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Parish of Bosham, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. II, rape of Chichester, pp.70-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2397][Lib 3212] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500088] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On the Saxon College of Bosham, by Rev. Edward Turner, published 1856 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 8, article, pp.189-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2093] & The Keep [LIB/500227] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Herbert De Bosham, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1865 in The Worthies of Sussex (p.82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3208][Lib 3233][Lib 3304] & The Keep [LIB/503515][LIB/504913]

On the Early Traditions of Bosham, and the discovery of the Stone Coffin containing the remains of a daughter of King Canute, in the nave of Bosham Church, by Rev. H. Mitchell, M.A., F.S.A., published 1866 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 18, article, pp.1-9) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2103] & The Keep [LIB/500237] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bosham in the County of Sussex, by Charles John Longcroft, published 1867 (Havant: White and Chignell) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Bosham, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.63-67, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159]   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Bosham, published 1876 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

Archaeological Discovery at Critchfield, by Rev. W. A. St. John Dearsley, published 1888 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 36, notes & queries, p.244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2121] & The Keep [LIB/500254] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bosham Park, AD 1306, 34 Edward I, by A. Wilkinson, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, notes & queries, pp.185-186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Subsidy Roll for Sussex, 14-15 Henry VIII, AD 1522-3. the Hundred of Bosham, by A. Wilkinson, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, notes & queries, pp.186-188) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Bell of Bosham. A Sussex legend, by Arthur Stanley Cooke, published 1892 (14 pp., published by the author) accessible at: British Library

Sir Bevis' Staff, by F. H. Arnold, published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, notes & queries, p.214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Ancient Church of Bosham, by H. Elrington, published April 1898 in The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist (new series, vol IV, article, pp.82-90, London: Bemrose & Sons Ltd.)   View Online

A Brace of Sussex Auburns [Bosham and Lindfield], by Rev. W. Connor Sydney, published 1900 in The Gentleman's Magazine (vol. 288, Jan to June, article, pp.579-593, London: Chatto & Windus)   View Online

A Visitation of the Church of Bosham, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1902 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 45, notes & queries, pp.216-217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2130] & The Keep [LIB/500263] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Parish Church of Bosham, Sussex, by Rev K H Macdermott, published c.1904 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11711]

Bosham Church, its History and Antiquities, by Rev. K. H. MacDermott, published 1906 (booklet, Chichester: J. W. Moore) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4849] & West Sussex Libraries

Collegiate churches: Bosham, by William Page, F.S.A., published 1907 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 2: Ecclesiastical, Maritime, Social and Economic History, Population 1801-1901, Industries, Agriculture, Forestry, Architecture, Schools and Sport, pp.109-112, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905863 & ISBN-13: 9780712905862) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2399][Lib 9097] & The Keep [LIB/500090][LIB/504899] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Roman Remains at Bosham, by K. H. MacDermott, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, notes & queries, p.272) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Extracts from the Parish Registers of Bosham, Sussex, by K. H. MacDermott, L.Th., A.R.C.M., vicar of Bosham, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.55-61) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Visitations and Inventories of the King's Free Chapel of Bosham, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1911 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 54, article, pp.77-84) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2139] & The Keep [LIB/500272] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bosham Church: its history and antiquitites, by K. H. MacDermott, published 1912 (2nd edition, Chichester: J. W. Moore) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 3319][Lib 8258][Lib 2761] & West Sussex Libraries

The Bosham Head of Germanicus (?), by Edward Heron-Allen, published 1915 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 57, notes & queries, p.217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2142] & The Keep [LIB/500275] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Bosham Church: Its History and Antiquities, by Rev. K. H. Macdermott, published 1927 (3rd edition, Chichester: J. W. Moore) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Homeland Guide to Bognor and its Neighbourhood from Arundel to Bosham including Chichester and Selsey, by Arthur Henry Anderson, published 1928 (London: Homeland Association)

Some Saxon Churches in Sussex, by W. Cyril Wallis, F.S.A. (Scot), published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 5, article, pp.345-351) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

The Story of Bosham and its Church, by Rev George Street, published 1934 (published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4226] & West Sussex Libraries

Stonewall Farm, Bosham, by G. M. White, published 1935 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 76, article, pp.193-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2161] & The Keep [LIB/500353] & S.A.S. library

