.
The men who built the mills and the millers who ran them are dealt with at length, and we read of Sydney Ashdown who operated Cross-in-Hand Mill till 1969, Archibald Dallaway - a one man rebuild of Punnetts Town Mill, and the traditional millwrights including Cooper of Henfield, Holloway of Shoreham, Neves of Heathfield, the Medhursts of Lewes and E. Hole of Burgess Hill - still at work and at present engaged on Jill at Clayton.
An excellent book and a 'must' for all windmillians and those interested in local history.
A History of Brighton General Hospital, by Janet Gooch, published 1980 (xi + 177 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333636 & ISBN-13: 9780850333633) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Victorian Lewes, by C. Brent and W. Rector, published 1 January 1980 (94 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333555 & ISBN-13: 9780850333558) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503442] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Sussex 1600-1660: A County Community in peace and war, by Anthony J. Fletcher, published 1 January 1980 (445 pp., Chichester: Pihillimore, ISBN-10: 0850333768 & ISBN-13: 9780850333763) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Arundel Priory, 1380-1980, the College of the Holy Trinity, by Mark Turnham Elvins, published 1981 (121 pp., 12 illustrations, 2 pedigrees & 3 line drawings, Chichester: Pihillimore, ISBN-10: 0850333628 & ISBN-13: 9780850333626) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down, published 1 January 1981 (vol. 5, 256 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334152 & ISBN-13: 9780850334159) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7980] & West Sussex Libraries
The Victorian churches of Sussex: with illustrations and a check-list of churches and chapels erected during the years 1810-1914, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1981 (95 pp. & 208 photographs, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333784 & ISBN-13: 9780850333787) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7742] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bexhill-on-Sea: A Pictorial History, by Aylwin Guilmant, published 1982 (141 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334535 & ISBN-13: 9780850334531) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503755] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Storrington in Living Memory, by Joan Ham, published 1982 (130 pp., 192 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850334543 & ISBN-13: 9780850334548) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15617] & West Sussex Libraries
Arms of Sussex Families, by J. F. Huxford, published 1982 (447 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 085033392X & ISBN-13: 9780850333923) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8356] & The Keep [LIB/503516] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Changing Chichester, by Bernard Price, published 1982 (96 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334306 & ISBN-13: 9780850334302) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12897][Lib 8421] & West Sussex Libraries
Lancing: A Pictorial History, by George W. Shaw, published 1982 (256 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334551 & ISBN-13: 9780850334555) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8379] & West Sussex Libraries
Hailsham and Its Environs, by Charles A. Robertson, published 1 January 1982 (224 pp., 43 plates, 17 maps & figs., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 0850334349 & ISBN-13: 9780850334340) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bygone Horsham, by Anthony Windrum and Annabelle Hughes, published 1 January 1982 (148 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334713 & ISBN-13: 9780850334715) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8561] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Tangmere: a village with two stories, by Barbara Best and George Harper, published 1983 (pamphlet, 36 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335094 & ISBN-13: 9780850335095) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12435][Lib 8903] & West Sussex Libraries
Bygone Battle, by Aylwin Guilmant, published 1983 (178 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335000 & ISBN-13: 9780850335002) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503746] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Pulborough: A Pictorial History, by Ivy Linda Strudwick, published 1983 (165 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334934 & ISBN-13: 9780850334937) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8912] & West Sussex Libraries
A History of Bognor Regis, by Gerard Young, published 1983 (296 pp. & 101 plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 085033487X & ISBN-13: 9780850334876) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8768] & West Sussex Libraries
The Wagners of Brighton, by A. Wagner, Sir Anthony Wagner and Antony Dale, published 28 April 1983 (180 pp., illus. & pedigree, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334454 & ISBN-13: 9780850334456) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504684] & West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:In Brighton the Wagners wielded such influence that their story is a major strand in the town's history. Apart from the Brighton interest, the book sheds fascinating light both on the dynastic vigour of German and Huguenot immigrants and on the social patterns of English society. Melchior Wagner, whose father had moved in 1677 to Coburg from Silesia, migrated to England, was naturalised in 1709 and was appointed hatter to King George I. He was granted the crown lease of a house in Pall Mall and his descendants remained for three generations.
Crawley: A Pictorial History, by Roger Bastable, published 6 September 1983 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335035 & ISBN-13: 9780850335033) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Georgian and Victorian Broadwater, by Ronald Kerridge and Michael Standing, published 30 November 1983 (132 pp. & illus., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335116 & ISBN-13: 9780850335118) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8881][Lib 8850] & West Sussex Libraries
Bygone Rye and Winchelsea, by Aylwin Guilmant, published 1984 (150 illus., text & tables, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335345 & ISBN-13: 9780850335347) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Castles in Sussex, by John Guy, published 1984 (162 pp. & illus., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 085033523X & ISBN-13: 9780850335231) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Worthing: Aspects of Change, by D. Robert Elleray, published 28 September 1984 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335515 & ISBN-13: 9780850335514) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9263] & West Sussex Libraries
A History of the Prebendal School, by Neville Ollerenshaw, published 28 September 1984 (108 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335523 & ISBN-13: 9780850335521) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9091] & West Sussex Libraries
Sussex Industrial Archaeology: a Field Guide, edited by Brian Austen, Don Cox and J. Upton, published 1 January 1985 (114 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335566 & ISBN-13: 9780850335569) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9137] & The Keep [LIB/502228] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Sussex was not dramatically affected by the first impact of the Industrial Revolution, but for long had a range of industries serving local needs, mainly associated with food processing, agriculture and building trades.
The Saltdean Story, by Douglas D'Enno, published 1 January 1985 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335736 & ISBN-13: 9780850335736) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Hatchments of Britain Kent, Surrey, Sussex: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, by Peter Summers and John E. Titterton, published 1 January 1985 (vol. 5, 174 p., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850335353 & ISBN-13: 9780850335354) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
King Edward VII Hospital Midhurst 1901-1986. The King's Sanatorium., by S. E. Large, published 1986 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850336287 & ISBN-13: 9780850336283) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10221] & West Sussex Libraries
Horsham Houses. A Study of Early Buildings in a Market Town, by Annabelle Hughes, published 1 January 1986 (xvi + 137 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336058 & ISBN-13: 9780850336054) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10257] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries
The River Lavant. Chichester's River from Source to Mouth, by Ken Newbury, published 1987 (64 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9929] & West Sussex Libraries
Bygone Crowborough, by Malcolm Payne and Luther Batchelor, published 1 January 1987 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336473 & ISBN-13: 9780850336474) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503800] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Brighton. A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 November 1987 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336279 & ISBN-13: 9780850336276) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Roman Chichester, by Alec Down, published 1988 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850334357 & ISBN-13: 9780850334357) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12290][Lib 10141] & West Sussex Libraries
Bygone Uckfield, by Barbara Fuller and Betty Turner, published 1988 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 0850336805 & ISBN-13: 9780850336801) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of Selsey, by Frances Mee, published 1 January 1988 (152 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336724 & ISBN-13: 9780850336726) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15601] & West Sussex Libraries
The Organs and Organists of Chichester Cathedral, by Nicholas Plumley, published 1 June 1988 (booklet, 64 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336643 & ISBN-13: 9780850336641) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9999] & West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The book details the history of three organs, and provides a complete account of the organists, warts and all. Chichester has had its quota of eccentrics, but, equally, its record of distinguished musicians is evident. No matter how good the instrument, its sensitive and liturgical use depends on the organist's understanding of the role of the music within worship.
