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An account of a tessellated pavement, bath, and other Roman antiquities, lately discover'd near East Bourne, in Sussex, by J. Tabor, published 1717 in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (vol. 30, no. 351, article, pp.549-563, & no. 356, pp. 783-802)
Account of the Violent Storm of Lightning at East-Bourn, in Sussex, Sept. 17, 1780, by Owen Salusbury Brereton, published 14 December 1780 in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (vol. 71 (1781), article, pp.42-45) View Online
Eastbourne: Being a Descriptive Account of that Village in the County of Sussex, and It's Environs, by J. Royer, published 1787 (vii + 147 pp., London: Hooper) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Excursion from Lewes to Eastbourn, in Sussex, with an account of the late shipwrecks near Beachy Head, by S. Shaw, published 1790 in Topgrapher (vol. 3, article, pp.364-386)
Beachy Head: with other poems, by Charlotte Smith, published 1807 (London: J. Johnson) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Rambles in the Vicinity of Brighton, to Lewes, Eastbourne, Worthing, Bramber, Devil's Dyke, Arundel, etc., with an itinery of the roads, by Charles Wright, published 1818 (112 pp., published by the author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Coast of Sussex - Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, St. Leonards, Rye . Forming also a guide to all the Watering Places, by John Docwra Parry and engraved by R. Martin, published 1833 (435 pp., Brighton: Wright & Son) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 48][Lib 17333] & The Keep [LIB/504860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
The Hundred and Parish of Eastbourne, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Pevensey, pp.291-302) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Murder Den, and its means of destruction; or, Some account of the working of the new Poor Law in the Eastbourne Union, Sussex, etc., by Charles Brooker, published 1842 (38 pp., Brighton: William Woodward) accessible at: British Library
On Roman Remains at Eastbourne discovered in December, 1848, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1849 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 2, article, pp.257-259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2087] & The Keep [LIB/500221] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne, and the advantages which it possesses as a resort for invalids; with general remarks upon sea bathing, sea air and exercise, by Dr. William Abbotts Smith and Dr. Charles C. Hayman, published 1861 (94 pp., London: Edward Stanford) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne, by George F. Chambers, F.G.R.S., published 1862 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 14, article, pp.119-137) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2099] & The Keep [LIB/500233] & S.A.S. library View Online
Gold Bracelets found at Eastbourne, by Roger Turner, M.D., published 1863 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 15, notes & queries, pp.240-242) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2100] & The Keep [LIB/500234] & S.A.S. library View Online
Roman Remains at Eastbourne, by E. T. [Edward Turner], published 1864 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 16, notes & queries, pp.308-309) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2101] & The Keep [LIB/500235] & S.A.S. library View Online
On the occurrence of Beania mirabilis and Labrus mixtus at Eastbourne, Sussex: To the editors of the Annals and Magazine of Natural History, by F. C. S. Roper, published October 1869 in Journal of Natural History (series 4, vol. 4, article, pp.293-294)
On the Decapoda that have been found at Eastbourne, by F. C. S. Roper, published 1870 (Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society)
Eastbourne, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.148-153, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159] View Online
Lists of the Local Fauna and Flora, by F. C. S. Roper, published 1873 (Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society)
The Flora of Eastbourne being an introduction to the flowering plants, ferns, etc., of the Cuckmere District, East Sussex, with a map, by Freeman Clark S. Roper, F.L.s., F.G.S., published 1875 (xliii + 165 pp., London: John Van Voorst) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
II. On the Chalk of the Cliffs from Seaford to Eastbourne, by Whitaker, William, published 1877 in Geological Society (vol. 8, no. 83, article, pp.198-200)
Eastbourne as a Health-Resort, published 30 June 1877 in British Medical Journal (1877, vol. 1, article, pp.806-) Download PDF
Charge Against The Eastbourne Convalescent Home, published 2 October 1880 in British Medical Journal (vol. 2, no. 1031, article, pp.558-559)
The Climate and Public Health of Eastbourne during 15 years, by George F. Chambers, F.R.A.S., published 1881 (Eastbourne)
Short Notice of A 'Find' of Roman Coins near Eastbourne, by Thomas Calvert, published 1881 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 31, notes & queries, pp.201-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2116] & The Keep [LIB/500249] & S.A.S. library View Online
Roman Coins Discovered near Eastbourne, by C. Roach Smith, published 1881 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 31, notes & queries, pp.202-205) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2116] & The Keep [LIB/500249] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne as a residence for invalids, and winter resort, by George Moseley, F.R.C.S., published 1882 (70 pp., London: J. & A. Churchill) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne Recollections: magisterial and personal, by Reginald John Graham, published 1888 (96 pp., Eastbourne: H. Holloway) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Photographic view album of Eastbourne, by Valentine & Sons, published c.1890 (18 pp., Eastbourne: Carter & Co,) accessible at: British Library
Coins found at Eastbourne, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, notes & queries) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library View Online
Recent Archaeological Discoveries In the Eastbourne District, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, article, pp.111-115) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne, Hastings, and St. Leonard's: a pocket-book, etc. [Illustrated], by Charles Eyre Pascoe, published 1891 (86 pp., London: Hazell, Watson & Co.) accessible at: British Library
Eastbourne photographically illustrated, published 1892 (Eastbourne: C. S. O'Kelly & Co.) accessible at: British Library
An Ancient Cornish Cross In Sussex, by Arthur G. Langdon, published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, article, pp.33-38) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library View Online
Discovery of Romano-British Remains near Green Street, Eastbourne, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, article, pp.160-162) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library View Online
Find of a Chichester Token, etc., at Eastbourne, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, notes & queries, pp.201-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library View Online
Marks on Eastbourne Old Church, by Geo. M. Atkinson, published 1893 in Archaeological Journal (50(1), article, pp.133-136)
Recent Finds of Pottery in the Eastbourne District, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, article, pp.94-96) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne photographically illustrated, published 1895 (24 pp., Eastbourne: Standard Office) accessible at: British Library
The water questionat Eastbourne, by Charles Roberts, published 3 October 1896 in British Medical Journal (vol. 2, no. 1866, article, pp.971-972)
The Water Supply of Eastbourne, published 21 November 1896 in British Medical Journal (vol. 2, article, pp.1520-) Download PDF
The Eastbourne water supply, by J. Talfourd Jones and Charles Roberts, published 5 December 1896 in British Medical Journal (vol. 2, no. 1875, article, pp.1687-1689)
Old Eastbourne, by Thomas H. B. Graham, published 1897 in The Gentleman's Magazine (vol. 283, Jul to Dec, article, pp.254-267, London: Chatto & Windus) View Online
The Geology of the country around Eastbourne, by Clement Reid, published 1898 (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Annals of Eastbourne, by Thomas H. B. Graham, published 1898 in The Gentleman's Magazine (vol. 284, Jan to June, article, pp.550-563, London: Chatto & Windus) View Online
On the Discovery of a 'Kitchen Midden', Refuse Pits and Urn, at Eastbourne, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, article, pp.4-6) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library View Online
Black's guide to Hastings & Eastbourne : St Leonards, Bexhill, Rye, Winchelsea, etc, by A. R. Hope Moncrieff, published 1899 (120 pp., London: Adam and Charles Black) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne as a Health Resort, by Charles Roberts, F.R.C.S., published 1899 (reprinted from the "Quarterly Medical Journal.", 31 pp., London: Bale, Sons & Danielsson) accessible at: British Library
Eastbourne Church: its Dedication and Gilds, by H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, article, pp.104-110) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Hundred of Eastbourne and its Six 'Boroughs.', by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, article, pp.180-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library View Online
Mistakes with reference to 'Bourne', by J. H. Mee, published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, notes & queries, pp.238-239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne Antiquities, by T. H. B. Graham, published 1900 in The Gentleman's Magazine (vol. 288, Jan to June, article, pp.551-561, London: Chatto & Windus) View Online
The Manor of Eastbourne and the Honours of Mortain and Aquila, by Rev. William Hudson, F.S.A., published 1900 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 43, article, pp.166-200) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2128] & The Keep [LIB/500261] & S.A.S. library View Online
Antivaccinist martyrs, published 7 April 1900 in British Medical Journal (vol. 1, no. 2049, article, pp.854-855)
On a Hoard of Roman Coins found near Eastbourne in 1899, by F. Haverfield, published 1901 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 44, article, pp.1-8) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2129] & The Keep [LIB/500262] & S.A.S. library View Online
Bygone Eastbourne, by J. C. Wright, published 1902 (xix + 334 pp., London: Spottiswoode & Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503806] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Priesthawes, by H. Michell Whitley, published 1902 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 45, article, pp.204-208) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2130] & The Keep [LIB/500263] & S.A.S. library View Online
Reminiscences of Eastbourne, by Robert Cooper, published 1903 (published by the author) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne, by E. V. Lucas with illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, published 1904 in Highways and Byways in Sussex (Chapter XXXIV, London: Macmillan & Co.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 41][Lib 12792][Lib 15825] & The Keep [LIB/500142] View Online
Eastbourne and Westbourne, by John H. Mee, published 1904 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 47, notes & queries, p.156) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2132] & The Keep [LIB/500265] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne Parish Church (St. Mary's): notes on the church, published 1905 (reprinted from the Parish magazine Aug. and Sept. 1905, 4 pp., Eastbourne: Farncombe and Co.) accessible at: British Library
Leafy Eastbourne, etc. [With illustrations], by R. N. Wilson, published 1906 (98 pp., Eastbourne: Strange the Printer) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The main drainage of Eastbourne, by A. Ernest Prescott, published 1 June 1907 in Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute (vol. 28, no. 6, article, pp.209-219)
Description of the Eastbourne Isolation Hospital, by W.G. Willoughby, published 1 June 1907 in Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute (vol. 28, no. 6, article, pp.220-224)
Rood-Loft Piscina in Eastbourne Parish Church, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1908 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 51, article, pp.123-125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2136] & The Keep [LIB/500269] & S.A.S. library View Online
Memoir of A. J. Baxter, late pastor of Cavendish Place Chapel, Eastbourne, published 1909 (135 pp., London: Farncombe & Son) accessible at: British Library
Includes letters and sermons by A. J. Baxter.
Contents of Parish Chest of East Dean, near Eastbourne, compiled by Rev. E. E. Evans, published 1909 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 52, article, pp.182-182) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2137] & The Keep [LIB/500270] & S.A.S. library View Online
Skeletons found near Eastbourne, by J. E. Ray, published 1909 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 52, notes & queries, pp.189-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2137] & The Keep [LIB/500270] & S.A.S. library View Online
A supposed Battlefield near Eastbourne, by W. Strickland, published 1909 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 52, notes & queries, p.192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2137] & The Keep [LIB/500270] & S.A.S. library View Online
East Bourne Memories of the Victorian Period, 1845 to 1901, and some other things of interest, divers and sundry, by George F. Chambers, F.G.R.S., published 1910 (xv + 304 pp., Eastbourne: V. T. Sumfield) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12348] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
George Meek: Bath Chair-Man, by George Meek, published 1910 (xxii + 312 pp., New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. and London: Constable) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Old Eastbourne Maps, by G. F. Chambers, published 1910 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 53, notes & queries, pp.276-277) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2138] & The Keep [LIB/500271] & S.A.S. library View Online
Old Eastbourne: Its Church, its Clergy, its People, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1912 (xv + 378 pp., London: Frederick Sherlock Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501537] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries
With an appendix of manorial and topographical notes and a number of charters and other original documents
The Sussex Coast, illustrated by Edith Brand Hannah, by Ian C. Hannah, M.A., published 1912 (London: T. Fisher Unwin) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12417][Lib 74] & The Keep [LIB/500117] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Descent of the Manor of Eastbourne, by J. H. Round, published 1912 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 55, notes & queries, pp.307-310) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2140] & The Keep [LIB/500273] & S.A.S. library View Online
A golden candlestick: or, Methodism in Eastbourne, by C.C., published 1913 (56 pp., Eastbourne: W.H. Christian) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Recent "Finds" at Eastbourne, by John E. Ray and W. Budgen, published 1916 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 58, notes & queries, pp.190-191) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2143] & The Keep [LIB/500276] & S.A.S. library View Online
Compton Place, Eastbourne, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire (1), by Country Life contributor(s), published 2 September 1916 in Country Life (article)
Compton Place, Eastbourne, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire (2), by Country Life contributor(s), published 9 September 1916 in Country Life (article)
The Hundred of Eastbourne, by J. H. Round, published 1918 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 59, notes & queries, pp.126-127) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2144] & The Keep [LIB/500277] & S.A.S. library View Online
Bronze Celts found at Eastbourne, by W. Budgen, published 1920 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 61, notes & queries, p.144) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2146] & The Keep [LIB/500279] & S.A.S. library View Online
The Manor of Chollington in Eastbourne, with notes on the families of La Warre, De Fokington and De Diva, by Rev. W. Budgen, M.A., published 1921 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 62, article, pp.111-132) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2147] & The Keep [LIB/500280] & S.A.S. library View Online
Eastbourne, Pevensey, Seaford, published 1922 (Ward Lock and Co Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 649]
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by W. Budgen, published 1922 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 63, notes & queries, pp.241-243) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2148] & The Keep [LIB/500281] & S.A.S. library View Online
Hallstatt Pottery from Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published October 1922 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 2 issue 4, article, pp.354-360) View Online
Abstract:Adjoining the northern boundary of the parish of Eastbourne and extending to the foot of the downs on the west, there is an area of arable land until recently forming part of the Motcombe Farm, part of the property of the Duke of Devonshire. The district was formerly called Northwick, and later Green Street: it was crossed by an ancient way called 'Green Street Drove', running east and west. The land has recently been acquired by the Corporation of Eastbourne for the purpose of their housing scheme and for allotments.