Historic Houses of Sussex - Bosham Manor, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1936 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. X no. 6, article, pp.368-373) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2315][Lib 9331] & The Keep [LIB/500181]

A History of Bosham and its Church, by A. L. Chatfield, published 1939 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9209][Lib 8247] & West Sussex Libraries

Historic Bosham. Festival Guide, 1951. (Guide to the Bosham Festival of Britain Week.), published 1951 (16 pp., Croydon: Home Publishing Co.) accessible at: British Library

Sussex Church Plans XCII: Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Bosham, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published February 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 5, article, pp.109-110) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

The Hundred and Parish of Bosham, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1953 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 4: The Rape of Chichester, pp.181-188, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 071290588X & ISBN-13: 9780712905886) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

A Walk round a Saxon Church - Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, published c.1955 accessible at: British Library

The Bosham "Charters", by C. E. Welch, published May 1957 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIV nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.229-232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8232][Lib 2213] & The Keep [LIB/500216] & S.A.S. library

The dedication of the Memorial Gates in loving memory of Jenefer Wornum and of Grey Wornum (the Church of the Holy Trinity, Bosham) , by George Grey Wornum, published 1958 (8 pp.) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Men of Bosham, by S.N.Q. Contributor, published November 1960 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 6, note, pp.205-206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

Bosham Flint Finds, by B. Hooper, published November 1969 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 4, article, pp.125-126) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

The Bosham Myth of Canute's daughter, by W. D. Peckham, published November 1970 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 6, article, pp.179-184) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library

The Stone Coffins of Bosham Church, by Geoffrey Marwood, published 1974 (pamphlet, 7 pp., published by the author & printed at Chichester, Moore & Tillyer) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6210] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

The Story of Our Church: Bosham United Reformed Church (formerly Congregational), by Hilda Tizard, published 1974 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14462]

George Gervase: the martyr of Bosham, by Geoffrey Marwood, published 1975 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6318]

Some Notes on the Family of George Gervase of Bosham, Martyr, by Timothy J. McCann, published 1975 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 113, article, pp.152-156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6177] & The Keep [LIB/500316] & S.A.S. library

An Insufficient Incumbent?, by Neil Caplan, published March 1977 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 8, article, p.268) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Vicar of Bosham was William Kilwick BA (Cantab), who was presented to the Vicarage by the Dean and Chapter of Chichester on 10 Feb 1800.

The Story of Holy Trinity Church, Bosham by K. H. Macdermott, edited by W. D. Marsden-Jones, published 1978 (pamphlet, 3rd edition, 44 pp., British Publishing Co., ISBN-10: 0714018880 & ISBN-13: 9780714018881) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6799] & British Library

Bygone Bosham, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 1978 (Phillimore & o. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333105 & ISBN-13: 9780850333107) accessible at: West 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

Tom's Fire, by G. Kearvell, published June 1978 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 5, article, pp.152-153) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7967] & The Keep [LIB/501255] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The story of Tom Kervell, parish clerk at Bosham

Around Bosham, by Angela Bromley-Martin, published 1981 (pamphlet, 32 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12336] & West Sussex Libraries

Around Bosham, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 1981 (published by the author & printed at Selsey Press) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

An Excavation at Broadbridge, Bosham 1976, by Hugh Toller, published 1981 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 119, archaeological note, pp.214-216) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7989] & The Keep [LIB/500306] & S.A.S. library

Recent Discoveries in Bosham Church, by F. G. Aldsworth and Alison McCann, published 1984 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 122, archaeological note, pp.221-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9140] & The Keep [LIB/500309] & S.A.S. library

Mrs Amelia Idle of Bosham, 1798-1879, by F. W. Collins, published September 1984 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 29, article, p.23) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/29] & The Keep [LIB/500481]

Bosham and Its Berkeley Barons. A Medieval Manor 1483-1919, by Maurice Hall, published 1985 (278 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9338] & West Sussex Libraries

The Roman Buildings at Bosham, by Ernest Black, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, archaeological note, pp.255-256) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library

Recent Observations on the Tower of Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, by Frederick G. Aldsworth, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, article, pp.55-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library

Religious Survey 1851 - Westbourne district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.183-189, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Westbourne district incl. Funtington, West Dean, East Marden, North Marden, Up-Marden, Stoughton, Compton, Racton, Bosham, Chidham & West Thorney

Chichester Harbour: Past & Present, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 1991 (96 pp., Hughenden Publications, ISBN-10: 0951753312 & ISBN-13: 9780951753316) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

A Collection of Photographs Old and new of the Harbour Villages of Nutbourne, Chidham, Bosham, Fishbourne, Appledram, Delly Quay, Birdham, etc.