Burgess Hill, by Hugh Matthews, published 1989 (185 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336783 & ISBN-13: 9780850336788) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10583] & West Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down and Margaret Rule, published 1 February 1989 (vol. 1, new edition, 173 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336961 & ISBN-13: 9780850336962) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down, published 15 February 1989 (vol. 6, 256 p., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850336635 & ISBN-13: 9780850336634) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10381] & West Sussex Libraries
A History of Crawley, by Peter Gwynne, published 1 January 1990 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850337186 & ISBN-13: 9780850337181) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503798] & West Sussex Libraries
Ticehurst, Stonegate and Flimwell, by Francis Drewe, published 1 January 1991 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338034 & ISBN-13: 9780850338034) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503505] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Oasthouses in Sussex and Kent: their history and development, by Gwen Jones and John Bell, published 1 January 1992 (viii + 72 pp., Phillimore for Hop Industry Research Survey, Chichester, ISBN-10: 0850338182 & ISBN-13: 9780850338188) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502135] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester: A Documentary History, by Roy R. Morgan, published 1 November 1992 (240 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338514 & ISBN-13: 9780850338515) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11871][Lib 11876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Excavations, by Alec Down, published 1993 (vol. 8, 256 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850170044 & ISBN-13: 9780850170047) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Ferring Past, edited by Ronald Kerridge and Michael Standing, published 1993 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338867 & ISBN-13: 9780850338867) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12105] & West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Ferring experienced little change in either its village topography or manorial control from the medieval period until the 18th century. Following his conversion to Christianity, Osmand, King of the Saxons, granted land in A.D. 761 for the building and support of a monastery which later became the bishop of Chichester's Prebendal Manor and the focus of the community at Ferring for some fifteen hundred years. The book describes the development of the village especially between the 17th and 18th centuries, including the dwelling-houses and agricultural methods.
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
Portslade: A Pictorial History, by Claire Green, published 9 September 1994 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338883 & ISBN-13: 9780850338881) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Chichester Cathedral: An Historical Survey, edited by Mary Hobbs, published 1 December 1994 (xxi + 362 pp. & 16 pp. of plates, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339243 & ISBN-13: 9780850339246) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries
Bognor Regis: A Pictorial History, by Vanessa Mills, published 1 January 1995 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339758 & ISBN-13: 9780850339758) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13831] & West Sussex Libraries
Chichester Harbour: A History, by John Reger, published 1 January 1995 (176 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770193 & ISBN-13: 9781860770197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13159] & West Sussex Libraries & East 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
Eastbourne: A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 16 September 1995 (2nd revised edition, 128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339642 & ISBN-13: 9780850339642) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502661] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne did not develop as other seaside resorts because of land ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries. The tiny watering place, which formed at the hamlet of Sea Houses and the ancient village of Bourne, remained virtually unaltered until the Duke of Devonshire developed his estates into a carefully planned new town, to be known as the 'Empress of Watering Places'. ?... a very readable narrative account of the town's history, brilliantly illuminated ...?
Hove: A Pictorial History, by Eddie Scott, published 16 September 1995 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339812 & ISBN-13: 9780850339819) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Hove was a fishing village with few people as recently as 1801. Thirty-four years later Horsfield, in his history of the county, described it as 'a mean and insignificant assemblage of huts'. On a shoreline subject to erosion and plundering French raiders, it lacked a market for its few families. From this unpromising beginning the town developed with broad avenues and tidy streets which possess a certain amount of style. Due to Victorian entrepreneurs and the search for fashionable places, the village swallowed up the surrounding land to become the Borough of Hove.
Brighton College, 1845-1995, by Martin D. W. Jones, published 1 October 1995 (334 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339782 & ISBN-13: 9780850339789) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506172] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Brighton College is important in the story of English education. It pioneered the use of separate classrooms, set up the first purpose-built science laboratory, the first gymnasium and invented the school magazine. Later, it fought the legal battle to obtain charitable status for non-profit-making organisations. Here the author investigates not just the school, but also questions the identity of the public school system, how much has changed in the last 150 years, from the controlled life of the schoolboy of 1955 compared with almost unlimited freedom in 1855
A History of Sussex, by J. R. Armstrong, published 10 November 1995 (4th revised edition, 168 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339464 & ISBN-13: 9780850339468) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13096] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Sussex has become synonymous with its first inhabitant, 'Boxgrove Man', but it was fashioned by the Romans, invaded by the Saxons, and became a strategic defence. It achieved its greatest importance with the Normans who made it the main highway from England to the Continent.
Cinema West Sussex: The First Hundred Years, by Allen Eyles, Frank Gray and A. E. Readman, published 22 November 1996 (xvi + 240 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770355 & ISBN-13: 9781860770357) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13342] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The South Coast was popular with early film-makers and the county had links with many. Their work is highlighted and that of the film studio at Shoreham, which produced a string of successful feature films. This book also provides a rare insight into the world of amateur cinematography with the remarkable story of the nationally-acclaimed Bognor Regis Film Society. The authors trace the travelling showmen who brought moving pictures to public halls and fairgrounds and describe in detail the history of all 62 cinemas that have operated in West Sussex.
Hurstpierpoint College 1849-1995: The School by the Downs, by Peter King, published 1997 (xiii + 306 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 1860770436 & ISBN-13: 9781860770432) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14034] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Hurstpierpoint College was founded at Shoreham in 1849 and moved to its present buildings in 1853. One of several schools in Sussex founded by Nathaniel Woodard, 'Hurst' was probably the most important and certainly the largest school in Woodard's grand scheme to provide a good Church of England education. Edward Lowe, the School's first headmaster, was one of the Victorian 'giants' among headmasters. His career is remarkable not only for making Hurst a notable public school, but also for his contribution in national educational developments.
Hastings Past, by Rex Marchant, published 1 October 1997 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770460 & ISBN-13: 9781860770463) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Though known the world over for William's victory in 1066, Hastings was already well populated long before even the Romans came. When they left, sea-raiders came and carved out their own little kingdom and the sea has ever since played a leading role in the town's history.
Rustington: A Pictorial History, by Mary Taylor, published 1 January 1998 (128 pp., David Brown Book Company, ISBN-10: 1860770738 & ISBN-13: 9781860770739) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Rustington is a village on the Sussex plain between the South Downs and the sea. This book recounts the story of its long history in a wealth of historic photographs, almost entirely chosen from the author's collection.
The Charlton Hunt: A history, by Simon Rees, published 1 March 1998 (304 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770762 & ISBN-13: 9781860770760) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13717] & West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The Charlton Hunt began in the 1670s and is the earliest documented pack of hounds to be entered to fox alone. It attained a popularity among the gentry which has never been equalled. From the reign of Charles II, almost every noble family in the land had a representative at Charlton, including almost half of the Knights of the Garter. Its first proprietor had been the ill-fated Duke of Monmouth, but among other claims to uniqueness, it was the first hunt to establish a club, the members building themselves a dining hall.