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by W. Budgen, published 1923 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 64, notes & queries, p.201) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2149] & The Keep [LIB/500282] & S.A.S. library View Online
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1924 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 65, notes & queries, pp.261-262) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2150] & The Keep [LIB/500283] & S.A.S. library
The Geology of the Eastbourne - Hastings Coastline: With Special Reference to the Localities visited by the Association in June, 1925. Weald Research Committee Report No. 3, by H. B. Milner, M.A., D.I.C., F.G.S. and A. J. Bull, M.Sc., F.G.S., published 1925 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 36 issue 3, article, pp.291-316) View Online
Abstract:The following pages present in outline the geology of the coast-section exposed from Beachy Head to Cliff End, beyond Fairlight, a distance of 26 miles. One of us (A.J.B.) is responsible for the survey from Beachy Head to Rockhouse Bank, the other (H.B. M.) from Rockhouse Bank eastward to Cliff End. The work forms part of the six-inch geological survey of the Weald being under taken by members of the Weald Research Committee of the Geologists' Association.
The authors wish to point out that they do not here include the inland geology of the districts traversed, except in so far as exigencies of building or similar circumstances necessitate a detour for a few hundred yards inland to preserve continuity of geological description. For this reason much that is generally known to be of unusual interest in the region, especially in the vicinity of Hastings and S1. Leonards, finds no mention here, the object being rather to draw attention to this exceptionally fine coast-section, wherein is displayed such varied stratigraphy and tectonics, and also to render it possible for casual visitor or more serious student to explore it with some guide to the trend and sequence of geological events.
The description of the coast is arranged from west (Beachy Head) to east (Cliff End); but so as to enable those who desire to pick up the thread at any particular place, insets in the text indicating localities have been employed, from which a start can be made at will.
This section of coast has on it the towns of Eastbourne, Bexhill, St. Leonards and Hastings, while smaller residential and holiday resorts are springing up at Fairlight and Cooden, and even in unpromising places on the edge of the marsh-land.
The authors wish to point out that they do not here include the inland geology of the districts traversed, except in so far as exigencies of building or similar circumstances necessitate a detour for a few hundred yards inland to preserve continuity of geological description. For this reason much that is generally known to be of unusual interest in the region, especially in the vicinity of Hastings and S1. Leonards, finds no mention here, the object being rather to draw attention to this exceptionally fine coast-section, wherein is displayed such varied stratigraphy and tectonics, and also to render it possible for casual visitor or more serious student to explore it with some guide to the trend and sequence of geological events.
The description of the coast is arranged from west (Beachy Head) to east (Cliff End); but so as to enable those who desire to pick up the thread at any particular place, insets in the text indicating localities have been employed, from which a start can be made at will.
This section of coast has on it the towns of Eastbourne, Bexhill, St. Leonards and Hastings, while smaller residential and holiday resorts are springing up at Fairlight and Cooden, and even in unpromising places on the edge of the marsh-land.
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1925 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 66, notes & queries, pp.239-240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2151] & The Keep [LIB/500284] & S.A.S. library
Anglo-Saxon Burials, by S.N.Q. contributor, published November 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 4, note, p.112) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne Musical Festival, by E.B., published 1 December 1926 in Musical Times (vol. 67, no. 1006, article, pp.1119-1120)
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1927 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 68, notes & queries, pp.285-286) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2153] & The Keep [LIB/500286] & S.A.S. library
Sussex Industries No 3. Car Coachbuilding, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 11, article, pp.503-504) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]
The Butterflies of Eastbourne, by Robert Adkin, published 1928 (Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society) accessible at: The Keep [ACC10182/2/4/2]
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1928 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 69, notes & queries, p.232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2154] & The Keep [LIB/500287] & S.A.S. library
"Old Navarino": a Sussex Longshoreman, by Arthur Beckett, published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 10, article, pp.448-449) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]
Carvings in two Sussex Churches, by J. Hutchings, A.R.I.B.A. and W. Cyril Wallis, F.S.A., published 1928 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. II no. 12, article, pp.533-537) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9327] & The Keep [LIB/500138]
Famous South Coast Pleasure Resorts Past & Present, their historical associations, their rise to fame and a forecast of their future development, by Harold Clunn, published 1929 (T. Whittingham) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
"Beachy Head" and other poems, by F. Boyle Trist, published 1929 (London: Arthur Stockwell) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1929 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 70, notes & queries, pp.217-218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2155] & The Keep [LIB/500359] & S.A.S. library
The Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 5, article, pp.290-292) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]
The Battle of Beachy Head, by Arthur Beckett, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 6, article, pp.378-396) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500139]
Perils of Beachy Head, by Arthur Beckett, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, pp.630-633) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]
An Adventure on Beachy Head, by S.C.M. Contributor(s), published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 9, article, pp.634-638) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]
A Christmas Fight off Beachy Head, by Rev. A. A. Evans, published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 12, article, p.812) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]
Guns bought for Eastbourne, 1550, by W. B. [W. Budgen], published February 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 5, note, pp.146-147) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
A Saxon Spearhead, Eastbourne, by S.N.Q. contributor, published May 1929 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 6, note, p.193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library
The Moths of Eastbourne, by Robert Adkin, published 1930 (Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society) accessible at: The Keep [ACC10182/2/4/2]
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1930 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 71, notes & queries, p.263) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2156] & The Keep [LIB/500358] & S.A.S. library
Half Hide Road [Eastbourne], by H. Emary, published November 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 4, query & reply, pp.128-129) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne & district regional planning scheme: a report prepared for the Eastbourne & District Joint Town Planning Advisory Committee, by Thompson & Fry Adams, published 1931 (95 pp., illus. & map, Westminster) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1931 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 72, notes & queries, p.277) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2157] & The Keep [LIB/500357] & S.A.S. library
The Pathological Museum at Eastbourne, published 8 August 1931 in British Medical Journal (1931, vol. 2, article, pp.255-) Download PDF
The Pathological Museum at Eastbourne, published 19 September 1931 in British Medical Journal (1931, vol. 2, article, pp.543-544) Download PDF
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen, published 1932 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 73, notes & queries, p.205) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2158] & The Keep [LIB/500356] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne's link with the "Iron Duke", by Rev. C. Egerton-Williams, B.A., published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 7, article, pp.454-455) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]
The De Badlesmeres of Bourne, by C. E. Snowden, M.A., published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 9, article, pp.560-564) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]
The Rev. E. L. Browne, March 1st, 1856 - March 25th, 1933. Headmaster, St. Andrew's School, Eastbourne, 1890-1933, by Saint Andrew's School (Eastbourne), published 1933 (31 pp + 8 leaves of plattes, Eastbourne: V.V. Sumfield, printer) accessible at: British Library
Municipal Eastbourne: selections from the proceedings of the Town Council, 1883-1933, by H. W. Fovergue, published 1933 (Eastbourne: The Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503808] & East Sussex Libraries
Guide to the Church of St. Mary, Eastbourne, edited by Walter H Godfrey, published 1933 (Sussex Churches No. 3, pamphlet, 8 pp., Eastbourne: Eastbourne Parochial Church Council) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Report of Local Secretary. Eastbourne, by Rev. W. Budgen and Lt.-Col. J. V. Gray, F.S.A., published 1933 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 74, notes & queries, pp.245-246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2159] & The Keep [LIB/500355] & S.A.S. library
Memoir of the Rev. E. L. Browne, M.A., Headmaster of St Andrew's School, Eastbourne, by Rev. F. B. R. Browne, published 1934
The Butterflies and Moths of Eastbourne. Supplement 1. Additions and corrections , by Robert Adkin, published 1934 (Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society)
Compton Place, Eastbourne, the property of the Duke of Devonshire, by Country Life contributor(s), published 9 February 1935 in Country Life (article)
Birds of Eastbourne, by Edward Carleton Arnold, published 1936 (93 pp., Eastbourne: Strange the Printer) accessible at: British Library
With ten coloured and nine half-tone plates from drawings by the author, and various illustrations in the text.
Studies in the geomorphology of the South Downs: Eastbourne to the Arun Gap, by A. J. Bull, M.Sc., F.G.S., published 1936 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 47 issue 2, article, pp.99-129) View Online
Abstract:The South Downs are the southern outcrop of the Chalk in the Wealden dome. They consist of a range of rounded hills rarely exceeding 700 ft. O.D. in height, and extend from Eastbourne to Petersfield, a distance of about 55 miles. Seen from any point such as Beachy Head or Seaford Head that affords an extensive view, the Downs present the appearance of a dissected peneplain which has been tilted to the south. So extreme is the dissection that little if any of the original peneplained surface remains, and most of the area is occupied by dry valleys whose interfluves have gently rounded crosssections. Most of the higher ground, especially that which tends to be flat, is covered with the well-known Clay-with-Flints. The northern face is an abrupt escarpment, which, except for the four river gaps and some wind gaps, is not breached, although the heads of the dry valleys often come close to it, as at Ratton and Willingdon, north of Eastbourne. The effect of the proximity of the dry valleys is usually to lower the escarpment slightly, but the amount is often surprisingly small, and the skyline as seen from the lower ground from the north is only gently undulating.
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published February 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 1, article, pp.15-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne - The Gulafre Family, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published May 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 2, article, pp.33-35) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
The Manor of Radmeld-Beverington in Eastbourne - The Family of Radmeld, by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published August 1936 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 3, article, pp.72-74) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
St. Cyprian's School, Eastbourne. Its history, development and present-day activities, by Saint Cyprian's School (Eastbourne), published 1937 (18 pp., Gloucester: British Publishing Co.) accessible at: British Library
A Chapel of the Knights of St John at Eastbourne , by Rev W. Budgen, F.S.A., published August 1937 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VI no. 7, article, pp.193-194) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12537][Lib 8863][Lib 8224] & The Keep [LIB/500208] & S.A.S. library
The Stratigraphy of the Chalk of Sussex. Part II. Eastern Area - Seaford to Cuckmere Valley and Eastbourne, with Zonal Map, by Christopher T. A. Gaster, F.G.S., published 1939 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 50 issue 4, article, pp.510-526) View Online
Abstract:This paper, which forms the second part of a comprehensive survey of the Chalk of Sussex, records the results of a survey of the Chalk extending from Seaford to the Cuckmere Valley and Eastbourne, a distance of 7 miles. The width of the outcrop from the escarpment on the north to the chalk cliffs on the coast being approximately five miles. The area dealt with is included in parts of Sheets 334 (Eastbourne) and 319 (Lewes) of the Geological Survey. The three major divisions of Lower, Middle and Upper Chalk shown on those sheets are replaced in the present work by detailed zonal results which are shown on the accompanying map.