Fragments of 12th Century Sculpture in Bosham Church, by Kathryn Morrison and Ronald Baxter, published 1991 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 129, article, pp.33-38) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11694] & The Keep [LIB/500295] & S.A.S. library

Great-grandma was a Zillwood, by Mrs. Ruth Samuel, published March 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 5, article, pp.186-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The search for family of Richard and Ann Zillwood which covers the years 1765 - 1913 in the parish of Bosham.

Ann Zillwood, née Billborough, a Yorkshire Stray, by Mrs. Ruth Samuel, published December 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 8, article, pp.323-324) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

John Zillwood (1765-1844) married Ann Hill of Bosham in 1794. Their son Richard Zillwood married Ann Billbrough in Pontefract, Yorkshire in 1825. They returned to Bosham where eight of their nine children were born.

A History of the Hoe, Bosham, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 1995 (pamphlet, Hughenden Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13197] & West Sussex Libraries

The 7th Battalion East Surrey Regiment & Private Ernest Bulbeck, by Mary Bulbeck, published March 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 5, article, p.180) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Ernest Percival Bulbeck, aged 21 years, was killed in action and it is name that lives on, inscribed on the War memorial in Quay meadow at Bosham.

Harold: Rex : is King Harold II buried in Bosham Church?, by John Pollock, published 1 January 1996 (20 pp., Bosham: Penny Royal Publictions, ISBN-10: 1900851008 & ISBN-13: 9781900851008) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Parish Profile no. 7: Bosham, by Reg Towner, published December 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 4, article, p.129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508811] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Knapp Farm, Bosham. a significant Find of Bronze Age Pottery, by Mark Gardiner and Sue Hamilton, published 1997 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 135, article, pp.71-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13642] & The Keep [LIB/500290] & S.A.S. library

Saint Cuthman, Steyning and Bosham, by John Blair, published 1997 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 135, article, pp.173-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13642] & The Keep [LIB/500290] & S.A.S. library

Bosham: Ecclesia as Shown in the Bayeux Tapestry - A Speculative Guide to Bosham Church c.1066, by John Pollock, published 1 October 1997 (booklet, 16 pp., Bosham: Penny Royal Publictions, ISBN-10: 1900851016 & ISBN-13: 9781900851015) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15550] & British Library & West Sussex Libraries

Bosham Church Then & Now, by John Pollock, published 1998 (Bosham: Penny Royal Publictions) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Bosham - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.50-51, ISBN-10: 0854450424 & ISBN-13: 9780854450428) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13825][Lib 13828] & The Keep [LIB/500458][Lib/507864] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The spire of Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex, by F. G. Aldsworth, published 2000 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 138, article, pp.115-134) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14509] & The Keep [LIB/500298] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The spire of Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, was the subject of study in 1998 whilst the structure was undergoing routine repair and maintenance. It can be demonstrated that, whilst the mast and cross-trees were replaced in 1841 and some other alterations have been made, much of the surviving structure, including most of the rafters, was built in a single phase of construction from timbers felled in the winter of 1405/06 and the summer of 1406. The Romanesque corbel-table at the top of the tower, which supports the spire, is discussed in greater detail than previously but it continues to be ascribed on comparative and stylistic grounds to the period c. 1080-1110.

AA Street by Street: Chichester, Bognor Regis, Arundel, Littlehampton, Middleton-On-Sea, Angmering, Barnham, Bosham, East Wittering, Fontwell, Mid Lavant, North Mundham, Rustington, Selsey, Yapton , published 30 September 2002 (59 pp., AA Publishing, ISBN-10: 074953169X & ISBN-13: 9780749531690) accessible at: British Library

King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend, by Rodney Castleden, published 13 March 2003 (288 pp., London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., ISBN-10: 0415316553 & ISBN-13: 9780415316552)

Re Holy Trinity, Bosham The Mystery of King Harold's Final Resting Place, by C. C. Woodhead, published 2004 in Art, antiquity and law (vol. 9, issue 3, article, pp.299-309)