The South Downs, by Peter Brandon, published 2 October 1998 (280 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 186077069X & ISBN-13: 9781860770692) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14979] & The Keep [LIB/501556] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The South Downs has throughout history been a focus of English popular culture. With chalkland, their river valleys and scarp-foot the Downs have been shaped for over millennia by successive generations of farmers, ranging from Europe's oldest inhabitants right up until the 21st century. "possibly the most important book to have been written on the South Downs in the last half-century . . The South Downs have found their perfect biographer."
St Richard's Hospital and the NHS: An Oral History, by Chris Howard Bailey, published 1 December 1998 (208 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860770681 & ISBN-13: 9781860770685) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
An Historical Atlas of Sussex , edited by Kim Leslie and Brian Short with maps by Susan Rowland, published 1 January 1999 (176 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][Lib/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Published as part of the local Millennium celebrations, the Atlas presents the history of Sussex in a way never before attempted. Some seventy maps plot a huge diversity of subject matter ranging from prehistoric times to the present; from Saxon settlements through 17th-century inns and ale-houses to employment patterns and commuting to work in the late 20th century.
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.
Worthing Past, by Sally White, published 6 October 2000 (144 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860771467 & ISBN-13: 9781860771460) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14324] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A town of surprises, Worthing is often written off as 'God's Waiting Room' because of its popularity with the retired, but it is lively and has a long and more varied history. Dr. White brings more than sixteen years of research to this very full and vivid account of the town's development since it was the site of a large-scale flint factory in the Stone Age. She draws on unusual, amusing and intriguing episodes plus tales of local 'characters' to enliven the solid, factual narrative. This is the first modern, comprehensive account of Worthing's past and will be welcomed by all.
The River Lavant, by Ken Newbury, published 7 December 2000 (3rd revised edition, 80 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860771629 & ISBN-13: 9781860771620) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The Lavant is an extraordinary river. In historic times man had so altered its course that hardly any part has remained unchanged. In tracing its course, from East Dean to Chichester Harbour, the author also traces its eventful history; recording the sometimes dramatic changes men have made, and why; the way it has affected agriculture, industry and indeed the people. The many buildings on its banks ... mills, pubs, a leper hospital and Roman Walls all add to its history. The work represents a decade of research plus much personal observation in muddy boots.
Hastings & St Leonards, by Gavin Haines, published 1 June 2001 (230 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1840152117 & ISBN-13: 9781840152111)
Henfield: A Sussex Village, by Marjorie Carreck and Alan Barwick, published 2002 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772102 & ISBN-13: 9781860772108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14980] & West Sussex Libraries
The Paradise Rocks: A 1930s Childhood in Bognor and a Little Local History, by Michael Alford, published 1 January 2002 (352 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 186077234X & ISBN-13: 9781860772344) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
A History of Brighton & Hove: Stone age Whitehawk to Millennium City, by Ken Fines, published 7 October 2002 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772315 & ISBN-13: 9781860772313) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Twin towns with a fascinating history, they constitute the Sussex resort that, to mark the Millennium, the Queen declared to be a City. A giant step from the Neolithic camp built on Whitehawk Hill in the fourth millennium B.C. The author, who since 1950 has worked as a planner in Brighton, has now produced the first integrated history of the two towns. His sense of humour is evident on every page of an entertaining and richly illustrated narrative, through prehistoric downsmen to the trippers and the technocrats of today's proud City.
Journal of the Great War. From Sussex Shore to Flanders Fields, by Edward Heron-Allen and edited by Brian W. Harvey and Carol Fitzgerald, published 2 October 2002 (304 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772005 & ISBN-13: 9781860772009) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Edward Heron-Allen was a solicitor by profession but he was also a distinguished zoologist (F.R.S.), historian, Persian scholar and translator. This is his chronicle of the impact of the First World War on the lives of himself, his family and friends in Selsey and London, his military training with the Sussex Volunteer Regiment and officer training in Tunbridge Wells, and his experiences in the propaganda department of the War Office. He vividly recounts the privations suffered by the local Sussex community and his experiences of the destruction at the Western Front.
Oliver Whitby School, Chichester: A History, by Peter J. Hughes, published 7 October 2002 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772129 & ISBN-13: 9781860772122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14799] & West Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne: A History, by John Surtees, published 21 October 2002 (134 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772269 & ISBN-13: 9781860772269) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne started as a fishing hamlet enlivened by the occasional bit of smuggling. The fashion for drinking seawater and sea-bathing was the principal catalyst for change, with the additional ingredients of the beauty of Beachy Head, the seal of a royal visit in 1780, the coming of the railway and the vision and support of the 7th Duke of Devonshire. The area was owned by just two families, and between them they regulated development to ensure that Eastbourne attracted the affluent whereby it became 'the Empress of Watering Places'. An entertaining and well illustrated account of the town's entire past.
Kent and Sussex Weald, by Peter Brandon, published 1 September 2003 (280 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772412 & ISBN-13: 9781860772412) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The Wealds of Kent, Surrey and Sussex had detractors over almost all their history but are now regarded as embodying England at its most characteristically delightful. The author explores how places such as Ashdown Forest and wooded west Kent, which were long disliked and even feared, have come to be perceived as jewels of landscape for leisure and recreation. He also traces the unremitting labour of generations of the region's small farmers to clear and settle a great expanse of wild country that has resulted in one of the most notable pieces of man's handiwork in Europe, and which has persisted to an astonishing degree relatively unchanged over a course of some eight centuries or more. This human story began as a saga of man against forest and continued as one of the interaction of man with trees - cared for to provide shipbuilding timber and fuel; to sustain the region's handicrafts; saved from the forester's axe to provide sporting pleasures and planted in pineta, arboreta and 'wild gardens' by Victorian and Edwardian 'nouveaux riches'. This book will enrich the enjoyment of those who reside in the Weald or live in sight of it and is essential reading for those whose interest in it is as landowner, farmer, ecologist, planner, conservationist, councillor or local historian.
East Sussex Events: Death, Disaster, War and Weather, by David Arscott, published 1 October 2003 (144 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 186077251X & ISBN-13: 9781860772511) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:East Sussex has a long and interesting history. This fascinating new book presents for the first time a collection of the most dramatic 'events' in that long history, all, since the invention of the camera, captured by enterprising photographers. A picture speaks a thousand words - and never more so than when it records a moment in history that can never be repeated. Well within living memory, happenings such as the great freeze of 1962-3, or the great hurricane of 1987 will stir recollections for many readers, as will many stories and pictures from the Second World War. But, whatever the period or part of the county, there is a great deal to intrigue and inform everyone in East Sussex in this splendid addition to its published history . . . the stories and the pictures of the events that made the headlines!
Chichester Remembered, by Phil Hewitt, published 10 October 2003 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772293 & ISBN-13: 9781860772290) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
West Sussex Events: Four Centuries of Fortune and Misfortune, by Spencer Thomas, published 1 October 2003 (144 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772617 & ISBN-13: 9781860772610) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:West Sussex has a long and interesting history. This fascinating new book presents for the first time a collection of the most dramatic 'events' in that long history, all, since the invention of the camera, captured by enterprising photographers. A picture speaks a thousand words - and never more so than when it records a moment in history that can never be repeated. Well within living memory, happenings such as the great freeze of 1962-3, or the great hurricane of 1987 will stir recollections for many readers, as will many stories and pictures from the Second World War. But, whatever the period or part of the county, there is a great deal to intrigue and inform everyone in West Sussex in this splendid addition to its published history . . the stories and the pictures of the events that made the headlines!