Front Line Eastbourne: The Story of Eastbourne in WW2, published 1945 (T. R. Beckett Ltd.) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre
The Old Dower House, Eastbourne, by Walter H. Godfrey, F.S.A., published 1945 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 84, article, pp.3-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2169] & The Keep [LIB/500345] & S.A.S. library
Christ Church: Eastbourne's third oldest Church, by Leslie Beaconsfield Bristow, published 1949 (9 pp., Eastbourne) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The Diary of Sylas Neville, 1767-1788, by Basil Cozens-Hardy, published 1950 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 260] & West Sussex Libraries
An Excavation at Combe Hill Camp near Eastbourne, August 1949, by Reginald Musson, published 1950 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 89, article, pp.105-116) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2174] & The Keep [LIB/500340] & S.A.S. library
From Tunbridge Wells to Eastbourne via Heathfield, by C. F. Wells, published May 1950 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.291-307) Download PDF
Two Stone Axes from Hampden Park, Eastbourne, by Reginald Musson, published November 1950 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 4, article, pp.84-86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
The Eastbourne Roman Villa, by Thomas Sutton, published 1952 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 90, article, pp.1-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2175] & The Keep [LIB/500339] & S.A.S. library
Sussex Church Plans XCVI: Parish Church (and Priory) of St Mary's, Eastbourne, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published May 1952 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 9 & 10, article, pp.209-212) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library
Railway Development at Eastbourne, by H. R. Stones, A.M.Inst.T., published November 1953 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.723-726) Download PDF
Railway Development at Eastbourne (continued), by H. R. Stones, A.M.Inst.T., published November 1953 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.727-730) Download PDF
A Thirteenth Century bonze buckle with attached braid from Bramble Bottom, near Eastbourne, by R. C. Musson, published October 1954 in The Antiquaries Journal (vol. 34 issue 3-4, note, pp.234-235) View Online
The Lewes & East Grinstead Railway, by R. C. Riley, published November 1954 in Railway Magazine (article, pp.664-673) Download PDF
A Thirteenth Century Dwelling at Bramble Bottom, Eastbourne, by Reginald Musson, published 1955 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 93, article, pp.157-170) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2178] & The Keep [LIB/500336] & S.A.S. library
Sixty Years of Service. The diamond jubilee of the Eastbourne Public Libraries, 1896-1956, by K. C. Harrison, published 1956 (12 pp., Eastbourne: Eastbourne Public Libraries) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The best we can do: an account of the trial of John Bodkin Adams, by Sybille Bedford, published 1958 (254 pp., London: Collins) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Seaside Resort Towns of England and Wales, by J. A. Barrett, 1958 at University of London (Ph.D. thesis)
Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, by Christopher Hussey, published 13 March 1958 in Country Life (article, pp.734-737)
Eastbourne parish church: St Mary's, by W. W. S. March, published 1960 (revised edition, 24 pp.) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library
The World's Largest Model Railway (on view to the public at the Winter Garden Pavilion, Eastbourne). [With illustrations], by Bertram Otto, of Thames Ditton, published 1961 (64 pp., Thames Ditton: Bertram Otto) accessible at: British Library
Some Pottery from Eastbourne, the ?Marnians' and the Pre-Roman Iron Age in Southern England, by F.R. Hodson, published 1962 in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (New series, vol. 28, article, pp.140-155)
The pottery illustrated on Plates XXI-XXII and figures 1 and 2 was found some forty years ago by the Rev. W. Budgen at Green Street Drove, Eastbourne (Budgen 1922). It is displayed in the Lewes Museum, and I must thank the curator Mr N. E. S. Norris for permission to study and republish it.
Three of the vases stand out from the others because they are misformed wasters??cripples' Budgen called them. It is most likely that they were fired at the same time and it seems reasonable to treat this small series as a closed group. They appear, in any case, to have been found in the same pit (Budgen 1922, 355). The rest of the pottery, or at least the more complete vessels, could have formed part of the same assemblage, but there does not seem sufficient evidence to insist on any further associations within this material.
Whether associated or not, the pottery merits republication as a whole, both for its intrinsic interest and as a tribute to the skill and patience bestowed on its reconstruction by Budgen, and one purpose of this paper will be simply to present this material. However, the small group of three ?cripples' raises some fundamental problems of interpretation and the main part of the paper will attempt to discuss some aspects of the British Iron Age and its classification in a more general way.
Records of wells in the area of new series one-inch (geological) Bognor (332) Worthing (333) and Eastbourne (334) sheets, published 1964 (Well Catalogue Series)
Ancient Boat at Eastbourne, by Richard Gilbert, published May 1964 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 3, article, pp.89-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne Tramways, by Lionel J. Boylett, published 1967 (28 pp., Cambridge: Crampton & Sons) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Roman Salt-Boiling near Eastbourne, by Richard Bradley, published May 1968 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 1, note, pp.23-24) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library
About Bells, by Harold Reynolds, published 1969 (Eastbourne: Crain Duplicating) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Review by G. D. J. [G. D. Johnston] in Sussex Notes and Queries, May 1970:This is a small pamphlet consisting of a history of the Bells of St. Mary-the-Virgin, Eastbourne, and a description in non-technical language (not easy to find elsewhere) of how bells are rung and change ringing. The author is the captain of the bell-ringers and his remarks are very informative to those not well informed on the subject
The Old Manor House, Eastbourne, by Ann and Nicholas Hills, published May 1969 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVII no. 3, article, pp.78-82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8235] & The Keep [LIB/500219] & S.A.S. library
The Beachy Head light, by Robert Armstrong, published c.1970 (32 pp., Eastbourne: Mirror Printing Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502663] & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne Old Town: a plan for conservation, published 1971 (13 pp., Eastbourne & District Preservation Society) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library
The Poor Law in the area of the Eastbourne and Steyning Poor Law Unions 1790-1840, by D. R. Parker, 1972 at Sussex University (M.A. thesis)
Chartered rights and vested interests: reform era politics in three Sussex boroughs - Rye, Arundel and Lewes, by M. Zimmeck, 1972 at Sussex University (M.A. thesis)
The Eastbourne Roman Villa, by Lawrence Stevens and Others, published 1973 (32 pp., Eastbourne: Crane Services) accessible at: Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society & East Sussex Libraries
Some of the Street Names of Eastbourne with Notes on Their Historical Associations, edited by Harold D. Spears, published 1973 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
Free Breakfasts for All, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published December 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 3, article, pp.60-62) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Among some documents kindly made available to the Eastboune Local History Society by Mrs Davies Gilbert of Birling Manor, was a bundle tagged Valuable papers relating to the parish of Eastbourne. They related to the ancient custom, mentioned in Budgen's Old Eastbourne, of the parson or his under tenant giving free breakfasts to the parishioners on three Sundays in harvest each year, and to the lawsuit to which the custom gave rise.
McAdam, JL and Lewes to Eastbourne turnpike, by Brian Austin, published 1974 in Transport history (vol. 7, no. 1, article, pp.41-59)
Kiln Combe, Eastbourne, by Martin Bell, published 1974 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 112, shorter notice, p.160) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 5960] & The Keep [LIB/500317] & S.A.S. library
Ann of Cleves' Eastbourne Tithes, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published June 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 5, article, pp.112-114) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Shocks or Sheaves?, by Arthur J. Gautrey, published September 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 6, article, pp.175-178) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The article gives a wonderful picture of Eastbourne and some of its inhabitants in 1689/90
The stream that gave Eastbourne its name, by Harold Spears, published 1975 (10 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456004 & ISBN-13: 9780950456003) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
The Eastbourne Tithe Schedule, published 1975 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
Sandstone extraction at Eastbourne, by Eric W. Holden, published 1975 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 113, shorter notice, pp.187-189) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6177] & The Keep [LIB/500316] & S.A.S. library
Intriguing Entries from Eastbourne and Pevensey Parish Registers, by A. Gautrey, published June 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 1, article, p.8) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
A Brief History of Eastbourne, by A. G. S. Enser, published 1976 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
A Municipal History of Eastbourne 1938-1974, by J. C. Aspden, published 1977 (285 pp., Eastbourne Borough Council) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503807] & East Sussex Libraries
An Early Mormon Family in Sussex: Notes on John Ottley and his family at Eastbourne, published March 1977 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 8, article, pp.269-271) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Excavations 1977: Eastbourne, Church Street, by Lawrence Stevens, published December 1977 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 23, article, p.125, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
The Methodist Church, Greenfield Road, Eastbourne, 1898-1978, published 1978 (16 pp.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Some Eastbourne Folk of Bygone Days, by Adrian Gaultry, published 1978 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
Abstract:Albert Gearing's fascinating history of his family through the male lineage from 1500 to the present day makes the reader feel a surrogate family member - and glad to be one.
There are extracts from jurors' notes of the 16th century that provide a vivid insight into life in the Tudor age. In the late 18th century, the family leave Sussex to become Thames Watermen - and as the seven year apprenticeship was unpaid, forced to live in Greenwich workhouse - life in which Albert Gearing gives much detail and contemporary illustrations.
In his descriptions of his father, a survivor of the Gallipoli Campaign who died in 1997 at the age of 102 years, we have a deeply moving tribute to one of the more fortunate participants in the First World War. The author's account of his own early life throws fresh light on a vibrant community that will interest not only those who know and care about Greenwich, but students of social history everywhere.
"In spite of all the air raids and shortages of everything, it was amazing how cheerful people were, especially Londoners who could always crack a joke about things. I never heard anyone say that we should give in. There is no doubt that Churchill kept our spirits up with his famous speeches, which we looked forward to listening to. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind that we should win through. I think that was what kept us going."
There are extracts from jurors' notes of the 16th century that provide a vivid insight into life in the Tudor age. In the late 18th century, the family leave Sussex to become Thames Watermen - and as the seven year apprenticeship was unpaid, forced to live in Greenwich workhouse - life in which Albert Gearing gives much detail and contemporary illustrations.
In his descriptions of his father, a survivor of the Gallipoli Campaign who died in 1997 at the age of 102 years, we have a deeply moving tribute to one of the more fortunate participants in the First World War. The author's account of his own early life throws fresh light on a vibrant community that will interest not only those who know and care about Greenwich, but students of social history everywhere.
"In spite of all the air raids and shortages of everything, it was amazing how cheerful people were, especially Londoners who could always crack a joke about things. I never heard anyone say that we should give in. There is no doubt that Churchill kept our spirits up with his famous speeches, which we looked forward to listening to. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind that we should win through. I think that was what kept us going."
Eastbourne. A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 1 January 1978 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850332826 & ISBN-13: 9780850332827) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Thomas Hopley, published June 1978 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 5, article, pp.150-151) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7967] & The Keep [LIB/501255] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The case of the Eastbourne school-master Thomas Hopley, who on the night of April 21, 1860, beat to death his 15 year-old pupil Reginald Cancellor, a son of the Master of the Court of Common Pleas.
