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Sussex Archaeological Collections: Relating to the history and antiquities of East and West Sussex, published 2006 (vol. 144, Sussex Archæological Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

William Cooke, steward of the Sheffield Estate 1828-1832, by Malcolm Lill, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The first two decades of the eighteenth century saw the birth of the 2nd Earl of Sheffield, the death of the 1st Earl and the beginnings of a decline in the fortunes of the Sheffield estate. Despite the appointment of an efficient estate steward in 1828, there was to be an inexorable movement downwards in the quality and production of the estate throughout the remainder of its occupancy by the Holroyd family.
When William Cooke was appointed in 1828, agriculture had been in decline throughout the country and many estates, including Sheffield, were suffering from insufficient capital for the maintenance of infrastructure and the purchasing of livestock. An estate steward, at this time, would have had to attend to many problems and often the necessary resources would not have been made available by the landowner. In order to fulfil his obligations, a steward would often find himself in an exposed position where a wrong move could result in him upsetting both his employer and also others who had an interest in the estate.
Cooke would come to be in just such a position and his loyalty to his employer, his adherence to his own principles and his pragmatic approach to the solving of difficult situations, would result in an untenable situation for the Sheffield estate steward. Despite his ability to manage the Earl of Sheffield's affairs efficiently, when it came to a choice between Cooke's expertise and political expediency, the earl chose to sacrifice the long-term wellbeing of the estate for the sake of 'peace in his time'.

The market-houses of Steyning, by Janet Pennington, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.169-176) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

For some time Steyning's missing market-house posed a problem: it seemed strange that a town with a market history that reached back before the Norman Conquest had no apparent trace, in physical or documentary terms, of the centrally-placed market hall so typical of other English towns. A Catalogue of the Horsham Museum Mss., however, intriguingly contained a reference to late-eighteenth-century papers containing 'much detail about Steyning Town Hall'. Since a Town Hall at 38 High Street was built in 1886, in the late-nineteenth century it was not clear what this other building could be. Thus Steyning's 'lost' market-house or 'Town Hall' was revealed. Anna Butler had referred to it briefly in her book on Steyning published c. 1913 with no sources listed, but her statement had later been discounted as an error.

Archaeological investigations at the junction of High Street and Kilnmead, Crawley, West Sussex , by Simon Stevens, Luke Barber and Jeremy Hodgkinson, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.203-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Archaeological investigations at the site of Loxwood Place Farm, Loxwood, West Sussex , by Simon Stevens, Luke Barber and Lucy Sibun, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.207-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The possible identification of a Priory grange at Washington, by Annabelle Hughes, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.212-213) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The windmill 'betweene the Bridges of Bramber', by Janet Pennington, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.213-215) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Iron and brass ware in East Sussex in the 1540s, by Brian G. Awty, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, short article, pp.215-219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bronze Age burials and settlement and an Anglo-Saxon settlement at Claypit Lane, Westhampnett, West Sussex, by Adrian M. Chadwick, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.7-50) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Evaluation and excavation revealed slight evidence for Mesolithic activity, an Early Neolithic pit and Late Neolithic pits, one of which included the remains of apples and sloes. As well as an Early Bronze Age cremation burial, three Middle Bronze Age ring-ditches and six associated burials were found. A Middle to Late Bronze Age settlement, one of the first found on the West Sussex Coastal Plain, contained several placed deposits and an important pottery assemblage. Two Anglo-Saxon Sunken Featured Buildings also add to the growing evidence for that period on the Coastal Plain.

Excavation of a Mesolithic occupation site and a Saxon building to the rear of Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex , by Greg Priestley-Bell, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.51-67) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A small-scale excavation was undertaken in November 2001, following evaluation of the site in July of the same year. Mesolithic features and flintwork were identified, including evidence for a possible structure. Neolithic/Bronze Age and Roman activity was also represented within the finds assemblages and a single Roman feature identified. A Saxon building associated with late sixth- to early/mid seventh-century pottery provides important evidence for the Early-Mid Saxon period.

More buildings facing the Palace at Fishbourne, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.69-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This is the final report documenting the results of the recent excavations by the Sussex Archaeological Society in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, near Chichester. This report deals with Area C, excavated in 2002. One of the principal discoveries, the pre-AD 43 ditch, has been reported elsewhere (Manley & Rudkin 2005b). This report concentrates on the post-AD 43 features and finds, of which the structural highlights are the partial remains of two further buildings, one constructed in timber, the other with flint foundations. These two buildings, together with the two revealed previously, suggest that in this area there was a complicated series of developments pre- and post-Palace. There is an extensive digital archive to this report on the Archaeology Data Service website.

Excavations at the former site of Tribe's Yard, Bersted Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex , by Simon Stevens, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.115-127) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A small-scale excavation was undertaken at the site during March and early April 2002, following an evaluation in December of the previous year. Despite heavy modern truncation, a group of features ranging in date from the Middle Saxon (AD 650 - 750) to later medieval periods were excavated and recorded. The finds assemblages from all represented periods were small and the recovered environmental evidence was limited. However, the discovery of rare Middle Saxon remains was of particular significance.

A new survey of the fabric of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Bosham, West Sussex, by Tim Tatton-Brown, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.129-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The tower and spire of this church have been carefully studied by Fred Aldsworth in recent papers in this journal. This study reassesses the whole of the architectural history of the church using both the documentary evidence and the archaeological evidence. For the latter, the changing use of the building stone types has been particularly useful.

The development of the port of Littlehampton, West Sussex, and excavations at East Bank, River Road, by Timothy Bradley and Christopher Phillpotts, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.155-168) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavations at East Bank, River Road, Littlehampton revealed a series of alluvial deposits, a late-eighteenth-century chalk well, and a large early-nineteenth-century wharf building, which fronted onto a dock to its west. In the late nineteenth century the dock was infilled and alterations were made to the wharf building. A coal shed was added to the rear and another structure was erected to the north to front River Road. A series of tiebacks retaining a river defence wall dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century was also recorded. This paper integrates the findings of the archaeological excavations with cartographic and documentary sources in order to trace the process of wharf building and the subsequent development of the east bank of the River Arun in Littlehampton during the later post-medieval period.

A failed rehousing scheme in Brighton by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway , by David Roberts, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.191-201) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In February 1901, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway submitted plans to Brighton County Borough Council and the Local Government Board to build 125 artisan dwellings in Compton Road and Inwood Crescent. Under legislation for the housing of the working classes, this development was a rehousing scheme to replace dwellings which were to be demolished to make room for an extension to the Brighton Railway Goods Yard. It produced a legacy of good-quality housing, but as a rehousing scheme it was a failure because very few people from the demolished houses became tenants.