Hastings at war, 1939-1945, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, published 2005 (130 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860773281 & ISBN-13: 9781860773280) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Horsham: A History, by Susan Haines, published 2005 (176 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 186077332X & ISBN-13: 9781860773327) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15469] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Structural Development of Sussex Churches, by J. L. Denman, published 1 January 2005 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 0850330866 & ISBN-13: 9780850330861)
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
Georgian Brighton, by Sue Berry, published 1 October 2005 (208 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860773427 & ISBN-13: 9781860773426) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16429] & The Keep [LIB/503781] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Brighton was a decayed seafaring town in 1740, but by 1780 it had been transformed into a prosperous seaside resort that attracted many famous people. When George, Prince of Wales made his first visit in 1783, Brighton was already a fashionable place to visit. By 1800, this resort was Britain's largest and most popular seaside watering place, remaining so well into the 20th century. Brighton emerged as a Georgian seaside resort during the key period of British resort development, between about 1730 and 1780. After 1780 Brighton had surpassed her competitors and had the full panoply of resort facilities. This charming book explores why resorts developed when they did - and why Brighton surged ahead. Between 1780 and 1820 the development of new suburbs to accommodate the influx of visitors was crucial. Without the ability to expand, Brighton would have failed to develop as a resort. From 1820, visitors' expectations changed, and the heyday of Georgian seaside resorts was at an end. This engaging narrative will interest Brighton's residents and visitors alike, and the splendidly reproduced images will evoke an era gone by for local historians everywhere.
The North Downs, by Peter Brandon, published 1 November 2005 (280 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860773532 & ISBN-13: 9781860773532)
Abstract:The North Downs and Surrey Hills have for centuries been the most important of London's lungs. In Dr Brandon's inimitable style, this book recreates the Downs' past landscapes and examines the history of their famous Surrey products: Alton and Farnham hops, Dorking fowls and Banstead mutton. The exciting arena of the Kent Downs and its environs made a special contribution to the development of early England. The author also considers the leisure function of the region, which has existed for centuries. For more than 150 years the North Downs and Surrey Hills have counteracted urban noise, congestion and pollution by their very proximity to the metropolis. From the mid-19th century the region became a residence, playground, sanatorium, health resort, field laboratory and landscape artists? open-air studio. This long-awaited book from a much-loved local historian shares the eloquent prose of his previous titles, and the magnificent photographs are beautifully produced. It will be warmly welcomed by all local, social and landscape historians, as well as the many people whose lives are enriched by knowing the North Downs.
Carriers and Coachmasters: Trade and Travel before the Turnpikes, by Dorian Gerhold, published 30 November 2005 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co., ISBN-10: 1860773273 & ISBN-13: 9781860773273)
One Hundred Buildings of East Grinstead, by M. J. Leppard, published 2006 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860773818 & ISBN-13: 9781860773815) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
West Sussex Parish Maps: A Sense of a Place, by Kim C. Leslie, published 1 November 2006 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 0862605644 & ISBN-13: 9780862605643) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Burgess Hill, by Hugh Matthews, published 1 December 2006 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860774377 & ISBN-13: 9781860774379) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Burgess Hill is generally regarded as a 'new' town, since most of the present fabric of the place dates from the mid-19th century or later. Yet there was a thriving settlement in Tudor times and the author has succeeded both in reconstructing Elizabethan Burgess Hill and in producing a remarkably detailed picture of its subsequent growth.
In a narative full of human interest, he reveals how ordinary people lived, how they held and worked their land and how they coped with the problem of making ends meet as the community developed through the 17th and 18th centuries. The enclosure of the commons in the early 19th century, followed by the coming of the railway in 1841, led to major changes in the second half of that century and the birth of the town of today. It swallowed up scores of acres of virgin land, never before cultivated or built upon, instead of gradual expansion outwards from an old-established centre.
Mr Matthews had made a significant contribution to the published history of Sussex. He has also provided Burgess Hill with the history that it always thought it lacked. Residents of the modern town cannot fail to be fascinated by the insight he gives into the making of the town and its unusual pattern for development, or by the richness of the detail of the lifes of generations of their predecessors.
Mark Dudeney has written a final chapter in this book, bringing the story of Burgess Hill into the new millennium.
In a narative full of human interest, he reveals how ordinary people lived, how they held and worked their land and how they coped with the problem of making ends meet as the community developed through the 17th and 18th centuries. The enclosure of the commons in the early 19th century, followed by the coming of the railway in 1841, led to major changes in the second half of that century and the birth of the town of today. It swallowed up scores of acres of virgin land, never before cultivated or built upon, instead of gradual expansion outwards from an old-established centre.
Mr Matthews had made a significant contribution to the published history of Sussex. He has also provided Burgess Hill with the history that it always thought it lacked. Residents of the modern town cannot fail to be fascinated by the insight he gives into the making of the town and its unusual pattern for development, or by the richness of the detail of the lifes of generations of their predecessors.
Mark Dudeney has written a final chapter in this book, bringing the story of Burgess Hill into the new millennium.
Henfield: Through the Lens of Marjorie Baker, edited by Alan Barwick, published 31 October 2007 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860774709 & ISBN-13: 9781860774706) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:In 2006 Henfield Parish Council agreed to a bequest from the family of the late Marjorie Baker, the village photographer, to accept an archive of approximately 30,000 negatives covering her life's work between the 1930s and 1990s. This book shows the range of work that a village photographer would be expected to undertake and is a fitting memorial to Marjorie Baker and her achievements in the world of photography. The book is unique in that more than sixty people have been involved in providing captions to the photographs. There is a mixture of anecdotes and historical information and some of Marjorie Baker's memories have also been incorporated into the captions. The book is divided into seven sections: leisure activities, views outside Henfield, people at work, views of Henfield, Henfield events, local people, and children and family groups. Many of the photographic views of Henfield and the surrounding villages will bring back nostalgic memories. The portraits of people and family groups include village characters and prominent people in the community who will be remembered by those who have lived in the area. The events are varied and include coronation and jubilee carnival processions, fêtes, fairs, and festive occasions.
The Building of Georgian Chichester, by Alan H. J. Green, published 1 October 2007 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860774563 & ISBN-13: 9781860774560) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Horsham: A History, by Susan Haines, published 5 September 2008 (3rd edition, 176 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 186077332X & ISBN-13: 9781860773327) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Horsham has a long and rich history, with surviving written records dating back over a thousand years, but this book delves back even further into prehistoric times, to a period millions of years ago when the site of the town was near the edge of a floodplain, around which dinosaurs roamed. The book starts with fascinating clues to the culture of some of the earliest settlers, provided by artefacts discovered in and around Horsham. The author chronicles Horsham's rapid development as a market town and borough in medieval times, the turbulence of the Tudor and Stuart eras, and life in the Georgian period. She examines the impact of the railway and, later, the motor car. The trauma of two World Wars and the town's drastic expansion in more recent decades are also explored. Numerous stunning illustrations bring the history of this ancient Wealden town to life. Sources, including previously unpublished documentation, and oral recollections paint a vivid and comprehensive picture of Horsham's history. This book will prove invaluable for anyone interested in, and fascinated by, Horsham's past.
