A Handlist of Sussex Inclosure Acts and Awards, by W.E. Tate, published 1950 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council and Lewes: East Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5611] & The Keep [LIB/504707] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A Descriptive Report on the Quarter Sessions, Other Official and Ecclesiastical Records in the Custody of the County Councils of West and East Sussex, with a Guide to the Development and Historical Interest of Archives, compiled by The Clerk of West Sussex and the Clerk of East Sussex County Councils, published 1954 (East Sussex & West Sussex County Councils) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5579]
Review by K. M. E. Murray in Sussex Notes and Queries, November 1955:The publication of this report marks the progress that has been made in the West and East Sussex County Record Offices since the appointment of County Archivists in 1946 and 1950 respectively. The greater part of the records now indexed and made accessible to students are those of the Court of Quarter Sessions (judicial and administrative!), the Lieutenancy, the Coroners and the County Councils. Reference to the return made by the Clerk of the Peace in 1800, when the records were kept in his private residence "pretty well preserved" and "pretty much kept separately" without "any person specially entrusted with the care of the said Records" (p. vii) and to the list of documents missing and "destroyed as useless" (p. 5), reminds one of the need there was for an official archivist. A great advantage in having properly staffed and organised County Record Offices is seen in the fact that they have already become repositories for archives from other sources. This volume includes the contents of the Diocesan Record Office established as an annexe to the County Record Office at Chichester by an agreement with the Bishop of Chichester in 1949, for the preservation of parish registers and other records, and in 1951 for the Episcopal and Chapter records from the Cathedral and the Diocesan Registry. Up to date over forty parishes have deposited their records at Chichester, while the Episcopal records number about a thousand books and 50,000 papers. A future volume in this series will, it is hoped, deal with the Estate and Family Archives, many of which are now in the care of the County Archivist.
The present volume was largely the work of the late Mr. Campbell Cooke and is a fitting memorial of his excellent work in starting the County Record Offices on the right lines. The division of the County between two administrative authorities in 1889 introduces complications in the treatment of the archives and it was a wise decision to publish a combined report to cover both County Record Offices. This report is more than a list of the classes of documents and a guide to the offices in which they are to be found: it includes also a brief historical introduction to each class, which explains the origin of the records and indicates the kind of information which may be found in them. It forms thus an indispensable handbook for anyone embarking upon research in this county. There is a useful index and some cross referencing between the different classes. One small point for correction in a future edition - Brighton, by a typographical error, appears on p. 5 as a Cinque Port.
The present volume was largely the work of the late Mr. Campbell Cooke and is a fitting memorial of his excellent work in starting the County Record Offices on the right lines. The division of the County between two administrative authorities in 1889 introduces complications in the treatment of the archives and it was a wise decision to publish a combined report to cover both County Record Offices. This report is more than a list of the classes of documents and a guide to the offices in which they are to be found: it includes also a brief historical introduction to each class, which explains the origin of the records and indicates the kind of information which may be found in them. It forms thus an indispensable handbook for anyone embarking upon research in this county. There is a useful index and some cross referencing between the different classes. One small point for correction in a future edition - Brighton, by a typographical error, appears on p. 5 as a Cinque Port.
Commons in West Sussex: extract from Reports of Committees to WSCC, published 1957 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5387]
Sussex Poor Law Records: A Catalogue, edited by Jane M. Coleman, published 1960 (xxix + 72 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5616] & The Keep [LIB/501890][Lib/504698] & East Sussex Libraries
The Cowdray Archives, Vol 1, by A. A. Dibben and Anthony Joseph Browne (Viscount Montagu), published 1960 (xxxviii + 187 pp., West Sussex County Council, Chichester) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5606] & The Keep [LIB/501839] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Crookshank Collection in the West Sussex Record Office, A Catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1960 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Misericords in Chichester Cathedral, by Francis W. Steer and G. L. Remnant, published 1961 (Chichester Papers no. 22, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Mitford archives, a catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1961 (2 volumes, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Greatham Archives, A Catalogue, by A. A. Dibben, published 1962 (pamphlet, xviii + 22 pp, West Sussex County Council, Chichester) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5660] & The Keep [LIB/501852] & East Sussex Libraries
Hawkins Papers, by Francis William Steer, published 1962 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Misericords in St Mary's Hospital, Chichester, by Francis W. Steer and G. L. Remnant, published 1962 (Chichester Papers no. 28, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16241/8] & West Sussex Libraries
Memoirs of James Spershott, edited by Francis William Steer, published 1962 (Chichester Papers no. 30, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Cobden Papers: A Catalogue, edited by Francis W. Steer, published 1963 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501842] & West Sussex Libraries
The Cowdray Archives, Vol 2, by A. A. Dibben and Anthony Joseph Browne (Viscount Montagu), published 1964 (West Sussex County Council, Chichester) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5607] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Dame Agnes Frankland, 1726-1783, and Some Chichester Contemporaries, by Stella Palmer, published 1964 (Chichester Papers No. 45, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2933] & West Sussex Libraries
The Lavington Estate Archives: A Catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1964 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12688][Lib 5601] & West Sussex Libraries
The collection is very weak in family papers, but rich in title-deeds for the small parishes of Graffham and Woolavington and, to a lesser extent, for Billingshurst. These deeds are also valuable to the genealogist who, wishing to trace the descent of minor families, but finding himself bogged down by the absence of relationships in parish register entries, may get his information from title-deeds.
