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Sussex Archaeological Collections: Relating to the history and antiquities of East and West Sussex, published 2012 (vol. 150, Sussex Archæological Society) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Georgian provincial builder-architect and architect: Amon and Amon Henry Wilds of Lewes and Brighton, c. 1790-1850, by Sue Berry, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.162-183) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Provincial builders and architects designed the majority of urban buildings during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries and therefore deserve study. Some, such as James Essex (1722-84), Owen Browne Carter (1806-1859), the Bastard family of Blandford and the Smiths of Warwick, had substantial influence within an area.1 From the later eighteenth century, provincial builder-architects and architects faced increasing competition from men trained in architectural practices in London who were particularly interested in the larger, more prestigious schemes. The Wilds moved from Lewes to Brighton when the resort was expanding rapidly; it was already far ahead of other resorts in scale and social status. Its growth attracted Charles Barry and other well-connected London architects, who were competing against each other as well as against provincial practitioners. Seen in this competitive context, self-taught provincial architects such as the Wilds were remarkably successful.

A man in his landscape: Peter Brandon 1927-2011, by Brian Short, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.193-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 1963 Peter Brandon was awarded a PhD for a thesis on the medieval commons and common fields of Sussex. This work set him on an academic career which resulted in many books and articles relating to the history of the landscape and society of Sussex. His writing, talks and media appearances made him a well-known figure, and an inspiration for many whose own enthusiasms were initiated by his accessible style. This paper interweaves his private, academic and intellectual pathways, critically assesses his writings, and pays tribute to his legacy.

Celebrating the 150th volume of Sussex Archaeological Collection, by John H. Farrant, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.1-4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Exploration of the Sussex coastal plain through time: excavations at Titnore Lane, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, by Chris Clarke, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.5-46) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavations undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group in 2008 at Titnore Lane, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex revealed evidence for activity on site spanning from the Mesolithic through into the modern period, with only the Anglo-Saxon period not represented. The earliest activity was associated with the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods and consisted of a small number of scattered features and a dispersed finds assemblage. By the Middle Bronze Age the first signs of intensive exploitation of the coastal plain were identified in the form of a trackway and associated pits. There was a greater concentration of activity on site in the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age period; evidence of a small dispersed settlement was found which incorporated a roundhouse, a livestock pen and several pits. Continuity in activity continued into the Middle to Late Iron Age periods, represented by an unenclosed nucleated settlement consisting of several phases of roundhouse construction with an associated large artificial pond and possible workshops. In a further phase of continuity, the Late Iron Age settlement was replaced by an early Roman field system and general activity associated with Goring Roman Villa, located a short distance to the south of the site. Romano-British activity continued into the 2nd century ad before the site was abandoned by the mid 2nd century ad. This hiatus lasted until the 12th century, at which point a large enclosure and a ditch system were created, which were in use up to the 14th century. A limited number of post-medieval and modern features were present, which primarily represented the agricultural use of the site over the past few hundred years.

A multi-period site at Eden Park (former Toddington Nurseries), Littlehampton, West Sussex, by Michael Dinwiddy, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.47-69) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Excavations on land formerly occupied by Toddington Nurseries, Littlehampton, revealed evidence for activity dating from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval period. Some residual Mesolithic and Neolithic flint was recovered, as well as a few sherds of Neolithic pottery. A possible Neolithic ditch was found during the evaluation, although this area was not subsequently excavated, so its form and significance are unclear. Middle and Late Bronze Age occupation comprised a hollow way, waterholes/wells and a possible roundhouse with associated spreads of domestic rubbish. Two Neolithic axes deposited in the terminal of a Bronze Age ditch may have been curated. Another deposit, apparently placed deliberately, consisted of a near-complete pot filled with burnt stones, a quern fragment and worked flint. Intensive cereal production during the Romano-British period is indicated by environmental remains recovered from a double-ditched field system and pits. It is suggested that the field system was part of a wider agricultural complex associated with the estate of the nearby Angmering Roman villa. Residual Early to Middle Saxon pottery was found although, as no features of this date were identified, its significance is uncertain. Some Saxon-Norman pottery (10-12th century date) was recovered but the bulk of the assemblage dates to the 13th-14th centuries, when a trackway was created and a field system established.

Commanding position: high-status Late Iron Age and Romano-British occupation of a Wealden ridge at Beedings Hill, West Sussex, by Matt Pope, Caroline Wells, David Rudling, Anna Doherty, Sue Pringle, Louise Rayner and Roberta Tomber, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.71-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This report presents the results of recent excavation and a field-walking survey at Redfolds Farm and Beedings Castle, near Nutbourne, Pulborough. It also publishes for the first time material from this site retained by the late Con Ainsworth. Late Iron Age and early Roman finds of pottery, including imported Dressel 1 amphorae and 'Pulborough' samian, coins and ceramic building material, are reported and discussed. Through the fieldwork and archive reassessment undertaken as part of the Beedings survey, Beedings Hill can now be confirmed as a site with significant high-status Late Iron Age and Romano-British activity. Strong evidence has been identified for trading contacts with the continent in the form of wine amphorae, other ceramics and Late Iron Age coinage. Insights are gained into Iron Age decorated pottery groups and the local production of samian in the 2nd century ad. The significance of this evidence in understanding the distribution of political power in Late Iron Age West Sussex and its transformation under Roman rule are discussed.