East Preston & Kingston: An Illustrated History, by R. W. Standing, published 6 September 2008 (192 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860773842 & ISBN-13: 9781860773846) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Takes the reader through more than a thousand years of history in two closely related Sussex villages. Beginning in Norman times, this illustrated book relates how the feudal system ruled the village. It contains histories of the church, farmsteads and houses, and discovers the origins of the sports and social clubs.
Hastings: Wartime Memories and Photographs, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, published 20 October 2008 (146 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860775829 & ISBN-13: 9781860775826) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Hastings Wartime Memories and Photographs weaves the personal stories of 75 people who endured life in Hastings during the Home Front war years with more than 130 photographs, the majority of which have never been published before. The book delves into the lives of ordinary men, women and children, as well as the soldiers and evacuees who made Hastings their home at the time and so lived with the constant fear of invasion, and provides a detailed and colourful account of life on the front line.
Review by Maria Gardiner in Sussex Past & Present no. 119, December 2009:The impetus for this book came during a number of book-signing events undertaken by the author when he was approached by people who wanted to share their wartime stories with him. The result is a fascinating book devoted to 130 photographs alongside the stories of 75 people, and through them a host of others who lived and died in the town during the war years. The book is divided into 7 chapters beginning with 'The Path to War' and ending with 'Peace Returns to Hastings.'
I found this book very difficult to put down as the voices come through very clearly telling about a variety of subjects such as ARP duties, the testing of gas masks, the blackout, life as an evacuee, the fun of apple scrumping and the horrors of the air raids.
The initiative of civilians in war time is well illustrated - 'If you saw a queue, you joined it. . .' - as is their heroism. Several story tellers remember being thrown to the ground as children, and heroic mums lying on top of them protecting them as bullets ricocheted around them.
The longest chapter is entirely devoted to recollections of air attacks. Houses looked like dolls' houses as their fronts were blown off though several bombs penetrated buildings in such a way that they passed straight through detonating elsewhere. Eleven Canadians were killed in the Albany Hotel by a 250kg bomb which had already gone through the Queen's Hotel without exploding.
In this the 70th anniversary year of the outbreak of the 2nd World War, it is a pleasure to recommend Nathan Dylan Goodwin's collection. It would sit well alongside the book about Wadhurst which was reviewed in the August edition of Sussex Past & Present.
I found this book very difficult to put down as the voices come through very clearly telling about a variety of subjects such as ARP duties, the testing of gas masks, the blackout, life as an evacuee, the fun of apple scrumping and the horrors of the air raids.
The initiative of civilians in war time is well illustrated - 'If you saw a queue, you joined it. . .' - as is their heroism. Several story tellers remember being thrown to the ground as children, and heroic mums lying on top of them protecting them as bullets ricocheted around them.
The longest chapter is entirely devoted to recollections of air attacks. Houses looked like dolls' houses as their fronts were blown off though several bombs penetrated buildings in such a way that they passed straight through detonating elsewhere. Eleven Canadians were killed in the Albany Hotel by a 250kg bomb which had already gone through the Queen's Hotel without exploding.
In this the 70th anniversary year of the outbreak of the 2nd World War, it is a pleasure to recommend Nathan Dylan Goodwin's collection. It would sit well alongside the book about Wadhurst which was reviewed in the August edition of Sussex Past & Present.
Worthing: A History, by Chris Hare, published 1 October 2008 (212 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860775047 & ISBN-13: 9781860775048) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Worthing officially became a town with the passing of the Worthing Town Improvement Act in 1803, though the population then was no more than 1,000. The town developed very quickly, and fashionable society moved in after the visit in 1798 of George III's youngest daughter, Princess Amelia. Conflict emerged very early on between the new residents and the local population, and attempts to reform the character of the town were often strongly resisted, with annual confrontations between angry mobs and the local police. The town's reputation for scandals and demonstrations continued into the Victorian times, as the riots against the Salvation Army, which led to the reading of the Riot Act in 1884, ensured the town gained national attention for all the wrong reasons. The same is also true of the typhoid epidemic of 1893 and the visit of Oscar Wilde in 1895 - just prior to his disgrace and downfall. In the 20th century, the trauma of the First World War allowed a new Worthing to emerge, this time with conflicts between generations rather than classes, as the retired folk coming into Worthing had very different priorities to those seeking to modernise the town. The book concludes by considering how a council that sought to ban rock'n'roll in the 1950s and was still censoring films in the 1980s was able to embrace change and a new direction for Worthing.
Review by Sally White in Sussex Past and Present no. 117, April 2009:I approached this book eagerly, aware that Chris Hare has a gift for searching out information that other writers have overlooked and presenting it appealingly. The subtitle: 'Riot and Respectability in a Seaside Town' should appear on the cover, as this is Chris Hare's real theme. He has pulled together (with great relish) detailed information about various elements of unrest, such as that caused by the Bonfire Boys and smugglers. This is fascinating. Sadly he misses some important elements of the story, such as the scandal over the use of informers, which led to a group of smugglers presenting one of the Hentys with a marble urn.
At times it seems as though even the author is not clear about what he is trying to achieve, and the structure of the book is confused. For example, there is a section on hospitals in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 is about the health of the town. The book is well illustrated and includes a number of pictures which have not been widely published in the past. Perhaps they come from the recently acquired Terry Childs Collection at Worthing Library.
One of the real problems is the lack of an alphabetical bibliography. The references are presented in very small typeface and are riddled with errors, which can create a sense of frustration in the reader. Some of the references are out of order. In Chapter 2 there are 97 references but the Notes and References at the end of the book has only 90. Chapter 3 has a different title in the text than in the Notes and References section. Such carelessness in an experienced author leaves a lingering anxiety about how accurate some of the information in the text may be.
Undoubtedly this book provides a valuable contribution to making the history of Worthing better known, and belongs in the library of anyone interested in the town. The author is a gifted researcher but the book has serious problems in structure and proofreading. If there is a second edition these need to be corrected.
At times it seems as though even the author is not clear about what he is trying to achieve, and the structure of the book is confused. For example, there is a section on hospitals in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 is about the health of the town. The book is well illustrated and includes a number of pictures which have not been widely published in the past. Perhaps they come from the recently acquired Terry Childs Collection at Worthing Library.
One of the real problems is the lack of an alphabetical bibliography. The references are presented in very small typeface and are riddled with errors, which can create a sense of frustration in the reader. Some of the references are out of order. In Chapter 2 there are 97 references but the Notes and References at the end of the book has only 90. Chapter 3 has a different title in the text than in the Notes and References section. Such carelessness in an experienced author leaves a lingering anxiety about how accurate some of the information in the text may be.
Undoubtedly this book provides a valuable contribution to making the history of Worthing better known, and belongs in the library of anyone interested in the town. The author is a gifted researcher but the book has serious problems in structure and proofreading. If there is a second edition these need to be corrected.