Maxse Papers, A Catalogue, by Francis W Steer, published 1964 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Clough and Butler archives. A Catalogue, edited by John M. L. Booker, published 1965 (x + 56 pp. & 11 plates, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Wilberforce archives: a catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1966 (v + 33 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501908] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
The Letters of John Hawkins and Samuel and Daniel Lysons, 1812-1830, edited by Francis W. Steer, published 1966 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5600] & The Keep [LIB/501833] & West Sussex Libraries
with special reference to the Roman Villa at Bignor
Diocese of Chichester: A Catalogue of the Records of the Bishop, Archdeacons and Former Exempt..., by Francis W. Steer and Isabel M Kirby, published 1966 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3179][Lib 8324] & West Sussex Libraries
Diocese of Chichester: A Catalogue of Records of the Dean & Chapter, Vicars Choral, St Marys..., compiled by Francis W. Steer and Isabel M. Kirby, published 1967 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3174][Lib 5622][Lib 8325] & West Sussex Libraries
The Petworth House Archives. Volume I. A Catalogue, edited by Francis W. Steer and Noel H. Osborne, published 1968 (207 pp. & 2 B/W plates, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5608] & The Keep [LIB/501882] & West Sussex Libraries
Arundel Castle Archives, Interim Handlists, No 1-12, by Francis W. Steer, published 1968 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5610] & West Sussex Libraries
Crawley Expansion Study, The Report and Recommendations of a Study Group in the School of Social Studies, by B. Clarke and D. Stoppard, published 1969 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Goodwood Estate Archives: A Catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1970 (3 volumes, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5613] & West Sussex Libraries
Goodwood Estate Archives: Catalogue vol. 1, edited by Francis W. Steer and J. E. Amanda Venables, published 1970 (168 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 090080002X & ISBN-13: 9780900800023) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3311] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Arundel Castle Archives: A Catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1972 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5615] & West Sussex Libraries
Goodwood Estate Archives: Catalogue vol. 2, edited by Francis W. Steer and J. E. Amanda Venables, published December 1972 (168 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801255 & ISBN-13: 9780900801259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3311] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Prints from the Past. Set 1: 19th Century Posters, by Kim C. Leslie, published 1974 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Restricted Grandeur: Impressions of Chichester, 1586-1948, by Timothy J. McCann, published 1974 (booklet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12662] & West Sussex Libraries
The Wiston Archives, a Catalogue, by John M. L. Booker, published 1975 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5942] & The Keep [LIB/501888] & West Sussex Libraries
A Picture of Worthing, by H. R. H. Harmer and D. R. Elleray, published 1975 (pamphlet, 32 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 905139003 & ISBN-13: 9780905139005) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14330] & West Sussex Libraries
Sussex Bibliography 1974, edited by Eileen A Hollingdale, published 1975 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Local History in West Sussex, A Guide to Sources, by Kim C. Leslie and Timothy J. McCann, published 1975 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801379 & ISBN-13: 9780900801372) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6134] & The Keep [LIB/501906] & West Sussex Libraries
Chichester Cathedral: Reproduction of Four Prints, by Alison McCann, published 1975 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council)
The Photographic Survey of West Sussex, 1975-1976, by A. E. Readman, published 1976 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6178][Lib 10198] & West Sussex Libraries
Arundel Castle Archives, vol III, by Francis W. Steer, published 1976 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6348] & West Sussex Libraries
A Picture of Bognor Regis, by H. R. H. Harmer, published December 1976 (pamphlet, 32 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0905139011 & ISBN-13: 9780905139012) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10195] & West Sussex Libraries
Archaeology in West Sussex: A Field Guide, by F. G. Aldsworth, published 1977 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6350] & West Sussex Libraries
A Picture of Mid-Sussex, by H. R. H. Harmer, published 1977 (pamphlet, 32 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-13: 9780905139043) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6567][Lib 16989] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Reproductios of old photos of Cuckfield, Haywards Heath and Lindfield.