Take hold of the robe of a Jew: Herbert of Bosham's Christian hebraism, by Deborah L. Goodwin, published 29 November 2005 (xii + 300 pp., Leiden: Brill, ISBN-10: 9004149058 & ISBN-13: 9789004149052) accessible at: British Library

This engaging, meticulously documented study explores the complex, sometimes conflicting motives of Christian hebraists. It locates Herbert of Bosham's twelfth-century Psalms commentary at the nexus of the intellectual and social movements of his day, and elucidates the complex situations that contributed to Christians' divergent perspectives on the Jews. Was the twelfth century a rare period of collaboration between Christian and Jewish exegetes, or did anti-Semitism originate in the texts of the era's Christian polemicists? Modern scholars have been divided on these questions. This study of Herbert's commentary, which relied on the Hebrew commentary of R. Solomon ben Isaac of Troyes, articulates a more nuanced, integrated approach to medieval Jewish-Christian relations, and provides transcriptions from the unpublished manuscript.

Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, published 2006 (booklet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17965]

Guide to Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, by Joan Langhorne, published 2006 (PPC, Holy Trinity Church, Bosham) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

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.

Bosham: A Village by the Sea, by Angela Bromley-Martin, published 7 October 2006 (232 pp., Hughenden Publications, ISBN-10: 0954139518 & ISBN-13: 9780954139513) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15681] & West Sussex Libraries

A comprehensive record of nearly all that has gone on in village of Bosham in West Sussex in the last two thousand years or more - the people the houses in which they lived, the pubs where they gathered, their occupations, not forgetting the schools where they learned the three Rs.

Bosham . . A Village by the Sea, by Angela Martin-Bromley, published 7 October 2006 (232 pp., Hughenden Publications, ISBN-10: 0954139518 & ISBN-13: 9780954139513) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Bosham: a key Anglo-Saxon harbour, by Philip MacDougall, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, article, pp.51-60) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Evidence from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle demonstrates the existence of a substantial fleet of ships possessed by the Godwine family during the early eleventh century. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle further reveals that the port area for these ships was that of the waters of Chichester Harbour while specifically mentioning the Manor of Bosham. This article explores this evidence while examining the necessary extent of such facilities and their possible exact location. In particular, the site of a likely protected harbour is indicated together with additional areas that might have hosted facilities for the building, maintenance and winter protection of this fleet. It is also noted that it was this same fleet that came into possession of Harold Godwine, the last Saxon king of England.

Reading the rabbis : Christian Hebraism in the works of Herbert of Bosham, by Eva De Visscher, published 15 January 2014 (viii + 222 pp., Boston: Brill & printed at Greenman Enterprise, Wadhurst, ISBN-10: 9004254684 & ISBN-13: 9789004254688) accessible at: British Library

In Reading the Rabbis Eva De Visscher examines the level of Hebrew scholarship, programme of literal exegesis, and use of Jewish and Christian Hebraist sources in two commentaries on the Psalms by English polymath Herbert of Bosham (c.1120-c.1194).

There's something about Bosham, by Arabella Youens, published 2 July 2014 in Country Life (vol. 208 no. 27, article, p.116)

Trajan Places: Establishing Identity and Context for the Bosham and Hawkshaw Heads, by Miles Russell and Harry Manley, published November 2015 in Britannia (vol. 46, article, pp.151-169)   View Online

Two damaged, weathered marble portraits, both discovered in the 1780s at opposite ends of Roman Britain, one at Bosham in West Sussex, the other at Hawkshaw in Peeblesshire, are here re-examined and identified as portraits of the emperor Trajan. The Bosham head is interpreted as a post-mortem image of the deified Trajan set up at the margins of Chichester Harbour, probably during the visit to Britain by the emperor Hadrian in the early a.d. 120s. The Hawkshaw portrait of Trajan appears to have been refashioned from a likeness of Domitian and may originally have been part of a monument created to celebrate and commemorate the total conquest of Britain, in the early a.d. 80s, which was decapitated and buried during a period of unrest on the northern frontier.

Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, published (no date) (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 4851]

Visitor's Guide to Historic Bosham, published (no date) (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12966]

Bosham Parish Register, published (no date) by the Sussex Family History Group and Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXW28, CD-ROM)

Baptisms 1557-1968, Banns 1754-1788, Marriages 1557-1988 and Burials 1557-1965. Indexed Transcription. Includes 41 Photographs. Vol.28.