Bexhill-on-Sea: A History, by Julian Porter, published 4 October 2008 (134 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772951 & ISBN-13: 9781860772955) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Bexhill-on-Sea has a long and eventful history, yet the fascinating past of this remarkable town is not as well known as it deserves to be. This is probably because its major development occurred very rapidly at the end of the 19th century - whereby it became the youngest borough in Sussex at its incorporation in 1902 - drawing attention away from its ancient origins and deep roots. In this new book the author traces Bexhill's entire story, from the earliest archaeological and geological evidence through its first documentary mention in 772AD, its relative importance as a Domesday manor with two churches and of land ownership by the bishops of Chichester, the dukes of Dorset and finally the earl's De La Warr. He uses previously unpublished paintings, drawings and photographs from the rich archives of Bexhills Museum lavishly to illustrate the events and developments explored and explained in his entertaining narrative. Despite its antiquity, Bexhill was still only a small village clustered around the Saxon church on the hill, today known as 'Old Town' until the Napoleonic wars made it into a garrison town until the building of a depot and parade ground for 5,000 soldiers of the King's German Legion. Though the railway came in 1846, it was not until the 1880's that the De La Warrs began to develop the town. By 1902 Bexhill attracted national attention by hosting Britain's first ever motor car race. The story of its best known building, the internationally important De La Warr Pavillion, built in 1935, is told in detail, as are the town's war years and its post-war changes. This very readable book will be warmly welcomed throughout the entire area.
Parham: An Elizabethan house and its restoration, by Jayne Kirk, published 1 March 2009 (208 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860774857 & ISBN-13: 9781860774850) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Parham House lies tranquilly at the foot of the South Downs, an Elizabethan house with weathered stone walls, glittering leaded windows and a gabled silhouette. In its ancient park, deer roam beneath spreading oaks and 18th-century lawns spread out towards the church, all that remains of Parham village. Rescued from decay and lovingly restored by Clive and Alicia Pearson and their architect Victor Heal, the house was opened to the public in 1948. This book tells the story of the house, and of the three families - the Palmers, the Bisshopps and the Pearsons - who owned it for more than 400 years. Parham: A Sussex House and its restoration, brings to life the way its restorers dealt with the practical and aesthetic problems they encountered. A precious archive of drawings, letters and other papers has revealed much new evidence about changes to the fabric. Professional and volunteer archaeologists have searched the park for traces of the monastic grange and village that once stood somewhere within it, while personal recollections have added yet another perspective. All the findings have been masterfully pieced together by Jayne Kirk, who has thrown a brilliant light onto the hidden history of this intriguing country house.
Rye: a history of a Sussex Cinque Port to 1660, by Gillian Draper, published 2 October 2009 (288 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776078 & ISBN-13: 9781860776076) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/504284][Lib/506614] & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This new illustrated history traces Rye's origins from the Norman Conquest until beyond its period of great prosperity under the Tudor monarchs.
Review by Margaret Pearce in Sussex Family Historian vol. 19 no. 1, March 2010:The author, Dr Gillian Draper, has a special interest in the history of towns in south-east England and this new illustrated history traces Rye's origins from the Norman Conquest until the 17th century.
Rye was an Ancient Town which formed part of the important Cinque Ports confederation of the Middle Ages and this fascinating account explains why modern Rye has its unique appearance. Many inhabitants were fishermen or small-scale merchants and owned vessels which they supplied for the King's ship-service, transporting members of the royal family across the Channel or, in wartime, carrying horses and provisions for soldiers. In times of truce Rye's mariners turned to piracy and wrecking, disrupting the cross-Channel trade on which the town's economy also depended.
Following a period of economic stagnation which saw the disappearance of many trades and crafts that had supported the residents, a revival came towards the end of the 15th century and Rye became a prosperous town with close links to the continent because of its Protestant sympathies, which ensured the arrival of many Huguenot refugees. For over a hundred years Rye continued as the main port in south-east England but was finally eclipsed by Dover in the 17th century.
For those wanting to know more about Rye's past this book will enlighten readers with its detailed chapters on mariners, pilgrims and pirates, economic and occupational activity, religious Rye and the Friaries, to name but a few. It is difficult to cover every interesting description of life in Rye during this period in this short review, but hope that this has whetted the appetites of family and local historians about the history of one of our attractive and much-visited Sussex towns.
Rye was an Ancient Town which formed part of the important Cinque Ports confederation of the Middle Ages and this fascinating account explains why modern Rye has its unique appearance. Many inhabitants were fishermen or small-scale merchants and owned vessels which they supplied for the King's ship-service, transporting members of the royal family across the Channel or, in wartime, carrying horses and provisions for soldiers. In times of truce Rye's mariners turned to piracy and wrecking, disrupting the cross-Channel trade on which the town's economy also depended.
Following a period of economic stagnation which saw the disappearance of many trades and crafts that had supported the residents, a revival came towards the end of the 15th century and Rye became a prosperous town with close links to the continent because of its Protestant sympathies, which ensured the arrival of many Huguenot refugees. For over a hundred years Rye continued as the main port in south-east England but was finally eclipsed by Dover in the 17th century.
For those wanting to know more about Rye's past this book will enlighten readers with its detailed chapters on mariners, pilgrims and pirates, economic and occupational activity, religious Rye and the Friaries, to name but a few. It is difficult to cover every interesting description of life in Rye during this period in this short review, but hope that this has whetted the appetites of family and local historians about the history of one of our attractive and much-visited Sussex towns.
Rustington: A Pictorial History, by Mary Taylor, published 1 November 2009 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776159 & ISBN-13: 9781860776151)
Abstract:Rustington, a village on the Sussex plain between the South Downs and the sea, has a long history, which has been dramatically transformed over the past century. This book recounts its story, from its earliest inhabitants, and in a wealth of historic photographs - chosen almost entirely from the author's own collection - it brings its past to life and documents the process of change in vivid, visual images, each carefully captioned. Everyone with an interest in Rustington's past and the making of the present community will enjoy this very readable and attractive book.
The Duke of Norfolk's deeds at Arundel Castle: Properties in London and Middlesex, 1154-1917, edited by Heather M. Warne, published 1 March 2010 (334 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776132 & ISBN-13: 9781860776137)
Worthing at War: The Diary of C. F. Harriss, edited by Paul Holden, published 21 April 2010 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776183 & ISBN-13: 9781860776182) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Of all the historical documents charting Worthing's past, few are more important than a wartime diary called 'Hotchpot', compiled with religious dedication by Broadwater resident C.F. Harriss. Mr Harriss was a retired lawyer who lived with his wife in Rectory Gardens throughout the Second World War, and his diary, now in the hands of West Sussex Library Service, charts in intimate detail the daily lives of people during this turbulent time. Mr Harriss hoped the giant tome, split into two volumes, would assist future historians attempting to probe through the mists of oblivion. He wrote, 'It was written at the time and so supplied an exact and vivid record of wartime life, a true and intimate example, in the colour of the moment, of what ordinary citizens felt, thought and said.' The diary is remarkable chiefly on account of Mr Harriss's literate and informed manner. As well as describing events in wartime Worthing, it provides what is almost certainly an accurate commentary on civilian morale as news of the progress of the war reaches a seaside town. The diarist is a 'character' and his personality inflects his account, but he is above all knowledgeable and articulate and his daily entries are a pleasure and an education to read. 'May 28, 1940. The Anglo-French army is retreating to the coast. It is fighting with extreme gallantry but the impression remains that its situation is almost desperate. England's turn is expected to come next by means of parachutists and bombing aircraft, then perhaps invasion. Last evening we watched Corporation employees erecting the barricades across Montague Place and South Street and other thoroughfares giving access to the sea. These consisted of bathing machines placed side by side and partially filled with shingle.'