Goodwood: Royal Letters: Mary Queen of Scots to Queen Elizabeth I , by Timothy J. McCann, published October 1977 (50 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0905462017 & ISBN-13: 9780905462011) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
A picture of the Manhood, published 1978 (32 pp., West Sussex County Council, Library Service-Archives Service) accessible at: British Library
The Buckle papers: a catalogue, by A. E. Readman, published December 1978 (xiv + 64 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801409 & ISBN-13: 9780900801402) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Petworth House Archives. Volume II. A Catalogue, by Alison McCann, published 1979 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7307][Lib 13478] & West Sussex Libraries
Genealogists Guide to the West Sussex Record Office, by Peter M. Wilkinson, published 1979 (1st edition, 109 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7326] & West Sussex Libraries
Lime burning and the Amberley Chalk Pits: A history, by Fred Aldsworth, published 1 January 1979 (pamphlet, 40 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 090080033X & ISBN-13: 9780900800337) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7264] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries
West Sussex County Council Structure Plan, published 1980 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7512]
Shipley Windmill, published 1980 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7512]
Highway Annex to Chichester and Downland District Plan, published 1980 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8601]
Shoreham Fort, A leaflet, by Fred Aldsworth, published 1980 (leaflet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7428] & West Sussex Libraries
Arundel Castle Archives, vol IV: A Catalogue, by Francis W. Steer, published 1980 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7369] & West Sussex Libraries
Picture of Worthing No. 2 - photographs from the Lantern Slide Collection: 2, by Robert Elleray, published August 1980 (44 pp., West Sussex County Library Service, ISBN-10: 0905139062 & ISBN-13: 9780905139067) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10218] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
West Sussex County Council Who's Who, published 1981 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9262]
West Sussex Probate Inventories 1521-1834. A Catalogue, by Timothy J. McCann, published 1981 (pamphlet, 2 vols., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7913] & The Keep [LIB/506236] & West Sussex Libraries
Education in Cuckfield, by Joan Ward, published 1981 (booklet, 54 pp., 6 plates & 2 plans, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7878] & West Sussex Libraries
The Eric Gill Collection at Chichester, edited by Timothy J. McCann, published August 1982 (pamphlet, 2nd edition , 51 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862600391 & ISBN-13: 9780862600396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8416] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Wiston Archives Vol 2, by Stephen Freeth, published 1 October 1982 (vii + 67 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801433 & ISBN-13: 9780900801433) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8524] & The Keep [LIB/501889] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of Worthing, by A. M. Rowland and T. P. Hudson, published 1983 (84 pp., reprinted from The Victoria History of the County of Sussex vol. vi, part 1, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862600499 & ISBN-13: 9780862600495) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8718] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Genealogists Guide to the West Sussex Record Office, by Peter M. Wilkinson, published 1983 (2nd edition, 123 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Downs Link Bridleway, published 1984 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9051]
Goodwood Estate Archives: Catalogue vol. 3, edited by Francis W. Steer and J. E. Amanda Venables, published 1984 (169 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862600197 & ISBN-13: 9780862600198) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3311] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Walks around Historic Chichester, by Patricia Gill and Alison McCann, published March 1984 (34 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900801468 & ISBN-13: 9780900801464) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
West Sussex County Council: How It Works and Who Does What, published 1985 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9339]
The Royal Sussex Regiment. A Catalogue of Records, by A. E. Readman, published 1985 (xi + 289 pp. + 9 pp. of plates, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-13: 9780862600730) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502139] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Coping with mental handicap in Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex, by Peter Gilbert and John Hollingdale, published 1 January 1985 (2nd edition, 81 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: British Library
West Sussex County Council : The First 100, by John Godfrey, Kim C. Leslie and Diana Zeuner, published 1988 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862601592 & ISBN-13: 9780862601591) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
A History of Horsham, by T. P. Hudson, published 1988 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862601584 & ISBN-13: 9780862601584) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14776] & West Sussex Libraries
Being an Abstract from the Victoria County History of the County of Sussex Volume VI,Part 2
Scholars and Slates: Sussex Schools in the 1880s, by Steve Johnson and Kim Leslie, published 1989 (pamphlet, 83 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862601673 & ISBN-13: 9780862601676) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10190] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Great War: illustrated by documents from West Sussex Record Office - a guide for teachers, by Steve Johnson and Kim Leslie, published 1989 (booklet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-13: 9780862601478) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10532][Lib 16495] & West Sussex Libraries