Excavations 1978: Heathy Brow, Eastbourne, by Owen Bedwin, published December 1978 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 26, article, p.160, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
All Saints Church, Eastbourne: the first hundred years, 1879-1979, published 1979 (22 pp., Eastbourne) accessible at: British Library
Wings Over Eastbourne, by Robert Armstrong, published 1979 (48 pp., Eastbourne: Mirror Printing Co.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502675] & East Sussex Libraries
The fishermen and boatmen of Eastbourne, by T. Reed, published 1979 (8 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society) accessible at: British Library
Fortress to museum of defence: the Great Redoubt, Eastbourne, Sussex, by J. N. P. Watson, published 20 September 1979 in Country Life (vol. 166 no. 4289, article, pp.860-862)
Early Settlement in Eastbourne, by Geoffrey Heys, published 1980 (iv + 59 pp., published by the author) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne - The Virgil and the Morrow, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1980 (Eastbourne: Crane Services) accessible at: Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society
Ocklynge Hill Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Eastbourne, by Patricia M. Stevens, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, article, pp.231-244) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library
Country to Town: An Illustrative Account from the Wenban Family, by A. A. Wenban, published June 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 4, article, p.136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Many of the family of Henry Wenben spent their working life with the postal service in Sussex and Kent and Sydney Australia. Article covers the years 1809 - 1867 in the parish of Eastbourne
The Devonshires and Eastbourne, by David Cannadine, published 1 July 1980 in Lords and landlords: the aristocracy and the towns, 1774-1967 (pp.229-390, Leicester University Press, ISBN-10: 0718511522 & ISBN-13: 9780718511524) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne Urban Medieval Excavation Project, by Lawrence Stevens, published August 1980 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 31, article, pp.207-208, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
Principal George Jeffreys and the pentecostal revival, by Roger Homan, published 1981 (8 pp., Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries
The Story of the Eastbourne Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris and Dave Hendy, published 1981 (booklet, 17 pp., published by the authors) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17392] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Cradle of Empire: A Preparatory School Through Nine Reigns [Temple Grove School], by Meston Batchelor, published 1 April 1981 (128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850333911 & ISBN-13: 9780850333916) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506184] & East Sussex Libraries
Langney Tidal Mill near Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published April 1981 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 33, article, pp.233-234, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
Religion and Society in Eastbourne 1735-1920, by Graham Neville, published 1982 (32 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society)
Some Windmill Sites in Friston and Eastbourne, Sussex, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1982 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 120, article, pp.93-138) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8620] & The Keep [LIB/500307] & S.A.S. library
A Natural History of Eastbourne, by Douglas Munson, published 1 May 1982 (43 pp., Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society, ISBN-10: 0954291840 & ISBN-13: 9780954291846) accessible at: Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society
The Mysterious Emigration of John Souter Osborne, by Bruce Osborne, published December 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 4, article, pp.121-122) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:William Osbourne married Grace Souter and they had three children, William, John, and Mary Ann. Article covers the years 1812 - 1855 in the parish of Eastbourne and Telscombe
Eastbourne Borough motor buses : the first 80 years, by Southdown Enthusiasts' Club, published c.1983 (40 pp.) accessible at: British Library
The Birth of Eastbourne, by Robert Armstrong, published 1983 (64 pp., Eastbourne: Sound Forum) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Where there's a will: the sensational life of Dr John Bodkin Adams, by Rodney Hallworth and Mark Williams, published 1983 (246 pp., Jersey: Capstan Press, ISBN-10: 0946797005 & ISBN-13: 9780946797004) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Human Skeleton, St. Annes Road, Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1983 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 121, archaeological note, pp.208-209) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8902] & The Keep [LIB/500308] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne and the school board era that never was, 1870-1902, by Clive Griggs and Debbie Wall, published 1984 in The Journal of the History of Education Society (vol. 13, issue 4, article, pp.272-286) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502693] View Online
Two Gallo-Belgic Gold Coins from the Foreshore at Eastbourne, East Sussex, by David R. Rudling, published 1984 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 122, archaeological note, pp.217-218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9140] & The Keep [LIB/500309] & S.A.S. library
Eastbourne Men at War in 1803: A Census of male inhabitants aged 17-55, by Michael J. Burchall, published June 1984 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 1, article, pp.25-31) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [MP 6277] & The Keep [LIB/501192] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.
Easing the passing: the trial of Dr John Bodkin Adams, by Patrick Devlin, published 1985 (256 pp., London: Bodley Head, ISBN-13: 9780370306278) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
The History of Upperton Church, by Enid Dyer, published 1985 (36 pp., Upperton United Reformed Church) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Late-Quaternary environmental change at Eastbourne, East Sussex , by S. C. Jennings, 1985 at London Metropolitan University (Ph.D. thesis)
South Coast Railways: Brighton to Eastbourne, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 22 March 1985 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520169 & ISBN-13: 9780906520161) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A history of the Victoria Baptist Church, Eastbourne 1926-1986, by Ian Doling, published 1986 (16 pp.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Flint buildings in and around Eastbourne, by Harold Spears, published 1986 (pamphlet, 31 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society) accessible at: British Library
South Coast Railways: Eastbourne to Hastings, by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, published 14 March 1986 (96 pp., Midhurst: Middleton Press, ISBN-10: 0906520274 & ISBN-13: 9780906520277) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A History of Royal Eastbourne Golf Club 1887 -1987 , by John T. Milton, published 1987 (187 pp., Royal Eastbourne Golf Club, ISBN-10: 0951200003 & ISBN-13: 9780951200001) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Grand Hotel (Eastbourne), by Peter Pugh, published 1987 (215 pp., Eastbourne: Grand Hotel, ISBN-10: 0951234102 & ISBN-13: 9780951234105) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Excavation of a Lynchet, Gildredge Park, Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, article, pp.69-74) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
A Late Iron Age Site at St. Anne's Road, Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, article, pp.75-80) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
A Medieval Site at Shinewater, Eastbourne, East Sussex, by Patricia M. Stevens, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, archaeological note, pp.243-248) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wilmington, Eastbourne, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington, and Alfriston, by June C Barnes, published March 1987 (vol. 8, booklet, 112 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-13: 9781870264082) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11237] & The Keep [LIB/503432] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Story of the Eastbourne Lifeboats, by Jeff Morris and Dave Hendy, published 1988 (2nd edition, 25 pp., published by the authors) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Willingdon Village Pump, Willingdon, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, by Patricia M. Stevens, published 1988 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 126, historical note, pp.253-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10371] & The Keep [LIB/500303] & S.A.S. library
Railway employees of Eastbourne and district as shown in the 1881 census, by J.F. Burrell, published April 1988 in Brighton circular (vol. 14, no. 2, article, pp.40-44)
Eastbourne Paupers, by Roy Grant, published December 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 4, article, pp.183-187) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:List of Paupers receiving Parochial Relief - 1831-32
Wartime Eastbourne: The Story of the most Raided Town in the South-East, by George Humphrey, published 1989 (Beckett Features) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Index to 1914-1918 War Memorial of Eastbourne, East Sussex, published 1989 (booklet, PBN Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11663]
Twice a Mrs. Evershed: A Mitchell Family History, by P. B. Evershed, published March 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 5, article, pp.198-199) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Richard and Anne Mitchell of Storrington had nine children between 1804 - 1819. The oldest, Jane, married George Evershed in 1832 and then married John Evershed in 1841. Article covers the years 1776 - 1941 in the parishes of Storrington and Eastbourne and Philadelphia, USA.
Eastbourne Paupers, continued, by Roy Grant, published March 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 5, article, pp.200-202) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:List of Paupers receiving Parochial Relief - 1831-32
Three Lime Burning Pits, Church Street, Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, article, pp.73-88) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library
Excavation of a Sheep Pond and adjacent Lynchet, Eastbourne, Sussex, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1990 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 128, archaeological note, pp.256-260) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11106] & The Keep [LIB/500301] & S.A.S. library
The 1841 Census for Eastbourne, edited by Vera Hodsoll, published 1 August 1990 (111 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456039 & ISBN-13: 9780950456034) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A meticulous transcription of the names, ages, employment and addresses of those living in the Parish of Eastbourne on the night of 6/7 June 1841.
An invaluable reference for genealogical researchers.
An invaluable reference for genealogical researchers.
Religious Survey 1851 - Eastbourne district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.28-34, 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
District:Eastbourne district incl. Pevensey, Westham, Willingdon, Jevington, Folkington, Wimington, Eastdean, Friston, Seaford, Westdean, Litlington, Lullington & Alfriston
Eastbourne - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.70-72, ISBN-10: 0854450386 & ISBN-13: 9780854450381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11681][Lib 13075] & The Keep [LIB/500454][Lib/507860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The National Union of Teachers in the Eastbourne area 1874-1916: a tale of tact and pragmatism, by Clive Griggs, published 1991 in The Journal of the History of Education Society (vol. 20, issue 4, article, pp.325-340) View Online
Hidgsen? Hoger? Hedger?, by Mrs. Pat Button, published March 1991 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 9 no. 5, article, pp.192-193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11999] & The Keep [LIB/501261] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The author's search for Stephen Hoger, 1826 - 1906 which covers the years 1798 - 1906 in Wiltshire, Eastbourne, Maidstone and Turo, South Australia.
Fight Against Smuggling Around Eastbourne and Newhaven, by R. Milton, published 1 October 1991 (iv + 94 pp., Family Roots Family History Society, ISBN-10: 0951812203 & ISBN-13: 9780951812204) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500947] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries
On foot in East Sussex : 27 rambles based on the Eastbourne, Herstmonceux, Lewes, Seaford, Brighton, Rye, Ashdown Forest areas, by Society of Sussex Downmen, published 1992 (10th edition, 72 pp., Hove) accessible at: British Library
The Excavation of a Bronze Age Round Barrow (Site 15), Cornish Farm, Eastbourne, by Peter L. Drewett, published 1992 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 130, archaeological note, p.235) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11918] & The Keep [LIB/500289] & S.A.S. library
Barracks, Workhouse and Hospital: St. Mary's Eastbourne, 1794-1990, by John Surtees, published 1 January 1992 (160 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456047 & ISBN-13: 9780950456041) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Four Generations, 1819-1970, by Mrs. G. M. Couper, published March 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 1, article, pp.10-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:John Edward Webb (1871-1941), Elizabeth Sarah Maria Sarney formerly Webb nee Baker (1841-1932), Elizabeth Mann Baker (1819- ) and Margaret Webb (1898-1970) and covers the years 1819 - 1970 in London, Hastings, Eastbourne and Plumstead.
Eastbourne Baptisms - St Mary's Parish Church 1558-1837, R to S, published 1993 (PBN Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12904]
Eastbourne marriages: St Mary's parish church, Eastbourne 1754-1837, published 1993 (84 pp., Eastbourne: PEN, ISBN-13: 9781871384307) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Descendants of the Bradfords of Eastbourne and Surrounding Areas in Sussex, England, by Jane L. Down, published 1993 accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503952]
Holy Trinity Parish Church, Eastbourne: a short history, by Martin W. Hayward, published 1993 (38 pp.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Rolls of honour and war memorials in Eastbourne, compiled by L. Medhurst and E. Pitcher, published 1993 (Eastbourne Local History Society)
Eastbourne Buses serving the 'Sun trap of the South' - Alan Snatt examines operator in its 90th year, by Alan Snatt, published 1993 in Buses (vol. 45, no. 460, article, pp.13-17)
Visitors to Eastbourne in the early eighteenth century, by John H. Farrant, published 1993 in Eastbourne Local Historian (vol. 89, article, pp.17-22)
George Meek, the ragged trousered Robert Tressell of Eastbourne, by Clive Griggs, published March 1993 in Labour History Review (vol. 58 issue 1, article, p.37)
Abstract:The article examines the similarities and links between British socialists Robert Tressell, with real name Robert Noonan, author of "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists" and George Meek, author of "George Meek Bath Chair-Man." Meek was born in Eastbourne on June 1, 1868 and Noonan was either born in the same year or two years later. They both married in the early 1890s and both had one daughter who survived them, namely Kathleen Noonan and Milly Meek. Noonan and Meek both had one book published and each experienced the difficulty of being an active socialist.
East Sussex Walks: Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes Area, by Sandy Hernu, published 25 June 1993 (80 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857700457 & ISBN-13: 9781857700459) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Who was Great-great-great-granny Fuller? Proving her identity, by J. R. Thomas, published June 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 6, article, pp.225-227) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Caleb Fuller married Margaret Hicks in 1666 at Eastbourne. Their descendants lived in and around Fletching. Article covers the years 1666 - 1933.
The Princess Alice Memorial Hospital, Eastbourne and other Eastbourne hospitals, by John Surtees, published 1 November 1993 (244 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456055 & ISBN-13: 9780950456058) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Rolls of Honor and War Memorials in Eastbourne, compiled by L. Medhurst and E. Pitcher, published 1994 (Family Roots Family History Society Eastbourne & District) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
W. Brooker of Eastbourne: Postcard Publisher 1904-1924, by John Robards, published 1994 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502660]
Waterfield's school: a preparatory school in its Victorian heyday, by Simon Wright, published 1994 (xii + 244 pp., Herons Ghyll Press, ISBN-10: 0952327600 & ISBN-13: 9780952327608) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The story of Temple Grove School in Victorian times under headmaster Ottiwell Waterfield. It was a preparatory school for boys originally at Parsons Green, later at East Sheen, then Eastbourne, and finally at Heron's Ghyll, an estate between Uckfield and Crowborough in East Sussex
Fortification of the south coast: the Pevensey, Eastbourne and Newhaven defences 1750-1945 : towers, batteries, forts and fieldworks erected on this part of the south coast to resist an invasion, by John Edward Goodwin, published 1 December 1994 (142 pp., J. J. Publications, ISBN-10: 0952415801 & ISBN-13: 9780952415800) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne: A Pictorial History, by D. Robert Elleray, published 16 September 1995 (2nd revised edition, 128 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850339642 & ISBN-13: 9780850339642) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502661] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne did not develop as other seaside resorts because of land ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries. The tiny watering place, which formed at the hamlet of Sea Houses and the ancient village of Bourne, remained virtually unaltered until the Duke of Devonshire developed his estates into a carefully planned new town, to be known as the 'Empress of Watering Places'. ?... a very readable narrative account of the town's history, brilliantly illuminated ...?