The Discovery of Sussex, by Peter Brandon, published 28 July 2010 (288 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776167 & ISBN-13: 9781860776168) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:There is a greater difference between life in Sussex today and life one hundred years ago than there was between the times of our great-grandparents and of Queen Elizabeth, for in 1900 Sussex away from the seaside resorts had more in common with the Sussex of 1700 than today's county. Horse power still set the pace of life and thistledown floated up from the spacious sheepwalks in high summer. Hazel and chestnut coppice was still cut regularly, men had not left off singing, and the bell-teams of wagon horses on the road were familiar sounds in what was called 'sleepy, snoozy, Sussex'. This book examines the social, cultural and environmental changes which went into the making of modern Sussex from the end of the 18th century, particularly those that resulted from the invasion of wideeyed Londoners as tourists and health-seekers, writers and artists, weekenders or permanent residents, in the half-century up to 1939. Those in favour of innovation and progress, who wanted to let things run their course, gave their active or tacit support to change, but there were others who abhorred the modern age and tried angrily to reverse the process. There were also those who fought on behalf of the countryside and resisted urbanisation by means of landscape protection, thus saving much of the county from bricks and mortar. Sussex became a foil to the metropolis on its doorstep, functioning as a re-discovered Eden in the guise of an undeclared national park, with values and lifestyles at variance with those of the capital city. The remarkable efflorescence of painting, writing, arts and crafts, domestic architecture, and landscape design and planning was deeply affected by the nostalgia for the countryside which accompanied the rapid and largely unplanned metropolitan growth. Writers and promoters of tourism created a rural ideology designed to meet the strains and stresses of the new urban mode of existence.
Review by Brian Short in Sussex Past & Present no. 123, April 2011:What more could Peter Brandon possibly have to say about Sussex? In a seemingly constant stream of publications, beginning for most of us with his The Sussex Landscape in 1974, he has been at the forefront of British academic regional writers, inviting us to think of the interplay between landscape history, artistic creativity and conservation.
There is, however, one important difference from his earlier publications. The latter offered long-term narratives relating to particular places: the South Downs, the Weald, or the historic county of Sussex. But this latest volume is thematic. It examines the social, cultural and environmental changes within Sussex from the end of the 18th century through to 1939 - covering roughly 150 years of 'discovery'. Much is linked to the influx of Londoners to Sussex and their impact on a county which otherwise seemed more resistant to metropolitan influence than other counties equidistant from the capital. There were many who encouraged and initiated change, but also many who abhorred modernity in its many guises. Rapid urbanisation precipitated its own counter-culture, and Sussex saw a remarkable flowering of painting, writing, arts and crafts design, vernacular architecture and landscape design, all charted carefully through this volume. Chapter 19 on Eric Gill and the artistic communities of Ditchling is a particularly delightful and knowledgeable example of these trends. We also hear of the radical poet Charlotte Smith, ensconced in the district around Bignor Park in the late 18th century, writing of class warfare and moral degradation, and criticising the 'polluted, smoky atmosphere and dark and stuffy streets' of London and yearning for her South Downs. And other personalities loom large in the book: Belloc and Kipling make repeated appearances, and if Brandon characterises Belloc's The Four Men (1912) as "the most passionate book on Sussex" (p.217), one could summon up a decent argument for making The Discovery of Sussex a close second!
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This book is well written, an erudite, lively and utterly readable account, even joyous on occasion, helped by 41 plates and 157 blackand-white illustrations. There are some minor bibliographic issues, but overall the excellent partnership with Phillimore has produced another Brandon classic.
There is, however, one important difference from his earlier publications. The latter offered long-term narratives relating to particular places: the South Downs, the Weald, or the historic county of Sussex. But this latest volume is thematic. It examines the social, cultural and environmental changes within Sussex from the end of the 18th century through to 1939 - covering roughly 150 years of 'discovery'. Much is linked to the influx of Londoners to Sussex and their impact on a county which otherwise seemed more resistant to metropolitan influence than other counties equidistant from the capital. There were many who encouraged and initiated change, but also many who abhorred modernity in its many guises. Rapid urbanisation precipitated its own counter-culture, and Sussex saw a remarkable flowering of painting, writing, arts and crafts design, vernacular architecture and landscape design, all charted carefully through this volume. Chapter 19 on Eric Gill and the artistic communities of Ditchling is a particularly delightful and knowledgeable example of these trends. We also hear of the radical poet Charlotte Smith, ensconced in the district around Bignor Park in the late 18th century, writing of class warfare and moral degradation, and criticising the 'polluted, smoky atmosphere and dark and stuffy streets' of London and yearning for her South Downs. And other personalities loom large in the book: Belloc and Kipling make repeated appearances, and if Brandon characterises Belloc's The Four Men (1912) as "the most passionate book on Sussex" (p.217), one could summon up a decent argument for making The Discovery of Sussex a close second!
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This book is well written, an erudite, lively and utterly readable account, even joyous on occasion, helped by 41 plates and 157 blackand-white illustrations. There are some minor bibliographic issues, but overall the excellent partnership with Phillimore has produced another Brandon classic.
Hastings at war, 1939-1945, by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, published 1 September 2010 (paperback version, 160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776477 & ISBN-13: 9781860776472)
In Search of Nathaniel Woodard: Victorian Founder of Schools, by David Gibbs, published 15 March 2011 (112 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776671 & ISBN-13: 9781860776670)
Abstract:Immensely energetic, driven, sure of his own faith and destiny, Canon Nathaniel Woodard founded ten schools between 1848 and 1890. Surrounded and shocked by social conflict, poverty, deprivation and a lack of godliness, he firmly believed in education as the means for transformation. His grand design was to create a national system of High Church Anglican schools accessible to the tradesmen and lower middle classes. Today there are 45 schools in the Woodard family. Characterised by their core Christian ethos, the family is unusual in that it embraces the independent and the maintained sectors, as well as primary and secondary levels. Members range from its fi rst born Lancing College with its majestic Gothic chapel high on the Sussex Downs, to its most recent additions, four transformational academies, beacons of hope to young people who have been failed by the educational system. The Woodard schools are a significant part of the national educational landscape, especially in an age when the religious dimension to education is oftencontroversial. But who was Nathaniel Woodard? Where did he come from? What shaped his outlook? What sort of person was he? Often seen as a divisive force in the Victorian church, he was sacked from his fi rst curacy yet gained the support of many of the great and the good, including two future prime ministers, Gladstone and Salisbury. His achievement in terms of bricks and mortar was enormous.