Smuggling in Sussex, A Key Stage Two Study, by Susan Anderson et al, published 1991 (booklet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862602106 & ISBN-13: 9780862602109) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11078] & West Sussex Libraries
Site and Settlement in Sussex, by Sue Gee et al, published 1991 (West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11079] & West Sussex Libraries
Victorian Census 1801-1891, by Kim Leslie, published 1991 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
All is Safely Gathered in: Granary Storage on the Wiston Estate, 1350-1900, by Gordon Lawrie, published 1 January 1991 (pamphlet, 36 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862602181 & ISBN-13: 9780862602185) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11110] & West Sussex Libraries
Exploring wetlands: Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, West Sussex, by Jeff Williams and others, published 1 January 1991 (6 booklets, West Sussex County Council Education Department, ISBN-10: 0862602165 & ISBN-13: 9780862602161) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Contents: Introductory booklet: Exploring wetlands, project introduction -- bk. 1. Woodland -- bk. 2. Hedgerow s and green lanes -- bk. 3. Dipping in ponds and ditches -- bk. 4. Birds -- bk. 5. Wiggonholt Church -- bk. 6. What was it like to live here in the seventeenth century?
Shipley Windmill, Built in 1879, Restored as a Memorial to Hilaire Belloc , by Friends of Shipley Mill, published 1992 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11765]
West Sussex Literary, Musical and Artistic Links, by Martin O'Neill, published 1993 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12077] & West Sussex Libraries
The Future of West Sussex, published 1994 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12190]
D-Day West Sussex: Springboard for the Normandy Landings, by Ian Greig, Kim C. Leslie and Alan Readman, published 1994 (115 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862602912 & ISBN-13: 9780862602918) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12187] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
William Penn in West Sussex, by Martin O'Neill and Martin Hayes, published 1994 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12247][Lib 13575] & West Sussex Libraries
Wheelchair Walks in the Chichester Area, by Jenifer Fox, published 1995 (pamphlet, West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14332] & West Sussex Libraries
Catalogue of the Horsham Museum Manuscripts, edited by Stephen G. H. Freeth, Ian A. Mason and Peter M. Wilkinson, published 1995 (262 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603315 & ISBN-13: 9780862603311) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12994][Lib 12995][Lib 12996] & West Sussex Libraries
West Sussex at War 1939-1945, by Kim C. Leslie and Alan Readman, published 1995 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13095] & West Sussex Libraries
Public art in West Sussex, by Susan Potter, Clare Jones and Martin O'Neill, published 1995 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 086260334X & ISBN-13: 9780862603342) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
West Sussex on the silver screen: Films made in West Sussex during the first 100 years of the cinema, by Martin O'Neill, published 1 January 1995 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603447 & ISBN-13: 9780862603441) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Crawley , by Charles Kay, Timothy J. McCann, Martin Hayes and Caroline Adms, published February 1995 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 1, pamphlet, 8 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603137 & ISBN-13: 9780862603137) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12854][Lib 13187] & West Sussex Libraries
West Sussex at War, 1939-45 , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy J. McCann and Alan Readman, published May 1995 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 2, pamphlet, 8 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603234 & ISBN-13: 9780862603236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12855][Lib 13188] & West Sussex Libraries
Restricted Grandeur: Impressions of Chichester, 1586-1948, by Timothy J. McCann, published September 1995 (revised edition, 59 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862602920 & ISBN-13: 9780862602925) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13022] & West Sussex Libraries
East Grinstead, by Steven Griffiths, Martin Hayes and Timothy J. McCann, published November 1995 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 3, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603374 & ISBN-13: 9780862603373) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13116][Lib 13189] & West Sussex Libraries
Visitor Guide West Sussex, published 1996 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14477]
William Borrer, 1781-1862, published 1996 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15281]
Blue Plaque scheme
Scientists and Inventors in West Sussex, Gill, Smail, Mantell, Tapsell, Lyndhurst, Hansom, Pullinger, McIndoe , by Irene Campbell, Martin Hayes and Martin O'Neill, published 1996 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603757 & ISBN-13: 9780862603755) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
West Sussex Literary, Musical and Artistic Links, by Martin O'Neill, published 1996 (new edition, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603439 & ISBN-13: 9780862603434) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
H. G. Wells in West Sussex, by Martin O'Neill, Kim Leslie and Martin Hayes, published February 1996 (pamphlet, 26 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603501 & ISBN-13: 9780862603502) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13121] & West Sussex Libraries