A Short History of Eastbourne, by Lawrence Stevens, published 30 September 1995 (32 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456071 & ISBN-13: 9780950456072) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Origins of Eastbourne's Street Names, by John T. Milton, published 1 December 1995 (48 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0950456063 & ISBN-13: 9780950456065) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:An illustrated record of the origins of the names of every one of Eastbourne's streets including their historical context or derivation, together with their dates of origin.
1861 Census: Eastbourne, Sussex, published 1996 (booklet, PBN Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13310]
Eastbourne's First Motor Omnibuses with a preliminary note on John Kempe Brydges, Borough Electrical Engineer, 1900-1939, and first manager of the motor bus department, 1903-4, by John Norris, published 1996 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 26, article, pp.2-10, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527] Download PDF
Abstract:Eastbourne was one of the first towns In the country to have a public electricity supply, the Eastbourne Electric Light Co. commencing supply in September 1882, Just months after similar companies at Brighton and Hastings. All three companies were established by the prominent electrical pioneer and entrepreneur Robert Hammond. The first Engineer & Manager at Eastbourne was H.M. Sayers, followed c.1885 by H.W. Kolle.
On 1st January 1900 Eastbourne Corporation took over the private company and appointed as Engineer of the Corporation's Electric Light Undertaking John Kempe Brydges, who was to hold the position for almost 40 years, during which time the number of consumers increased from under 500 to 21,000 and the electricity supplied from approx. 0.4 million Units (kWh) In 1900 to approx. 38 million In 1939.
Among the archives held in the library of Seaboard's Milne Electrical Collection at Amberley Museum Is the leather-bound 'Electrical Engineers Report Book' in which Mr. Brydges reported fortnightly to the Corporation's Electric Light Committee. Unexpectedly, interesting information on Eastbourne's first motor buses Is to be found in this book for It transpires that In addition to his electrical duties Mr. Brydges was In charge of the fledgling Motor Bus Department when It started in 1903.
On 1st January 1900 Eastbourne Corporation took over the private company and appointed as Engineer of the Corporation's Electric Light Undertaking John Kempe Brydges, who was to hold the position for almost 40 years, during which time the number of consumers increased from under 500 to 21,000 and the electricity supplied from approx. 0.4 million Units (kWh) In 1900 to approx. 38 million In 1939.
Among the archives held in the library of Seaboard's Milne Electrical Collection at Amberley Museum Is the leather-bound 'Electrical Engineers Report Book' in which Mr. Brydges reported fortnightly to the Corporation's Electric Light Committee. Unexpectedly, interesting information on Eastbourne's first motor buses Is to be found in this book for It transpires that In addition to his electrical duties Mr. Brydges was In charge of the fledgling Motor Bus Department when It started in 1903.
Candid Camera: Eastbourne officers have attempted to tackle juvenile disorder by videoing disruptive youths, by V. Graham, published 21 June 1996 in Police review (article, pp.25-27) accessible at: British Library
Parish Profile no. 6: Eastbourne, by Reg Towner, published September 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 3, article, p.89) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508810] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
George Meek: Labouring Man Protégé of H. G. Wells, by Clive Griggs and Bill Coxall, published 20 December 1996 (559 pp., New Millenium, ISBN-10: 185845073X & ISBN-13: 9781858450735) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The 18th century Ship Inn at Sea Houses, by R. Milton, published 1997 in Eastbourne Local Historian (vol. 106, article, pp.9-12, Eastbourne Local History Society)
Mills of the Eastbourne Borough Council Area, by Lawrence Stevens, published 1997 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 27, article, pp.22-29, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527] Download PDF
Abstract:The number of mills in the Eastbourne Borough Council area should be of no surprise when we consider the community's dependence on an agrarian economy since Saxon times and the extensive prehistoric evidence of field systems and associated finds of grain storage pits, quern fragments and grain-drying ovens. A glance at the Eastbourne Tithe Map of 1842 shows field after field of arable and pasture-land and a handful of farms in what was good corn country and also by then, extensive sheep pasture. In 1842, the parish covered slightly more than 4,000 acres, whereas modern Eastbourne covers nearly 6,500 acres, having expanded into the parishes of Eastdean, Jevington, Willingdon and Westham during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
In 1980, a list of 'Mills of the Eastbourne Borough Council Area' (Stevens 1980) was compiled in which an attempt was made to catalogue the salient facts of each mill, to clarify its position and record sufficient information so that confusion might be avoided.
In 1980, a list of 'Mills of the Eastbourne Borough Council Area' (Stevens 1980) was compiled in which an attempt was made to catalogue the salient facts of each mill, to clarify its position and record sufficient information so that confusion might be avoided.
The Playhouse on the Park: A History of Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, by Edward Thomas, published October 1997 (140 pp., Friends of Devonshire Park Theatre, ISBN-10: 0953176509 & ISBN-13: 9780953176502) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne - 18c. Schools, edited by John Caffyn, published 1998 in Sussex Schools in the 18th Century (Sussex Record Society, vol. 81, pp.104-108, 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
Eastbourne at War: Portrait of a Front Line Town, by George Humphrey, published 20 June 1998 (96 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701585 & ISBN-13: 9781857701586) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne, by Phyl Webb, published 1 August 1998 (76 pp., Dillon Books, ISBN-10: 0953392007 & ISBN-13: 9780953392001) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502682] & East Sussex Libraries
Francis Frith's Around Eastbourne, by Martin Andrew, published 18 November 1999 (96 pp., Frith Book Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1859370616 & ISBN-13: 9781859370612) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne's Great War, 1914-1918, by R. A. Elliston, published 1 November 1999 (186 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701461 & ISBN-13: 9781857701463) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503810] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The strange case of Dr John Bodkin Adams and the views of those who knew him, by John Surtees, published 2000 (176 pp., Seaford: S.B., ISBN-10: 1857701089 & ISBN-13: 9781857701081) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
"Ruth-Less" and far from home, by Kevin Watson, published 2000 (127 pp., ISBN-13: 9780953839001) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Story of the crew of an American B24 Liberator bomber which crashed into The Combe, a hill near Eastbourne, on the 2 February 1944.
Eastbourne: Between the Downs and the Sea, by Frank Glyn-Jones, published 1 February 2000 (32 pp., The Eastbourne Society, ISBN-10: 0953787702 & ISBN-13: 9780953787708) accessible at: The Eastbourne Society & Eastbourne Heritage Centre
Abstract:Full of colour illustrations and photographs this delightful souvenir of the town tells the story of Eastbourne a seaside resort which today boasts a marina to the east and the adjoining South Downs National Park.
A History of the Eastbourne Aviation Company History, by Lou McMahon and Michael Partridge, published 1 June 2000 (176 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 095045608X & ISBN-13: 9780950456089) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A detailed, fully illustrated story of the men who learned to fly and of the machines in which they flew; also a record of the R.N.A.S. occupation and the 250 aircraft that were built here
Eastbourne in Old Picture Postcards, by Tony Wales, published 1 November 2000 (80 pp., Europese Bibliotheek, ISBN-10: 9028826416 & ISBN-13: 9789028826410) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The environmental archaeology of the Late Bronze Age occupation platform at Shinewater, near Eastbourne, UK, by S. Jennings, C. Greatorex, C. Smyth, G. Spurr, A. J. Howard, M. G. Macklin and D. G. Passmore, published December 2000 in The Alluvial archaeology of North-West Europe and the Mediterranean (article, pp.93-110) accessible at: British Library
Evidence of Sussex prehistoric ritual traditions: the archaeological investigation of a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Baily's Hill near Crowlink, Eastbourne, by Christopher Greatorex, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, article, pp.27-73) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library View Online
Abstract:During the summer of 1998, a prehistoric monument located on Baily's Hill, near Crowlink, East Sussex, was totally excavated in advance of its impending destruction through coastal erosion. The investigation undertaken by the University College London Field Archaeology Unit established that a number of cremation pits cut into an area of natural chalk demarcated by a shallow, possibly encircling ditch, represented a formative phase of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age burial at the site. No evidence for an in-situ 'barrow' or capping contemporaneous with such activity was discovered. However, all the recorded burials, including the partial remains of an adult male inhumation, were covered with an oval-shaped cairn encompassing a typical later Bronze Age assemblage of over 15,000 humanly-struck flints. The proposed date of this upstanding structure was supported by the associated presence of Late Bronze Age pottery. Yet Neolithic, Beaker and Early Bronze Age sherds were also recovered from the body of the mound. It would thus appear that residual material derived from previous activity on the downland ridge had been scraped up and incorporated into the cairn matrix. Clearly, the Crowlink monument had retained, or at least recaptured, a position of ritual significance within the local landscape many years after its period of initial use.
Eastbourne: Photographic Memories, by Martin Andrew, published 29 November 2001 (96 pp., Frith Book Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1859373992 & ISBN-13: 9781859373996) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne Past and Present, by David Arscott, published 29 November 2001 (128 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 075092781X & ISBN-13: 9780750927819) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne coast protection, 1991-2000, by B. E. Waters, published 2002 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Water and maritime engineering (vol. 154, issue 1, article, pp.1-18) accessible at: British Library
Eastbourne: A History, by John Surtees, published 21 October 2002 (134 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860772269 & ISBN-13: 9781860772269) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne started as a fishing hamlet enlivened by the occasional bit of smuggling. The fashion for drinking seawater and sea-bathing was the principal catalyst for change, with the additional ingredients of the beauty of Beachy Head, the seal of a royal visit in 1780, the coming of the railway and the vision and support of the 7th Duke of Devonshire. The area was owned by just two families, and between them they regulated development to ensure that Eastbourne attracted the affluent whereby it became 'the Empress of Watering Places'. An entertaining and well illustrated account of the town's entire past.
Eastbourne's Story, by John Surtees, published 30 December 2004 (80 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702980 & ISBN-13: 9781857702989) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:A complete potted history of the story of Eastbourne. From the Romans and Saxons, the Napoleonic threat, the First and Second World Wars through to modern times. And the huge changes that have made Eastbourne, what it is today.
This book is well illustrated and makes a fascinating read, an essential edition to your bookshelf for all those who know and love Eastbourne. John Surtees lives in East Dean and has written many books.
This book is well illustrated and makes a fascinating read, an essential edition to your bookshelf for all those who know and love Eastbourne. John Surtees lives in East Dean and has written many books.
Streets of Sussex, by Glyn Kraemer-Johnson and John Bishop, published 2005 (80 pp., Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN-10: 0711031355 & ISBN-13: 9780711031357) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The latest title in the very successful 'Streets of' series. The book is an excellent pictorial record to the changing streetscape of Sussex over the years and covers the entire county of Sussex with particular emphasis on the major centres of population such as Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne, Uckfield, East Grinstead, Lewes and Bognor Regis.
The Redoubt Fortress and Martello Towers of Eastbourne, 1804-2004, by Rosemary Milton and Richard Callaghan, published 2005 (88 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0954764706 & ISBN-13: 9780954764708) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:An impressive illustrated record of the origins and use of these defences against the Napoleonic threat, together with details of the soldiers and military units which manned them.
A stranger in blood: the case files on Dr John Bodkin Adams, by Pamela V. Halliday Cullen, published 2006 (687 pp., London: Elliot & Thompson, ISBN-10: 1904027199 & ISBN-13: 9781904027195) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
British Syphon Company Limited, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, by David G. Jones, published 2006 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 36, article, pp.2-11, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506534] Download PDF
Abstract:In 1957 The British Syphon Company Ltd. and its two subsidiaries, The Riley Manufacturing Company and The Conveyor Construction and Engineering Company, moved into brand new premises on the Brampton Road Industrial Estate, Hampden Park, from locations in London.
Mr Phipp's Theatre: The Sensational Story of Eastbourne's Royal Hippodrome, by John Pick and Mark Jones, published 13 March 2006 (214 pp., Entertainment Technology Press Ltd, ISBN-10: 1904031382 & ISBN-13: 9781904031383) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The story of Eastbourne's Royal Hippodrome Theatre dating back to 1883 it the oldest theatre in the town, designed and built for the theatre manager and impresario George Beaumont Loveday by the eminent theatre architect C J Phipps. Today the venue continues to host one of the longest running summer seasons in the country for years.
Mr Phipp's Theatre: The Sensational Story of Eastbourne's Royal Hippodrome, by John Pick and Mark Jones, published 13 March 2006 (216 pp., Entertainment Technology Press Ltd, ISBN-10: 1904031382 & ISBN-13: 9781904031383) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The story of Eastbourne's Royal Hippodrome Theatre dating back to 1883 it the oldest theatre in the town, designed and built for the theatre manager and impresario George Beaumont Loveday by the eminent theatre architect C J Phipps. Today the venue continues to host one of the longest running summer seasons in the country for years.
Prehistoric and medieval environment of Old Town, Eastbourne: studies of hillwash in the Bourne Valley, Star Brewery Site, by Michael J. Allen, published 2007 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 145, article, pp.33-66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15980] & The Keep [LIB/500363] & S.A.S. library View Online
Abstract:The prehistoric (Iron Age), Roman and medieval environment of the Bourne valley was examined via the study of dry-valley sediments, comprising a prehistoric lynchet overlooking the 'floodplain', and sediments on the Bourne 'floodplain' in Old Town. This research discovered an Iron Age site at the face of the lynchet, and investigated the area of the valley floor and the former Bourne Stream. Analytical investigations of magnetic susceptibility and archaeomagnetic dating were applied as novel techniques to examine their applicability to colluvial sediments and utilise any results they yielded. This research has provided a rare glimpse into the environment and land use of early Eastbourne and complements that from the downs and the results of the Eastbourne Urban Medieval Excavation Project (directed by Lawrence Stevens), under whose auspices this excavation was undertaken. This report, though long in gestation and fruition, is dedicated to Lawrence Stevens whose concept this excavation was, and who has, for so long, tirelessly championed the archaeology of Eastbourne.
The Pleasure Boatmen of Eastbourne, by Ted Hide, published 30 November 2007 (192 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703332 & ISBN-13: 9781857703337) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Over two hundred years of serving Eastbourne in its rise to become a premier seaside resort, the Pleasure Boatmen of this town were a special breed of seafarers with a skill in the ways of the sea and an inbred knowledge of tides and currents. Mainly drawn from the local fishing community, generations of families were involved in this once popular seaside occupation.
Serving visitors and resident alike with trips to Beachy Head and sea cruises they forged a history pf pleasure Boating from rowing skiffs, sailing, motor boats and not forgetting the bathing machine. Sadly the old ways are all gone from Eastbourne's seafront with the exception of the Allchorn Boating firm.
This book is the record of all the families, individuals and boats involved over the years.
The author lives in Eastbourne with his family and was once part of the Boating community.
Serving visitors and resident alike with trips to Beachy Head and sea cruises they forged a history pf pleasure Boating from rowing skiffs, sailing, motor boats and not forgetting the bathing machine. Sadly the old ways are all gone from Eastbourne's seafront with the exception of the Allchorn Boating firm.
This book is the record of all the families, individuals and boats involved over the years.
The author lives in Eastbourne with his family and was once part of the Boating community.
Turnpike Territory: The Glyndebridge Trust and the Lewes to Eastbourne Turnpikes, by Peter Longstaff-Tyrell, published December 2007 (32 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0954764730 & ISBN-13: 9780954764739)
Abstract:A guide to the old coach road from Lewes to Eastbourne
TASC at Tollgate Junior School, East Sussex, UK, by Louise Holyoake, published 2008 in Gifted Education International (vol. 24, no. 2-3, article, pp.213-216)
Tollgate Junior School is in Eastbourne. TASC stands for Thinking Actively in a Social Context. It has been described as a universal, inclusive, and well-proven framework for teaching, problem-solving and thinking skills. It is also a process whereby staff could identify their own area for development and their own focus for support and monitoring.
Beachy Head! Angels 20: The Battle of Britain Over Eastbourne During the Summer of 1940, by Paul Nash, published 1 June 2008 (2nd edition, 130 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0955944406 & ISBN-13: 9780955944406) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Eastbourne, Historic Character Assessment Report, compiled by Roland B. Harris, published September 2008 (Sussex Extensive Urban Survey (EUS), 65 pp. + appendices, E.S.C.C., W.S.C.C. & Brighton and Hove City, funded by English Heritage) Download PDF
Hastings, St Leonards and Eastbourne Steamship Co. Ltd, by David Renno, published December 2008 (75 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0956866905 & ISBN-13: 9780956866905) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Towner, Eastbourne: Can a contemporary art museum revive the seaside town's fortunes?, by T. Flynn, published 2009 in Museums journal (vol 109, no. 7, article, pp.48-49) accessible at: British Library
The new Towner, Eastbourne, by P. Skipwith, published 2009 in Apollo : the international magazine of art and antiques (no. 566, article, pp.87-89) accessible at: British Library
Turnpike Territory: The Glyndebridge Trust and the Lewes to Eastbourne Turnpikes, by Peter Longstaff-Tyrell, published April 2009 (2nd edition, 40 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0954764730 & ISBN-13: 9780954764739) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502683] & Eastbourne Local History Society
Abstract:A guide to the old coach road from Lewes to Eastbourne
Old Town schools in Eastbourne, by Helen Warren, published June 2009 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 6, article, pp.323-325) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508973] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:Recorded at the end of the 18th century, the first school in the Old Town educated 15 boys and was in a building (now long demolished) on the side of St Mary's Church tower.
In 1814 the joint Lords of the Manor bought land adjacent to what later became Brightland Road; St Mary's Church of England National School was built. Money provided by the GILBERT family in 1816 allowed the addition of a second floor; this enabled girls to be taught downstairs, while boys were taught upstairs.
In 1853 the Vicar's daughter, Lydia BRODIE initiated the building of St Mary's Infant's School in Church Street, it was enlarged in 1895. Later known as Flint Halls, it still stands and is now divided into residential units.
In 1814 the joint Lords of the Manor bought land adjacent to what later became Brightland Road; St Mary's Church of England National School was built. Money provided by the GILBERT family in 1816 allowed the addition of a second floor; this enabled girls to be taught downstairs, while boys were taught upstairs.
In 1853 the Vicar's daughter, Lydia BRODIE initiated the building of St Mary's Infant's School in Church Street, it was enlarged in 1895. Later known as Flint Halls, it still stands and is now divided into residential units.
Fishermen of Eastbourne, by Ted Hide, published 20 November 2009 (388 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857703529 & ISBN-13: 9781857703528) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:In his second book, Ted Hide, explores in great detail the fishermen of Eastbourne, the families, the boats, the disasters, the successes, all in historical and nostalgic perfection.
Of resolute stock, Sussex fishermen were said by FE Sawyer in 1882 to be a mixed race, partly Spanish partly Norman French and partly Teutonic (Saxon) in origin. The 'Willicks' or 'Willickers' as the Fishermen of Eastbourne were known of old would fish the herring, sprat and mackerel when in those early days they came round in their seasons from the North. In their sturdy fine built sailing luggers known as 'Bourners' along with the fishing fleets of Hastings and Brighton following and fishing the mackerel down Channel to the west off Devon and Cornwall, finally to the waters off Southern Ireland, being away for months during the season. Other fishing expeditions would take our Eastbourne Luggers to northern waters off Scarborough. This close-knit community possessed skills and knowledge in the ways of the sea acquired over many generations of hardship with a mixture of bravery and tragedy both at sea and ashore. From the ancient fishing quarter, 'The Stade' at the 'Sea Houses', to the forced removal to east of the Great Redoubt, their current Fishing Station home. This book records happenings over the centuries of local fishing families and their important place in the life of Eastbourne. Not to be forgotten are interesting tales of piracy, smuggling and heroism aboard the Lifeboat.
Of resolute stock, Sussex fishermen were said by FE Sawyer in 1882 to be a mixed race, partly Spanish partly Norman French and partly Teutonic (Saxon) in origin. The 'Willicks' or 'Willickers' as the Fishermen of Eastbourne were known of old would fish the herring, sprat and mackerel when in those early days they came round in their seasons from the North. In their sturdy fine built sailing luggers known as 'Bourners' along with the fishing fleets of Hastings and Brighton following and fishing the mackerel down Channel to the west off Devon and Cornwall, finally to the waters off Southern Ireland, being away for months during the season. Other fishing expeditions would take our Eastbourne Luggers to northern waters off Scarborough. This close-knit community possessed skills and knowledge in the ways of the sea acquired over many generations of hardship with a mixture of bravery and tragedy both at sea and ashore. From the ancient fishing quarter, 'The Stade' at the 'Sea Houses', to the forced removal to east of the Great Redoubt, their current Fishing Station home. This book records happenings over the centuries of local fishing families and their important place in the life of Eastbourne. Not to be forgotten are interesting tales of piracy, smuggling and heroism aboard the Lifeboat.
Canucks by the Sea: Lick Them over there! Come on Canada! The Canadian Army in Eastbourne during the Second World War, by Michael Ockenden, published November 2009 (193 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society, ISBN-10: 0954764749 & ISBN-13: 9780954764746) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society
Abstract:The story of the Canadian Army in Eastbourne during the Second World War.
Eastbourne's Refuse Destructor, by Lloyd Brunt and Mary Brunt, published 2010 (booklet no. 7, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509184] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group
The story of a Victorian smoking chimney.
Spirit of Eastbourne, by Iain McGowan, published 8 March 2010 (64 pp., Pixz Books, ISBN-10: 1906887330 & ISBN-13: 9781906887339) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:As late as 1813, Eastbourne was simply noted as a small fashionable watering place adjacent to the East Sussex South Downs, consisting mainly of the village of Eastbourne itself over a mile inland and the hamlet of Seahouses overlooking the beach. Southbourne and Meades formed two further isolated communities. In 1851 following the example of Brighton along the coast, the principal landowner the Earl of Burlington - later to become the 7th Duke of Devonshire - started development of the entire area on an ambitious scale. Initially in a conservative Regency manner near the sea, this was shortly followed by distinctly recognisable grandVictorian and Italianate fashions. By the turn of the century red brick and tile hanging from the Weald and decorative gabled frontages had become the more desirable style. With its wide avenues, elegant villas, pretentious terraces and the often dazzling white opulent hotels or colourful guest houses lining the seafront, the resort has for many years been affectionately known as the 'Empress of the Watering Places'. The 7 km tiered and flower-lined promenade, backed by landscaped slopes and gardens at its western extremity adjoining the Downs, extends as far as Langney Point close to the Pevensey Levels. It is this juxtaposition of town planning, local facilities, the aspect of the sea and surrounding countryside and an exceptionally sunny climate that has made Eastbourne such a notable resort, considered by many to be one of the finest in Britain. All of this is justly celebrated in renowned photographer Iain McGowan's masterly evocation in more than 60 images of the true spirit of Eastbourne.
Eastbourne Through Time, by Kevin Gordon, published 1 August 2010 (962 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 184868133X & ISBN-13: 9781848681330) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne is situated at the eastern end of the South Downs alongside the famous Beachey Head cliff. Although Eastbourne has some industrial trading estates, it is essentially a seaside resort and derives its main income from tourism. It is a genteel resort with none of the glitz, glamour and 'kiss-me-quickness' of other seaside towns; even today there are no shops or amusement arcades along the sea front. Join Kevin Gordon on this nostalgic trip through time as he shows, using old and new postcards and photographs, that Eastbourne is still the Empress of the South. This will be essential reading for anyone who knows and loves this typical British seaside town.
Paranormal Eastbourne, by Janet Cameron, published 4 November 2010 (128 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1848689969 & ISBN-13: 9781848689961) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne and its surrounding area, is absolutely teeming with ghostly phenomena. Not surprising, given its colourful and fascinating history. Here, in Paranormal Eastbourne, are mind-blowing tales from the pubs, theatres, burial grounds and famous local landmarks. Dip into eyewitness accounts of the sinister goings-on behind the scenes at the fabulous haunted Pier. Marvel at the strange events that have affected the lives of many Eastbourne people because of an ordinary red Capri car. An Eastbourne nurse returns from the dead; a zombie stalks a sewage plant; tragic echoes resound in medieval tunnels and spooky cellars; fierce presences manifest around a great and ancient castle. A phantom headless horse gallops around The Redoubt, while orbs and UFOs whizz across the Eastbourne skies. This is exciting, heart-stopping stuff, suggesting that there is - out there - something very strange, something that we mortals can only just begin to imagine. It's all here in Paranormal Eastbourne!
Review by Maria Gardiner in Sussex Past & Present no. 124, August 2011:In this fascinating book there are 26 chapters with titles ranging from 'Eastbourne Pier' to 'Sussex Superstition and Folklore', but perhaps those of most interest to readers of Sussex Past and Present are those on Pevensey, Michelham Priory and East Dean. It would seem that you cannot move without tripping over a phantom at Michelham. There are sightings reported of a 'huge white stallion', John Leame, an Elizabethan lady, the Black Phantom, 'who descends a staircase - that's no longer there - so that he/she appears to float from ceiling to floor'. Evidently Michelham is so full of paranormal phenomena that it has been subjected to a number of investigations, many of which have produced 'startling findings'.
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Janet Cameron has a lively writing style and shows a degree of scepticism towards her subject. We meet several observers, most of whom, like Charlie Prangell who works on Eastbourne Pier, do not conform to the stereotype of a person who has seen a ghost and perhaps for this reason, the reader might from time to time suspend her disbelief. The book is well illustrated and has an extensive bibliography: if it were a different shape and had a map showing the whereabouts of the sites, it would be ideal to slip into the pocket whilst walking around Eastbourne and surrounding area.
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Janet Cameron has a lively writing style and shows a degree of scepticism towards her subject. We meet several observers, most of whom, like Charlie Prangell who works on Eastbourne Pier, do not conform to the stereotype of a person who has seen a ghost and perhaps for this reason, the reader might from time to time suspend her disbelief. The book is well illustrated and has an extensive bibliography: if it were a different shape and had a map showing the whereabouts of the sites, it would be ideal to slip into the pocket whilst walking around Eastbourne and surrounding area.
The stream that gave Eastbourne its name, by Harold Spears and revised by Peter Allen and Lou McMahon, published 2011 (3rd edition, 28 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society) accessible at: Eastbourne Local History Society
Eastbourne, St. Mary - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.109-123, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Eastbourne Revisited an Essay in Celebration of the Cinemas, by Brian Hornsey, published 17 March 2011 (20 pp., Fuchsiaprint, ISBN-10: 1907788247 & ISBN-13: 9781907788246)
A History of Eastbourne's Buses, by Mick Hymans, published 1 March 2011 (The History Press, ISBN-10: 0752458035 & ISBN-13: 9780752458038) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:As home of the oldest motor bus company in the world, Eastbourne forms an excellent basis for a detailed analysis of bus transport. The history of that company, latterly Eastbourne Buses Ltd, is charted here from its beginnings in the early twentieth century up to the present-day controversy of the takeover by Stagecoach. Author Mick Hymans is uniquely placed to write about life on board Eastbourne's buses, with thirty-eight years' service as a bus driver in the town. He details everything from the 'tomfoolery' of the early days as a conductor to the advent of the one-person-operated buses. Using previously unpublished photographs from the company's archive, this book offers a powerful insight into the operation of a bus service in a changing society, focusing on the camaraderie, personalities and real-life stories of those men and women who work 'on the buses'.
Doctor in War and Peace: The Memoir of Tom Henry Wilson, by Tom Henry Wilson, published 6 May 2011 (ix + 319 pp., Adlibbed Ltd, ISBN-10: 1926635477 & ISBN-13: 9781926635477) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This book is the publication of the life of Tom Henry Wilson, basically in words he dictated in 1990. It describes his life from his earliest days as the son of a London doctor, through his own medical training towards qualifying and starting practice in Eastbourne.
His career was interrupted by the beginning of the Second World War, at which time he went to France in February 1940 with the Royal Army Medical Corp, and became a prisoner of war when the field hospital where he was operating was overrun by German forces.
He only returned to England in May of 1945 (actually crossing the coast on what became VE Day, May 8)
The story of his 5 years as a POW is depicted in the typescript of an interview with staff of the Imperial War Museum.
The book's editor, Tom's son Crichton, has added a few notes and corrections, and in particular has added some sections on Tom's life as a surgical consultant after the war in Eastbourne, and about some personal aspects of his life, including his love of tennis.
His career was interrupted by the beginning of the Second World War, at which time he went to France in February 1940 with the Royal Army Medical Corp, and became a prisoner of war when the field hospital where he was operating was overrun by German forces.
He only returned to England in May of 1945 (actually crossing the coast on what became VE Day, May 8)
The story of his 5 years as a POW is depicted in the typescript of an interview with staff of the Imperial War Museum.
The book's editor, Tom's son Crichton, has added a few notes and corrections, and in particular has added some sections on Tom's life as a surgical consultant after the war in Eastbourne, and about some personal aspects of his life, including his love of tennis.
Eastbourne: Then & Now in colour, by John Surtees and Nicholas Taylor, published 1 November 2012 (96 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0752485768 & ISBN-13: 9780752485768) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The sunniest place in Great Britain due to its sheltered location, modern Eastbourne emerged as a popular seaside resort in the early nineteenth century. Much has changed since then, but Eastbourne has weathered the changes well, surviving severe bomb damage in Second World War and still retaining much of its early grandeur. Including some of Easbourne's best-loved landmarks such as the Pier, Wish Tower and Beachy Head, this book takes you on a nostalgic journey from past to present.
Review in Sussex Family Historian vol. 20 no. 6, June 2013:This book is one of series of volumes produced by "historypin", who aim to record every major town and city to create a pictorial record for those interested in local history. The "then" pictures are mainly from the late 1800s and are compared with a more recent photograph of the same scene. Being an Eastbournian I can vouch for the accuracy of the interesting dialogue that accompanies the pictures on each page. The result is a potted history of the town. This well produced book will not help in finding your ancestors, but is a nostalgic journey from past to present for those whose families lived in Eastbourne during the last two centuries
The Blue Boys of WW1, by Lloyd Brunt and Mary Brunt, published 2013 (booklet no. 40, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509217] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group
Treating the 'Blues' at Summerdown Convalescent Camp.
Hill Brow Preparatory School for Boys - a Short History, by Chris Newman, published 2014 (1v + 235 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 1631739662 & ISBN-13: 9781631739668) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508353] & British Library
Eastbourne Miniature Tramway, by David Cooper, published 2014 (booklet no. 43, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509220] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group
The popular tourist attraction that ran from 1953 to 1969 at the Crumbles.
Eastbourne's ancestors: a museum invites study of its human remains, published 2014 in British Archaeology (135, article, pp.32-37)
Growing Up in Eastbourne during WW2, by John Ranger, published March 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 1, article, pp.36-39) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508980]
Preview:We lived in Palmers Green, Middlesex prior to the last war and on the outbreak of hostilities my father, who was a carpenter, lost his job so he decided to look for work elsewhere. Thinking he would get a better chance of work on the south coast, we moved to Eastbourne and rented part of a house with a man - Mr WOODS at 36 Junction Road. He was a real misery, probably because he had a family from London foisted on him. I cannot remember much about him, just that the house was dark, unfriendly and he was always moaning.
During the early part of the war, the Observer Corps were set up to report on enemy aircraft approaching. Initially they were not allowed to sound the air raid sirens but had to get permission from somewhere, I believe in London, before doing so. This resulted in a lot of unnecessary deaths from bombs because the public were not aware enemy aircraft were on their way. This rule was soon changed.
During the early part of the war, the Observer Corps were set up to report on enemy aircraft approaching. Initially they were not allowed to sound the air raid sirens but had to get permission from somewhere, I believe in London, before doing so. This resulted in a lot of unnecessary deaths from bombs because the public were not aware enemy aircraft were on their way. This rule was soon changed.
Cavendish Primary School, Eldon Road, Eastbourne (NGR: TQ59480037) - desk-based assessment and evaluation reports, by Sean Wallis, published June 2014 (Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services) View Online
Eastbourne: Aspects of Archaeology, History and Heritage, edited by Michael J. Allen, published 1 August 2014 (114 pp., Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society, ISBN-10: 0954291867 & ISBN-13: 9780954291860) accessible at: Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeology Society
Abstract:A tribute to Eastbourne Archaeologist Lawrence Stevens. This collection of archaeological essays provides an easy insight into the wealth and diversity of archaeology and heritage in the Eastbourne area.
Review by Caroline Wells in Sussex Past & Present no. 134, December 2014:This volume has been produced to honour the tireless efforts of Lawrence Stevens, and his wife Pat, in researching and promoting the archaeology of Eastbourne for about forty years. I understand that Lawrence, the worthy recipient of a "festschrift", was taken completely by surprise by its presentation to him during a conference this summer, so the occasion was touching and delightful.
The first chapter is a short biography of Lawrence and describes his research, teaching and encouragement of other archaeologists and historians in the area. The extent of the Stevens' interests is indicated by the range of papers. On my first perusal, three contributions stood out as particularly note-worthy: Hayley Forsyth's analyses of skeletal material ("Eastbourne Ancestors") from two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries (Ockynge Hill and ECAT) - dating, inferences of nutrition, childhood home location, and disease; Martin Bell and Chris Butler's chapter on their excavation below the Long Man of Wilmington, with the conclusion that it is a post-medieval construct, created between AD1540-1710 (brick fragments tell the story) and David Rudlings's synopsis of the 1970's fieldwork on Bullock Down in the light of current interpretations of Romano-British rural settlements and votive practices.
On my second reading I found further interesting topics, for instance in Mike Allen's paper which provides dateable sequences for the inundation and drying out of the Willingdon Levels against hill wash data from elsewhere in town and also in that by Chris Greatorex, ostensibly about Crowlink Barrow, but leading on to a consideration of Beaker evidence on the Beachy Head block of Downland. This area is also the subject of Julie Gardiner's paper on Neolithic flintwork, with thoughts on socio-economic reasons for differences by location and date. It was also interesting to learn that the 1963 discovery of boat fragments in a sewer trench, might now be dateable to the Norman or Saxon period, shunting a medieval interpretation back to 10th-11th centuries AD, so it was a much rarer and more significant vessel. Finally, the topic of Lawrence Stevens' own particular interest in mills has been tackled by Peter Hill in an informative paper on the local examples.
This celebratory volume has variety, yet academic substance, and will introduce readers to many interesting aspects of Eastbourne's heritage. I congratulate both the recipient and the editor, and commend the volume.
The first chapter is a short biography of Lawrence and describes his research, teaching and encouragement of other archaeologists and historians in the area. The extent of the Stevens' interests is indicated by the range of papers. On my first perusal, three contributions stood out as particularly note-worthy: Hayley Forsyth's analyses of skeletal material ("Eastbourne Ancestors") from two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries (Ockynge Hill and ECAT) - dating, inferences of nutrition, childhood home location, and disease; Martin Bell and Chris Butler's chapter on their excavation below the Long Man of Wilmington, with the conclusion that it is a post-medieval construct, created between AD1540-1710 (brick fragments tell the story) and David Rudlings's synopsis of the 1970's fieldwork on Bullock Down in the light of current interpretations of Romano-British rural settlements and votive practices.
On my second reading I found further interesting topics, for instance in Mike Allen's paper which provides dateable sequences for the inundation and drying out of the Willingdon Levels against hill wash data from elsewhere in town and also in that by Chris Greatorex, ostensibly about Crowlink Barrow, but leading on to a consideration of Beaker evidence on the Beachy Head block of Downland. This area is also the subject of Julie Gardiner's paper on Neolithic flintwork, with thoughts on socio-economic reasons for differences by location and date. It was also interesting to learn that the 1963 discovery of boat fragments in a sewer trench, might now be dateable to the Norman or Saxon period, shunting a medieval interpretation back to 10th-11th centuries AD, so it was a much rarer and more significant vessel. Finally, the topic of Lawrence Stevens' own particular interest in mills has been tackled by Peter Hill in an informative paper on the local examples.
This celebratory volume has variety, yet academic substance, and will introduce readers to many interesting aspects of Eastbourne's heritage. I congratulate both the recipient and the editor, and commend the volume.
Fire on the pier: Fire reports on how East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service dealt with this summer's devastating fire on Eastbourne Pier, published September 2014 in Fire : the voice of firefighting and fire prevention since 1908 (article, pp.19-24) accessible at: British Library
Eastbourne From Old Photographs, by Roy Douglas, published 15 October 2014 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1445633221 & ISBN-13: 9781445633220) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Eastbourne, situated close to the eastern end of the South Downs, near the famous Beachey Head cliff, is a bustling seaside resort. Originally comprising of a group of nineteenth-century settlements, the once subdued areas of farmland banded together to become a vibrant resort steeped in Victorian architecture. As a hotspot for those travelling from London and Brighton, the history of the town and the people who once lived there stretches out of Eastbourne itself and into these commuter towns.
Suffering a variety of damages in both World Wars, Eastbourne has seen many changes take place over the years. One thing that has remained is the large coverage of the South Downs that dominate Eastbourne, and the pier and bandstand, built between 1866 and 1872, that stand firmly on the seafront in a 'timeless manner'. The area's rich seaside history provides all with a truly fascinating story. Within the pages of this book, Eastbourne expert Roy Douglas charts the town's history through a unique selection of old photographs, prints and postcards to show what life was like for Eastbourne's past residents, and to highlight the celebrations and the struggles that this picturesque, bustling town has witnessed.
Review by Sabrina Harcourt-Smith in Sussex Past and Present no. 136, August 2015:Suffering a variety of damages in both World Wars, Eastbourne has seen many changes take place over the years. One thing that has remained is the large coverage of the South Downs that dominate Eastbourne, and the pier and bandstand, built between 1866 and 1872, that stand firmly on the seafront in a 'timeless manner'. The area's rich seaside history provides all with a truly fascinating story. Within the pages of this book, Eastbourne expert Roy Douglas charts the town's history through a unique selection of old photographs, prints and postcards to show what life was like for Eastbourne's past residents, and to highlight the celebrations and the struggles that this picturesque, bustling town has witnessed.
The first-time visitor to Eastbourne, might be surprised to discover such a wealth of fine architecture in the town. Much of it is Victorian and Edwardian, with older buildings of local stone in Old Town. They would be intrigued by the stories behind the town's growth and struck by the depth of local passion for its heritage legacy. Eastbourne From Old Photographs by Mr Roy Douglas is the latest title in the successful series From Old Photographs, published by Amberley, that chronicles the development of the town.
The book is a pictorial anthology of around 180 illustrations arranged in nine chapters. The first seven contain a well-chosen array of black & white and colour views of 'old Eastbourne', all of which are fascinating. Chapter 8 includes sad pictures of bomb damage, a few post-war landmarks such as Sovereign Harbour, and the tragic Pier Theatre fire of 1970. The closing chapter, The Fringes of Eastbourne, has evocative vistas of Wannock Glen, late 19th-century Pevensey, and an old Willingdon village still preserved with its lovely flint walls and houses.
The heart of the book is the collection of photographs. They are cleverly fitted into a historical context which the author sets out in a clear Introduction, in the short Prefaces which follow and in the captions which are packed with information. In the early 1800s Eastbourne consisted of several hamlets - East Bourne (Old Town), South Bourne, Meads and Sea Houses - which were surrounded by farmland. The Census of 1841 listed most men as 'agricultural workers'. Despite this rural aspect, a select but small seaside resort with affluent houses was gradually prospering. The surge in development that followed from the middle of the nineteenth century was due to remarkable and enterprising Eastbourne landowners - the 7th Duke of Devonshire and the Gilbert family - and the arrival of the railway in 1849. These factors shaped the re-birth and growth of Eastbourne as we know it to-day. Through Roy Douglas's combination of pictures and text the story unfolds.
It is evident that much exacting research has gone into the book and it is a welcome addition to Eastbourne and to East Sussex books, and better still, will be an excellent present for all occasions.
The book is a pictorial anthology of around 180 illustrations arranged in nine chapters. The first seven contain a well-chosen array of black & white and colour views of 'old Eastbourne', all of which are fascinating. Chapter 8 includes sad pictures of bomb damage, a few post-war landmarks such as Sovereign Harbour, and the tragic Pier Theatre fire of 1970. The closing chapter, The Fringes of Eastbourne, has evocative vistas of Wannock Glen, late 19th-century Pevensey, and an old Willingdon village still preserved with its lovely flint walls and houses.
The heart of the book is the collection of photographs. They are cleverly fitted into a historical context which the author sets out in a clear Introduction, in the short Prefaces which follow and in the captions which are packed with information. In the early 1800s Eastbourne consisted of several hamlets - East Bourne (Old Town), South Bourne, Meads and Sea Houses - which were surrounded by farmland. The Census of 1841 listed most men as 'agricultural workers'. Despite this rural aspect, a select but small seaside resort with affluent houses was gradually prospering. The surge in development that followed from the middle of the nineteenth century was due to remarkable and enterprising Eastbourne landowners - the 7th Duke of Devonshire and the Gilbert family - and the arrival of the railway in 1849. These factors shaped the re-birth and growth of Eastbourne as we know it to-day. Through Roy Douglas's combination of pictures and text the story unfolds.
It is evident that much exacting research has gone into the book and it is a welcome addition to Eastbourne and to East Sussex books, and better still, will be an excellent present for all occasions.
Seaford and Eastbourne in the Great War, by Kevin Gordon, published 14 October 2014 (176 pp., Pen and Sword Books, ISBN-10: 1783036427 & ISBN-13: 9781783036424) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Seaforth and Eastbourne were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. The Sussex seaside towns of Seaford and Eastbourne were closer to the action than most places; the sound of naval battles could be heard from the coast (and sometimes witnessed by those with a good pair of binoculars). When the wind was in the right direction the rumble of artillery from France bought the frontline into the streets. At the start of the Great War, Eastbourne was an elegant and blossoming resort and did its best to maintain its tourist trade despite the arrival of soldiers, aeroplanes, refugees and the wounded. Seaford was a much smaller resort with a population of under 4,000 however thousands of troops from all over the Empire were billeted in the area either at private homes or in two massive camps. The Seaford camps were the venue for training, parades, fighting, murder and even rioting. Nearby Newhaven became an important port in which provisions were transported to the front. Conscientious Objectors, some under threat of the death penalty worked on the docks and the nearby roads.
In his book "Seaford and Eastbourne in the Great War" local historian, Kevin Gordon tells the story of how the conflict affected, not only these seaside towns but also of the soldiers (many of them teenagers) who answered the call to battle. It is a story of spies, schoolchildren and sacrifice; a story that, for many, ended in the cemetery at Seaford which today is one of the largest Commonwealth War Graves in the South of England.
In his book "Seaford and Eastbourne in the Great War" local historian, Kevin Gordon tells the story of how the conflict affected, not only these seaside towns but also of the soldiers (many of them teenagers) who answered the call to battle. It is a story of spies, schoolchildren and sacrifice; a story that, for many, ended in the cemetery at Seaford which today is one of the largest Commonwealth War Graves in the South of England.
George Ambrose Wallis and Other Agents of the Dukes of Devonshire in Eastbourne, by Tom Hollobone, published 2015 (58 pp., Eastbourne Local History Society) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & Eastbourne Local History Society
Abstract:Illustrated with prints and maps, it is a 58 page piece of sound research about some of the most important men in the town's 19th century development.
It includes a wealth of new information, particularly about George Wallis, Eastbourne's first mayor, and his brother, William Lumb Wallis, who together were responsible for the parades and promenades, Upper Dukes Drive, the Devonshire Baths, many fine houses and much beside. But also about Henry Currey, the architect, and other who played a significant role in the building of the town that we know.
It includes a wealth of new information, particularly about George Wallis, Eastbourne's first mayor, and his brother, William Lumb Wallis, who together were responsible for the parades and promenades, Upper Dukes Drive, the Devonshire Baths, many fine houses and much beside. But also about Henry Currey, the architect, and other who played a significant role in the building of the town that we know.
Eastbourne Streetscapes Through Time, by James Owen, published 2015 (Eastbourne Heritage Centre) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre
Abstract:Exhibition catalogue of the Heritage Centre's recent exhibition showing the evolution of Eastbourne's town centre streetscapes.
Old Eastbourne through the eyes of an artist, by James Owen, published 2015 (Eastbourne Heritage Centre) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre
Abstract:An attractive, informative, colour booklet produced to coincide with the exhibition of James Owen watercolours, plus reproductions of his work from the 'Ye Olde Eastbourne Series of Postcards'.
The Trial of Dr John Bodkin Adams, by John Surtees, published 2015 (booklet no. 48, East Dean & Friston Local History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509224] & East Dean & Friston Local History Group
Murderer or Man of Mercy? The controversial case of a local GP.
The Gateway Christian Church, Eastbourne, published 2015 in Church Building and Heritage Review (Issue 146, article, pp.40-41) accessible at: British Library
All Souls Eastbourne, by Peter Wood and Mark Jones, published 1 April 2015 (132 pp., Stevenage: Berforts Information Press Ltd, ISBN-10: 1910693200 & ISBN-13: 9781910693209) accessible at: British Library
Eastbourne in Detail, by Richard C. Crook, published 30 September 2015 (208 pp., D. G. & P., ISBN-10: 095686113X & ISBN-13: 9780956861139) accessible at: Eastbourne Heritage Centre & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This book reveals Eastbourne's wealth of architectural details. 208 full colour pages with many hundreds of photographs, this book shows the town's grander built heritage and delights in focusing on the often overlooked visual details that together make up the character of the town.
George Meek's Grandfather, by Geoffrey Barber, published December 2015 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 8, article, pp.350-358) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509026]
Preview:George MEEK (1868-1921) is well known in Eastbourne where he worked as a lowly bath chair-man and lived in poverty for most of his life. He is remembered because he did one amazing thing - he wrote a book about his life for which the well-known author H.G. WELLS wrote an introduction. This guaranteed that it would be a success, which it was in both England and the USA. You are probably thinking "Why H.G. WELLS?" and the answer is that they had met through their common interest in socialism. George had sought H.G. WELLS' advice on writing a book and as there was so little actually written by the working man, H.G. suggested he write about himself, and supported George in his efforts. George's book, published in 1910, is titled "George Meek, Bath Chair-Man, By Himself". His memory was kept alive by Bill COXALL and Clive GRIGGS when they published "George Meek Labouring Man: Protégé of H.G. Wells" in 1996. George has well and truly earned a place in the history of Eastbourne and the fledgling socialist movement.
Excavations on St Anne's Hill: A Middle/Late Iron Age Site and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at St Anne's Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex , by Anna Doherty and Christopher Greatorex, published 2 May 2016 (240 pp., SpoilHeap Publications, ISBN-10: 0957650981 & ISBN-13: 9780957650985)
Eastbourne 1851 - 1951 - A Social History , by Clive Griggs, published 25 July 2016 (562 pp., Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 1786237288 & ISBN-13: 9781786237286) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This book sets out to record the changes which took place in a Southern coastal town during the period 1851-1951. In the early years the town was well planned and developed by major landowners. This seaside town lacked any manufacturing base and most working class residents had to rely on poorly paid work, much of it related to the holiday season. Eastbourne was planned so that, '… there would be good large houses in one direction … smaller houses in another … and they are not mixed up … they are all quite separate.' The social composition of the town ensured that at both local and national level it remained conservative in outlook even when a growing Labour Movement after 1918 began to challenge some of the assumptions of those in control.
Earls Court and Eastbourne, by Andy Friend, published 20 April 2017 in Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship (Chapter 2, pp.55-87, Thames and Hudson ltd., ISBN-10: 050023955X & ISBN-13: 9780500239551) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Growing up in the 1920s
Notes on Eastbourne Parish Church, published (no date) (pamphlet, St Mary's Eastbourne) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9242]
Eastbourne Burials 1558-1837, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN74, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Baptisms 1558-1837 - Part 1 A-D Surnames, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN68, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Baptisms 1558-1837 - Part 1 E-K Surnames, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN69, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Baptisms 1558-1837 - Part 3 L-Q Surnames, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN70, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Baptisms 1558-1837 - Part 4 R-S Surnames, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN71, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Baptisms 1558-1837 - Part 5 T-Z Surnames, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN72, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Marriages 1558-1753, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN91, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne, St Mary Marriages 1754-1837, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN78, CD-ROM)
Eastbourne 1914-1918 War Memorial, published (no date) by PBN Publications (Ref: PBN105, CD-ROM)