Henfield: A Sussex Village, by Marjorie Carreck and Alan Barwick, published 1 May 2011 (160 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776876 & ISBN-13: 9781860776878)
Cattle, Corn & Crawfish: 900 Years of Chichester's Markets, by Alan H. J. Green, published 1 October 2011 (128 pp., Phillimore & Company, ISBN-10: 186077699X & ISBN-13: 9781860776991) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Traces the history of all of Chichester's markets and a number of others, setting them in context and clearly illustrating why Chichester developed as a major regional trading centre - a role that to some extent it still fulfills.
Danny House: A Sussex Mansion through Seven Centuries, by Colin Brent and Judith Brent, published 2013 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506764] & West Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Danny HOUSE, a splendid Grade-One Elizabethan mansion nestling under iconic Wolstonbury Hill, due south of Hurstpierpoint, boasts 141 rooms, including cellars. From 1657 Peter Courthope owned Danny for 68 years, allowing village cricket on his Sandfield, the earliest known ground in Sussex. In the 1720s his son-in-law Henry Campion gave the south wing a Baroque facade, elegant rooms and curving staircase. His descendants owned Danny until 1983. Danny's new owner is Richard Burrows.
Review by Margaret Thorburn in Sussex Past & Present no. 131, December 2013:In this modestly-sized volume, beautifully produced by Phillimore, the long history of Danny House and Park, situated below Wolstonbury Hill near Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, has been skilfully brought together to make an enthralling read. Not only have the authors, Colin and Judy Brent, been able to draw facts from various archive sources, there is also a wealth of illustrations - in fact there are 147 altogether, many in colour, to surprise and delight the reader.
The house and estate reflect, through their owners' lives, political, economic and personal events through the centuries. Formerly a medieval hunting park, Danny was revived as a country house by a rising Elizabethan called Gregory Dacre. But it was George Goring, also a rising courtier, who built the new house in 1582 on the E footprint, with a Great Hall 'its windows reaching from floor to roof' which can still be admired today.
Through the following century and during the disturbing events of the Civil War, Cavalier and Royalist Colonel George Goring based his family at Danny House. By the later seventeenth century, increasing prosperity resulting from commerce and industry, including iron-working, enabled the Courthopes, a gentry family based in Kent, to purchase Danny House and estates in 1653. A Courthope heiress, Barbara, married Henry Campion, and by 1728 they had remodelled the south wing, using a blend of red brick and Portland stone for the façade. This pleasing part of the house overlooks the rose gardens today.
The Victorian period proved to be a bountiful time for the Campion squires and their wives, dutifully carrying out the good works expected of them both locally and in a county context, including military duties. They enriched the gardens with exotic new fruits and planted specimen trees in the park and improved the farms. Here the book is enhanced by photographs of the Campion family taken in the setting of their beautiful house and gardens.
Then came troublesome times and two World Wars which greatly affected families trying to maintain large country houses in the twentieth century. Danny House changed to a 'letting house' and, for a period, to institutional use. Eventually in 1984 the momentous decision was taken for the 'Great Dispersal'.
The story of Danny is like a thriller - will there be a survival or final extinction? Of course the reader knows the answer, or they will if they read the Introduction by Richard Burrows, the present owner, and the final chapter. Now 35 residentshave comfortable apartments in the well-cared for mansion set in a delectable landscape.
The house and estate reflect, through their owners' lives, political, economic and personal events through the centuries. Formerly a medieval hunting park, Danny was revived as a country house by a rising Elizabethan called Gregory Dacre. But it was George Goring, also a rising courtier, who built the new house in 1582 on the E footprint, with a Great Hall 'its windows reaching from floor to roof' which can still be admired today.
Through the following century and during the disturbing events of the Civil War, Cavalier and Royalist Colonel George Goring based his family at Danny House. By the later seventeenth century, increasing prosperity resulting from commerce and industry, including iron-working, enabled the Courthopes, a gentry family based in Kent, to purchase Danny House and estates in 1653. A Courthope heiress, Barbara, married Henry Campion, and by 1728 they had remodelled the south wing, using a blend of red brick and Portland stone for the façade. This pleasing part of the house overlooks the rose gardens today.
The Victorian period proved to be a bountiful time for the Campion squires and their wives, dutifully carrying out the good works expected of them both locally and in a county context, including military duties. They enriched the gardens with exotic new fruits and planted specimen trees in the park and improved the farms. Here the book is enhanced by photographs of the Campion family taken in the setting of their beautiful house and gardens.
Then came troublesome times and two World Wars which greatly affected families trying to maintain large country houses in the twentieth century. Danny House changed to a 'letting house' and, for a period, to institutional use. Eventually in 1984 the momentous decision was taken for the 'Great Dispersal'.
The story of Danny is like a thriller - will there be a survival or final extinction? Of course the reader knows the answer, or they will if they read the Introduction by Richard Burrows, the present owner, and the final chapter. Now 35 residentshave comfortable apartments in the well-cared for mansion set in a delectable landscape.
Arundel Church with the Fitzalan Chapel: a brief history, by Nick Plumley, published 28 June 2014 (44 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 1841655678 & ISBN-13: 9781841655673) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Review by David Parsons in Sussex Past & Present no. 134, December 2014:This nicely produced guide is on the whole well balanced, with sections on the 'new' church of the 1380s, the Reformation and its effects, the church in the early modern period, 19th-century and more recent restorations or reorderings, and the contentious history of the Fitzalan Chapel (structurally the chancel of the medieval church). The various complexities are lucidly explained, and the author avoids getting bogged down in too much detail. However, the less than two pages devoted to the development of the church from Anglo-Saxon minster to Norman priory and then to a college of secular clergy comes across as rather breathless. The importance of the substantial reuse of carved stones from an earlier church is given rather short shrift; the caption to the two illustrations of such pieces gives no hint of their date or significance.
The text is interspersed with a number of mini-essays on topics ranging from wall painting to bells, easily identified as 'extras' by being reversed out against a darkish blue background. There are over 75 high-quality illustrations, including a clear coloured plan and several historical drawings, which contribute valuable information about the state of the church at various dates. One of these, a 1771 engraving by Benjamin Green, contributes to the debate about whether the building was rendered externally or not. The source of this engraving is given, but it is a matter of some regret that the other historical illustrations are devoid of any attribution other than their date; ideally one would expect to be told the name of the artist and the source, or the location in the case of unpublished unique items.
Such criticisms apart, this is an attractive, informative, well-written and well-produced booklet, on which the author (whose name is modestly hidden in the small print inside the back cover), the Friends of St Nicholas Church and the publisher are to be congratulated.
The text is interspersed with a number of mini-essays on topics ranging from wall painting to bells, easily identified as 'extras' by being reversed out against a darkish blue background. There are over 75 high-quality illustrations, including a clear coloured plan and several historical drawings, which contribute valuable information about the state of the church at various dates. One of these, a 1771 engraving by Benjamin Green, contributes to the debate about whether the building was rendered externally or not. The source of this engraving is given, but it is a matter of some regret that the other historical illustrations are devoid of any attribution other than their date; ideally one would expect to be told the name of the artist and the source, or the location in the case of unpublished unique items.
Such criticisms apart, this is an attractive, informative, well-written and well-produced booklet, on which the author (whose name is modestly hidden in the small print inside the back cover), the Friends of St Nicholas Church and the publisher are to be congratulated.