With Treasures in Store: 50 Years of West Sussex Record Office, by Caroline Adams and Alison McCann, published May 1996 (12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603617 & ISBN-13: 9780862603618) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Railways in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Bill Gage, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published June 1996 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 4, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 086260351X & ISBN-13: 9780862603519) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13190][Lib 13191] & West Sussex Libraries
Recipes from the Archives: A Selection of Old-Fashioned Recipes from the West Sussex Record Office , by Caroline Adams, published September 1996 (33 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603722 & ISBN-13: 9780862603724) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Bognor Regis , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Ron Iden and Timothy McCann, published 1 November 1996 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 5, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603730 & ISBN-13: 9780862603731) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13340][Lib 13341] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
High Weald Landscape Trail, West Sussex, published 1997 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13572]
Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams and Martin Hayes, published April 1997 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603935 & ISBN-13: 9780862603939) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Going of the Rails: Country Railway in West Sussex, by Bill Gage, Michael Harris, Tony Sullivan and Patrick Moore, published July 1997 (96 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604001 & ISBN-13: 9780862604004) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13889] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A recollection of the operation of the Selsey Tram and the branch lines to Petworth, Midhurst and Chichester is provided through the memoirs of local residents. The history and possible future of the West Sussex country railways are also provided.
The Petworth House Archives. Volume III. A Catalogue, by Alison McCann, published 1 July 1997 (222 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862603986 & ISBN-13: 9780862603984) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13477] & West Sussex Libraries
Shoreham , by Caroline Adams, Steve Griffiths, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published November 1997 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 7, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604052 & ISBN-13: 9780862604059) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13623][Lib 13624] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Nathaniel Woodard, 1811-1891, published 1998 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15300]
Sir Hubert Parry, 1848-1918, published 1998 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15284]
E H Shepard, 1879-1976, published 1998 (pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15285]
Flint buildings in West Sussex, compiled by Brian Dawson, published 1 January 1998 (pamphlet, 64 pp., West Sussex County Council Planning Department, ISBN-10: 0862604214 & ISBN-13: 9780862604219) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13779] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries
Horsham Mapped: A Catalogue of Local Maps at Horsham Library, Horsham Museum, and West Sussex Record Office, by Caroline Adams, published April 1998 (82 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604079 & ISBN-13: 9780862604073) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Newspapers in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published 1 April 1998 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 8, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604176 & ISBN-13: 9780862604172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13817][Lib 13818] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Burgess Hill , by Caroline Adams, Steve Griffiths, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published 1 November 1998 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 9, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604362 & ISBN-13: 9780862604363) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13864][Lib 12865] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams and Martin Hayes, published 1999 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, 2nd edition, 16 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604443 & ISBN-13: 9780862604448) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
House History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published April 1999 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 10, pamphlet, 12 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604370 & ISBN-13: 9780862604370) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13982][Lib 13883][Lib 13984] & West Sussex Libraries
2000 Years of Chichester, by Alison McCann and Caroline Adams, published 2000 (26 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604451 & ISBN-13: 9780862604455) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Worthing, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Robin Knibb, Timothy McCann, Sue Millard, published June 2000 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 11, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604656 & ISBN-13: 9780862604653) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14169][Lib 14170][Lib 14171] & West Sussex Libraries
Directories in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Timothy McCann, published November 2000 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 12, pamphlet, 16 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604818 & ISBN-13: 9780862604813) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14395][Lib 14396] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Adding Value to Boys' and Girls' Education: a Gender and Achievement Project in West Sussex, by Madeleine Arnot, published 2001 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604907 & ISBN-13: 9780862604905) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries
Parklands, Chichester: history of a new community, by Jeanette Knott, published 2001 (booklet, 20 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604923 & ISBN-13: 9780862604929) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14899][Lib 14577] & West Sussex Libraries
Mapping the Millennium: the West Sussex Millennium Parish Maps Project, by Kim C. Leslie, published 1 January 2001 (pamphlet, 24 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604893 & ISBN-13: 9780862604899) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14589] & West Sussex Libraries
Littlehampton , by Caroline Adams, Ian Friel, Martin Hayes, Timothy McCann and Sue Millard, published July 2001 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 13, pamphlet, 16 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604842 & ISBN-13: 9780862604844) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14485][Lib 14486] & West Sussex Libraries
Genealogists Guide to the West Sussex Record Office, by Peter M. Wilkinson, published 2002 (4th edition, 78 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604974 & ISBN-13: 9780862604974) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14732] & The Keep [LIB/501917][Lib/504644] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Victorian West Sussex , by Chris Drake, Martin Hayes, Timothy McCann, Sue Millard and Caroline Adams, published 2002 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 14, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862604966 & ISBN-13: 9780862604967) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14733][Lib 14734][Lib 14735] & West Sussex Libraries
Path to Rome, the Life and Works of Hilarie Belloc 1870-1953, by Irene Campbell and Martin Hayes, published 2003 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605261 & ISBN-13: 9780862605261) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The Petworth House Archives. Volume IV. A Catalogue, by Alison McCann, published 2003 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15051] & West Sussex Libraries
Haywards Heath , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy J. McCann, Susan Millard and Sue Reeves, published 1 May 2003 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 15, pamphlet, 20 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605229 & ISBN-13: 9780862605223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14934][Lib 14935][Lib 14936] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Family History in West Sussex , by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy McCann and Sue Millard, published 2004 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 6, pamphlet, 3rd edition, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605423 & ISBN-13: 9780862605421) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15215][Lib 15216][Lib 15217] & West Sussex Libraries
Maps of West Sussex, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Timothy J. McCann, Susan Millard and Peter Morwenna, published 2005 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 16, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15593][Lib 15594][Lib 15595]
Horsham, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Jeremy Knight, Frances Lansley, Timothy McCann, Susan Millard and Peter Morwenna, published 2006 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 17, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15690][Lib 15691][Lib 15692]
Who are You?: Family History Resources in West Sussex Record Office, by Caroline Adams, published 2007 (115 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605792 & ISBN-13: 9780862605797) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Chichester, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes and Sue Millard, published 2007 (Local History Mini-Guide to Sources, No. 18, pamphlet, Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-13: 9780862605698) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17549] & West Sussex Libraries
Crawley's History: A Guide for Residents and Researchers, by Caroline Adams, Martin Hayes, Susan Millard and Tim Stanton, published 2008 (67 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605806 & ISBN-13: 9780862605803) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Doctors, Dentists & Death: West Sussex Health Issues since the 19th century, by Barrie Keech, published 2011 (Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605857 & ISBN-13: 9780862605858) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Worthing Under Attack: Eye Witness History of Worthing during the 1930s and 40s, by Chris Hare, published 24 May 2011 (112 pp., West Sussex Heritage Booklets, ISBN-10: 0956317111 & ISBN-13: 9780956317117) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Review by Esme Evans in Sussex Past & Present no. 127, August 2012:This book comes from the culmination of two projects funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund - the Time for History Project sponsored by Guild Care, and the on-going research project All Our Yesterdays based at West Sussex Record Office. The first project led to the publication of Through the Hard Times and the Good in 2009, and this book includes further extracts from oral history interviews and benefits from the second project involving the indexing by volunteers of periodicals and newspapers held at Worthing Library, in particular the Worthing Journal (1932-1940), which contained "hard-hitting and satirical columns" which bring the 1930s to life.
The cover immediately suggests the physical wartime attacks, being a painting of the December 1940 bombing of the area around the Town Hall. However, the first part of the book deals with the 1930s, when the town was under attack from the twin threats of the Great Depression and political extremism. As much oral history relating to the Depression appeared in the previous volume, Chris concentrates on the writings of the columnists of the Worthing Journal. This had a largely middle-class readership, who would appreciate, for example, that a group of "itinerant cacophonists" (i.e. musicians) might be better engaged making up new roads.