Early Roman stone tesserae from Southwick villa, West Sussex, by J. R. L. Allen and Giles Standing, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.95-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Lavishly planned, perhaps in imitation of Fishbourne palace at Chichester nearby to the west, the early Flavian villa at Southwick stands on the coastal plain of the South Downs and the Channel seaboard. It has experienced a complicated and varied sequence of investigations over the last 200 years, but nothing now remains above ground. Losses, dispersals and disposals have significantly reduced the number of border/corridor and mosaic tesserae recovered over the years. Those that remain are of ceramic, soft and hard chalk and, on scientific examination, in this paper, Kimmeridgian dolomitic cement stone. They were probably used to make bichrome ('black' and white), geometric mosaics in the reception rooms and bath suites of the villa. Except for the lack of red and yellow burnt Kimmeridgian shales, the assemblage of tesserae is similar in character to those employed for early mosaics (1st century-early 2nd century AD) across southern Britain as a whole, from Exeter and Caerleon in the west to Silchester, London, Fishbourne and Eccles in the east. All of the sites benefited from a well-organised mosaic industry that exploited the varied geological resources of the Poole-Purbeck region of Dorset. This piece places Southwick villa within this context for the first time.

Roman activity at the Chichester Festival Theatre site Oaklands Park, Chichester, by Alice Thorne, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.109-122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

An archaeological excavation within the grounds of the Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex has revealed evidence of predominately late 2nd- to late 3rd-century activity some 300m north of the northern gate of the Roman walled city. Several Roman features, including a late 3rd-century cremation burial, were identified. An earlier excavation in the vicinity of the site located evidence of a possible timber-silled building also of Roman date.

Archaeological investigations in the Vicarage Garden, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex, by Simon Stevens, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.123-138) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Following an archaeological evaluation of the Vicarage Garden, Causeway, Horsham, West Sussex in June 2006, an open area was excavated during July and August 2006, and a subsequent watching brief was maintained during groundworks elsewhere at the site, ending in February 2007. Encountered features included medieval and early post-medieval ditches, pits and possible quarry pits. Finds included pottery, ceramic building material and stone, and a range of other artefacts, including worked bone used in the manufacture of pins.

'Two of the Stoutest Legs in England': the 2nd Duke of Richmond's Leg Break in 1732, by Timothy J. McCann, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.139-141) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Duke of Richmond broke his leg in 1732. This apparently minor incident is significant because of the prominence of the duke, the distinction of the doctors who treated him, and the wealth of information on the treatment he received, revealed in the contemporary newspapers and the duke's surviving correspondence. Before the accident the duke was one of a number of occasional and enthusiastic gentleman cricket players. After the accident he became arguably the most important patron of cricket in the first half of the 18th century.

Cater Rand, an engineer in Georgian Sussex, by John H. Farrant, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.143-161) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Cater Rand (1749-1825), a Lewes schoolmaster with some education and continuing interest in science, practised also as an engineer, on projects ranging from training in military fortification in Ireland to equipment for life-saving from the Sussex cliffs. He concentrated, though, on land drainage, river navigation, coastal defences and harbour works in Sussex. Within the old tradition of multi-occupation surveyors, Rand with some success made the transition from work which finished up in a map, to civil engineering. But on several occasions, he found himself at odds with the emerging cadre of 'professional' consulting engineers who operated nationally.

William Sabatier (1753-1826): Chichester's first field archaeologist, by John Magilton, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, article, pp.185-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

William Sabatier's 1798 Description of the Roman military works in the neighbourhood of Chichester has a strong claim to be one of the first proper archaeological landscape studies. Although not by any means the first to describe or survey the entrenchments and Roman roads in the vicinity of Chichester, Sabatier was the first to undertake field survey and to describe the results in detail, and the first to illustrate them on a large-scale map. His identity, however, has remained something of a mystery. How could such a gifted fieldworker have proved to be otherwise so anonymous? Where did he develop his skills, and what was his connection with Chichester? Surely 'Sabatier' must be a pseudonym! This paper identifies the man and reveals the family connections and the career that led him to a five-week 'explorement' of the archaeology around Chichester in September and October 1797.

Palaeolithic hand axe found near Barcombe, East Sussex, by John Funnell, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, short article, pp.208-217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Three stone objects from Plumpton Plain, East Sussex, by Judie English, David Lea and Dick Tapper, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, short article, p.209) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Roman road at Bodiam - revised alignment, by Kevin Cornwell, Lynn Cornwell and David Padgham, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, short article, pp.210-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A Roman silver signet ring from Bullock Down, East Sussex, by Ian J. Marshman, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, short article, pp.213-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Gilt-glass tesserae from Southwick Roman villa, West Sussex: a reappraisal, by Giles Standing and G. Jeffery Leigh, published 2012 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 150, short article, pp.214-) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 18615] & The Keep [LIB/500368] & S.A.S. library   View Online