Worthing had a branch of the National Unemployed Workers Movement, which came into conflict with Worthing Council of Social Service (now Guild Care) over proposals for a social centre, and was then accused of being a communist influence. Those archaeologists from the Worthing area and beyond will be interested to read the comments by a member of the NUWM and chairman of the Worthing Trades Council - named Con Ainsworth!
In the 1930s Worthing had one of the most active branches of the British Union of Fascists in the country. Visits by Oswald Mosley often led to rowdy disorder; there was a fascist councillor (nominally independent), Captain Charles Henry Bentinck Budd, on both Worthing Council and West Sussex County Council. The BUF's national advisor on agriculture, Jorian Jenks, was a farmer at Angmering, and in 1937 he was the movement's prospective parliamentary candidate for the then Worthing and Horsham constituency. Jenks is particularly interesting as a proponent of organic and sustainable farming, and he was drawn to fascism by its policy of self-sufficiency. Interestingly, Jenks owned the land where Angmering Roman Villa was found, and gave permission to archaeologists to search for it.
As we move into the war years there is information on evacuees (who were taken away again after May 1940 because of the risk of invasion), the Home Guard & Land Army, and the Canadians in Worthing - who as elsewhere were a mixed blessing, and many myths grew up about relations with local girls and fights in pubs. Worthing was of course bombed, though not to the same extent as, say, Eastbourne - mostly the targets were the railway line, the tanks in Victoria Park and the gasworks. One of the reports in the local press of a German bomber crash in which at least 8 people were killed never appeared in any official log.
I feel the book tails off a little once the Worthing Journal closed in 1940, though it remains interesting. It is well illustrated, but unfortunately there is an error in the citation of the photographs from West Sussex County Library Service - the correct url is www.westsussexpastpictures.org.uk.
The cover immediately suggests the physical wartime attacks, being a painting of the December 1940 bombing of the area around the Town Hall. However, the first part of the book deals with the 1930s, when the town was under attack from the twin threats of the Great Depression and political extremism. As much oral history relating to the Depression appeared in the previous volume, Chris concentrates on the writings of the columnists of the Worthing Journal. This had a largely middle-class readership, who would appreciate, for example, that a group of "itinerant cacophonists" (i.e. musicians) might be better engaged making up new roads.
Worthing had a branch of the National Unemployed Workers Movement, which came into conflict with Worthing Council of Social Service (now Guild Care) over proposals for a social centre, and was then accused of being a communist influence. Those archaeologists from the Worthing area and beyond will be interested to read the comments by a member of the NUWM and chairman of the Worthing Trades Council - named Con Ainsworth!
In the 1930s Worthing had one of the most active branches of the British Union of Fascists in the country. Visits by Oswald Mosley often led to rowdy disorder; there was a fascist councillor (nominally independent), Captain Charles Henry Bentinck Budd, on both Worthing Council and West Sussex County Council. The BUF's national advisor on agriculture, Jorian Jenks, was a farmer at Angmering, and in 1937 he was the movement's prospective parliamentary candidate for the then Worthing and Horsham constituency. Jenks is particularly interesting as a proponent of organic and sustainable farming, and he was drawn to fascism by its policy of self-sufficiency. Interestingly, Jenks owned the land where Angmering Roman Villa was found, and gave permission to archaeologists to search for it.
As we move into the war years there is information on evacuees (who were taken away again after May 1940 because of the risk of invasion), the Home Guard & Land Army, and the Canadians in Worthing - who as elsewhere were a mixed blessing, and many myths grew up about relations with local girls and fights in pubs. Worthing was of course bombed, though not to the same extent as, say, Eastbourne - mostly the targets were the railway line, the tanks in Victoria Park and the gasworks. One of the reports in the local press of a German bomber crash in which at least 8 people were killed never appeared in any official log.
I feel the book tails off a little once the Worthing Journal closed in 1940, though it remains interesting. It is well illustrated, but unfortunately there is an error in the citation of the photographs from West Sussex County Library Service - the correct url is www.westsussexpastpictures.org.uk.
Very poor attendance today: West Sussex education since the 19th century, by Brenda Forrester with contributions by Barrie Keech, Ron Kerridge and Nicola Sheeran, published 2013 (West Sussex heritage booklet no. 3, viii + 144 pp., Chichester: West Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0862605881 & ISBN-13: 9780862605889) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries