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Parish of Portslade, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Lewes, pp.163-164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

On some Ancient Mural Paintings in Portslade Church, by Rev. Henry Hoper, published 1848 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 1, article, pp.161-163) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2086] & The Keep [LIB/500220] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Portslade, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. II, pp.103-104, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3315] & The Keep [LIB/500158]   View Online

Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Portslade, published 1874 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode)   View Online

The Portslade gas-works, by J.B. Paddon, published 1874 in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 37, article)

The construction of a concrete wharf at Portslade, Sussex, by Joseph Cash, published 1894 in Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. (vol. 118, article)

Blaker, of Portslade, by Walter C. Renshaw, published 1894 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 39, notes & queries, pp.217-218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2124] & The Keep [LIB/500257] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Construction of a concrete Wharf at Portslade, Sussex, by J. Cash, published January 1894 in Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (vol. 118, article, pp.392-394)

Note on a Section of the Pleistocens Rubble Drift Near Portslade, Sussex, by S. Hazzledine Warren, published July 1897 in Geological Magazine (vol. 4, issue 7, article, pp.302-304)   View Online

The interest of this section lies in its bearing on the theoretical considerations relative to the causes that produced the extensive deposits of Bubble Drift in the South of England.

The Raised Beach and Rubble-Drift at Aldrington, between Hove and Portslade-by-Sea, Sussex. With notes on the microzoa, by Frederick Chapman, A.L.S., F.R.M.S., published 1899 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 16 issue 5, article, pp.259-270)   View Online

Portslade and Southwick drainage, 1902: intercepting sewer and outfall, by George Stow, published 1903 in Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. (vol. 151, article)

The Roman road to Portslade, by James Edmund Dunning, published 1925 (165 pp., London: Hatchards) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Correction, by J. E. Couchman, published 1926 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 67, notes & queries, p.225) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2152] & The Keep [LIB/500285] & S.A.S. library

The Traditional Roman Road, Rowhook to Portslade , by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published February 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 1, article, pp.3-5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Roman Road, Rowhook to Portslade , by W. D. Peckham, M.A., published May 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 2, note, pp.43-45) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Name of Portslade , by Alfred Anscombe, F.R.Hist.S., published August 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 3, article, pp.70-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Sussex Industries, No 1. The Ronuk Works, Portslade, by Lady Kate, published 1927 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. I no. 6, article, pp.286-288) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2303][Lib 8326] & The Keep [LIB/500137]

A Roman Building at Easthill, Portslade , by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published February 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 5, article, pp.134-136) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Ango-Saxon Burial, Portslade, by Eliot Curwen and E. Cecil Curwen, published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, note, p.186) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The roman Road to Portslade. From the Valley South of Ardingly to Selsfield Common, by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published February 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 1, article, pp.1-5) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

The Roman Road to Portslade , by Mary S. Holgate, published May 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 2, article, pp.33-38) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

The Roman Road to Portslade. Selsfield Place to Clayton, by S. E. Winbolt, M.A., published August 1928 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. II no. 3, article, pp.69-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8951] & The Keep [LIB/500204] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Brighton, Hove, Portslade and Neighbourhood, published 1929 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.)

Ghosts at Portslade, by R. Thurston Hopkins, published 1929 in Kipling's Sussex Revisited (pp.229-236, London: H. Jenkins Ltd) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15871][Lib 17092] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Saxon Interment near Portslade , by E. Cecil Curwen, published August 1931 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 7, article, pp.214-215) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

A La Tène III type Brooch from Old Portslade, by C. Richard Ward, published 1932 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 73, notes & queries, p.203) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2158] & The Keep [LIB/500356] & S.A.S. library

Portslade Manor House, by Arthur B. Packham, L.R.I.B.A., published 1934 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 75, article, pp.1-18) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2160] & The Keep [LIB/500354] & S.A.S. library

The Portslade shop murder, by W.E. Britton, published 1935 in Police Journal (vol. 8, no.1, article, pp.53-73)

The victim was Joseph Bedford, an ironmonger on Clarence Street at junction with North Street.

The Croydon-Portslade Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published November 1935 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. V no. 8, article, pp.244-246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2204][Lib 8223][Lib 8862] & The Keep [LIB/500207] & S.A.S. library

The London-Croydon-Portslade Roman Road, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published 1936 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 77, article, pp.27-59) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2162] & The Keep [LIB/500352] & S.A.S. library

The London-Croydon-Portslade Roman Road. A Correction, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A. and R. T. Mason, published November 1938 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 4, note, pp.122-123) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Superstition [at Portslade], by E. G. Hoper, published August 1939 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VII no. 7, note, p.218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12536][Lib 8864][Lib 2206] & The Keep [LIB/500209] & S.A.S. library

Parish of Portslade, edited by L. F. Salzman, published 1940 in The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (vol. 7: The Rape of Lewes, pp.282-286, London: Victoria County History, ISBN-10: 0712905898 & ISBN-13: 9780712905893) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7398] & The Keep [LIB/500082] & R.I.B.A. Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

The Capital By-the-Sea: A survey of Brighton, Hove and Worthing Including the Adjacent Towns of Portslade, Southwick, Shoreham, Lancing and Surrounding Countryside, by Harold P. Clunn, published 1953 (206 pp., Southern Publishing Ltd.) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Roman Road(s) to Portslade - a postscript, by Ivan D. Margary, F.S.A., published May 1953 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII nos. 13 & 14, article, pp.276-277) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1968 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501016][Lib/504651]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1970 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501014]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1971 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9132] & The Keep [LIB/501013][Lib/504653]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1972 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd.) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12806] & The Keep [LIB/501011]

Kelly's Directory of Brighton & Hove with Portslade, Southwick and Shoreham, published 1974 (article, London: Kelly's Directories Ltd., ISBN-10: 061000400X & ISBN-13: 9780610004001) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12808] & The Keep [LIB/504654]

Portslade conservation area: a designation report including preservation policies and enhancement proposals, by Michael G. I. Ray, published 1975 (29 leaves, Hove: Borough of Hove Planning Department, ISBN-13: 9780905301006) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library & East Sussex Libraries

Port's Road, the Ancient Road of Portslade, by Eric W. Holden, published 1976 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 114, shorter notice, pp.323-324) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 6476] & The Keep [LIB/500315] & S.A.S. library

Guide to buildings of special architectural or historic interest and conservation areas [in Hove and Portslade], by Michael G. I. Ray, published 1977 (22 pp., Hove: Borough of Hove Planning Department) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Portrait of Portslade, by A. G. Elliott, published 1978 (pamphlet, 29 pp., published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12381] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Port's Road, by Eric W. Holden, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, historical note, p.387) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library

Brief History of Portslade, by Barbara Banks, published 1 December 1980 (12 pp., Lewes: East Sussex County Council, ISBN-10: 0900348836 & ISBN-13: 9780900348839) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Second Portrait of Portslade and Brighton, by A. G. Elliott, published March 1981 (32 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0950638749 & ISBN-13: 9780950638744) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

St Nicholas' Church Portslade: A History, by Judy Middleton, published 1983 (32 pp., published by the author)

Another Portrait of Portslade, by A. G. Elliott, published August 1984 (32 pp., published by the author, ISBN-10: 0950638781 & ISBN-13: 9780950638782) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Roman Burials at Portslade, by Oliver J. Gilkes, published 1988 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 126, archaeological note, pp.233-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10371] & The Keep [LIB/500303] & S.A.S. library

A Roman Grave Group from Fulking Corner, Portslade, by Oliver J. Gilkes, published 1988 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 126, archaeological note, pp.237-239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10371] & The Keep [LIB/500303] & S.A.S. library

The B.M.R. Gearless Car, by Michael Worthington-William, published 1989 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 19, article, pp.33-36, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506526]   Download PDF

Brighton, along with other seaside towns like Bournemouth and Eastbourne, had more than its fair share of motor manufacturers and home-grown makes over the years.
Just recently David Hurley, showed me some fascinating photos of the Gearless car built by B.M.R. Ltd, (Brighton Motor Repair) at Portslade in 1919. They were provided by Mr F.G. Watts of Sutton, who was employed as a boy by B.M.R. and whose father (previously with coachbuilders Thomas Harrington of Hove) was their coachsmith. Mr Watts' employment as a fitter and turner lasted only from June 1919 until January 1920, and during that period at least twelve Gearless cars were laid down.

Memories of Old Portslade, by Judy Middleton, published 1990 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502989]

St Nicholas School, Portslade, by Judy Middleton, published 1990 (published by the author)

Foredown Isolation Hospital, by Hugh Fermer, published 1990 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 20, article, pp.15-34, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506526]   Download PDF

In the late nineteenth century, infectious diseases were extremely common. Some diseases like scarlet fever and diphtheria, which in these days are rarely heard of, claimed many lives particularly children. Typhoid fever was not unknown and even smallpox was frequently diagnosed. During the late 1860's and 1870's an influential body of opinion in Hove, brought to the attention of the Hove Commissioners (Hove was not yet a Borough Council) the advantages of having an Isolation hospital for Hove, so that patients with infectious diseases if they were Hove residents, need not be sent outside the district to be treated.
After the usual delays and problems, many of which were connected with finances, a loan was arranged with the Local Government Board, and work started in 1881.
The site which was chosen was a 6½ acre plot about one mile north of Portslade village and five hundred yards north of the disused windmill and the old smithy. It stands on the highest point of the ridge which runs north to Foredown Hill. It was considered that the site was isolated enough from the town to preclude risk of infection and high enough to allow fresh clean air to be part of the cure. It was also only a relatively short journey by horse transport from Hove and Portslade which avoided long journeys for sick people being admitted.
It was part of the deal with the Local Government Board, that patients from Shoreham Local Board, and Steyning Union Rural Sanitary Authority, should be offered treatment at the new hospital.

Religious Survey 1851 - Steyning district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.107-117, 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

Steyning district incl. Shoreham, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangleton, Portslade, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea, Sompting, Coombs, Buttolphs, Upper Beeding, Edburton, Poynings, Woodmancote, Henfield, Ashurst & Shermanbury

More Memories of Old Portslade, by Judy Middleton, published 1991 (published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502992]

Portslade - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, p.171, 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

East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Brighton, Hove, Preston, Patcham, West Blatchington, Hangelton, Portslade, Aldrington, Southwick, Kingston-by-Sea & Shoreham, by June C. Barnes, published June 1994 (vol. 24, booklet, C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd.)

Portslade: A Pictorial History, by Claire Green, published 9 September 1994 (Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 0850338883 & ISBN-13: 9780850338881) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The Portslade Brewery, by Peter Holtham, published 1995 in Sussex Industrial History (issue no. 25, article, pp.22-24, ISSN: 0263-5151) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/506527]   Download PDF

In the centre of Portslade old village is the impressive yellow brick building once Dudney's "Southdown Brewery" that even today still dominates the scene.
John Dudney was born at Shermanbury and lived at Henfield where his three daughters were born. He moved to Portslade when in is late thirties and here his sons John and William were born.
He founded the "Southdown Brewery" in 1849, although at that time there was another Southdown brewery owned by J. & A. Hillman at Lewes. The original brewery was situated to the west of the later building on the other side of the cobbled South Street behind the "Stags Head" a pub also owned by Dudney.

Britain in Old Photographs: Portslade, by Judy Middleton, published 1 January 1995 (224 pp., History Press Ltd., ISBN-10: 1840152354 & ISBN-13: 9781840152357)

Portslade in Old Photographs, by Judy Middleton, published August 1997 (160 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0750914602 & ISBN-13: 9780750914604) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Encyclopaedia of Hove and Portslade, by Judy Middleton, published 2001 (Fifteen volumes , published by the author) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503440] & West Sussex Libraries

Portslade Village, by Judy Middleton, published 15 July 2003 (126 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702794 & ISBN-13: 9781857702798) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Portslade and Hove Memories, by Judy Middleton, published 9 December 2004 (160 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0750939915 & ISBN-13: 9780750939911) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Portslade is the district furthest west in the Brighton conurbation. Originally a Downland village, it still retains a wealth of old buildings and a real sense of community - despite the arrival of industry on the coast during the nineteenth century. Today it is one of the most densely populated areas in Brighton and Hove. This book is the result of over 50 interviews with elderly residents of Portslade, recorded over many hours. They recall life in the town and surrounding countryside in the first half of the twentieth century up to Portslade's VE Day celebrations. Included are vivid memories of school days, working as a butcher's boy, life as a teacher, early cars and other transport, cinemas and entertainment, and serving in 'Dad's Army'. First issued in two volumes in 1990 and 1991, the text has been fully revised and expanded for this new edition; it has also been re-illustrated.

The Roman roads of the Portslade/Aldrington area in relation to a possible Roman port at Copperas Gap, by Glen Shields, published 2005 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 143, article, pp.135-149) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15610] & The Keep [LIB/500361] & S.A.S. library   View Online

From a re-examination of the possible courses of the London to Brighton Roman road through the South Downs it is concluded that it passed to Copperas Gap, on the Portslade/Aldrington coast. Other proposed Roman roads of the Portslade/Aldrington area are also found to have probably ended there. The existence of a Roman port at Copperas Gap is therefore suggested, and some evidence in support of this is presented, from the pattern of Roman remains about the Gap, and the apparent significance of the locality in Saxon times. The region's Roman roads generally are discussed in the light of the port's existence. The question of whether the area might be important for the Saxon conquest of Sussex is raised. Copperas Gap was also found to be the probable site of the recent lost maritime centre of West Aldrington, and a brief account of this is given, including the observation that it could be the place from which Charles II sailed in his escape to France in 1651.

1841 Census vol.24 - Hove area, published 2006 by PBN Publications (Ref: BPCZ, CD-ROM, ISBN-10: 1905347375)

Hove and Portslade Through Time, by Judy Middleton, published 17 September 2009 (96 pp., Stroud: Amberley Publishing, ISBN-10: 1848684169 & ISBN-13: 9781848684164)

Hove and Portslade Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Hove and Portslade, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of these towns throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the historical context in which they are set, and through the author's factual captions for every picture and carefully-selected choice of images, the reader can achieve a reliable view of this area's history. Readers are invited to follow a timeline of events and watch the changing face of Hove and Portslade, as Judy Middleton guides us through their streets. There is something for everyone here, whether they have lived in the area all their lives, or whether they are just visiting these fabulous towns. It also shows how photography has continually evolved to keep up with an ever-changing society.

Hove, often overlooked in histories of the city, has a doughty champion in Judy Middleton, who has published a wide range of historical accounts of the former borough. In this pictorial account of Hove and Portslade she has utilised the rapid advances in digital imagery to compare and contrast old and (very) new pictures of the area with sets of 'before and after' views sharply delineated.
As is often the case with Judy's writings it is the inconsequential detail which is the most fascinating, in this case the number of colonels at Hove Club in 1897 caught my eye! The pictures are arranged in a general geographical order, although to someone not 'au fait' with the topography of the area a location map would have been useful.
There seems an imbalance in the number of images of certain locations and a similar puzzling omission of some expected views. Why three views of Portslade High Street (two almost identical) but none of Hove Manor house?
Nothing at all of Dyke Road (or my old grammar school, now BHASVIC) or of the luxury interwar housing of Tongdean or Woodland Drive. There are some typos in street names.
This is a volume that will be pored over by both present day residents and ex-pats and is a useful addition to the canon of Hove literature. Floreat Hova!.

Portslade, St. Nicholas - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.260-264, 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

Hove and Portslade in the Great War, by Judy Middleton, published 19 June 2014 (208 pp., Pen & Sword Military, ISBN-10: 1783036435 & ISBN-13: 9781783036431)

My Life Story: The Real Life Of Brian , by Brian Winstanley, published 28 July 2016 (229 pp., Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, ISBN-10: 1784650854 & ISBN-13: 9781784650858) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

This delightful story of a lad growing up will ring a bell with many readers. Told just how it was in days gone by, before the advent of health and safety and human rights do-gooders, and when a clip round the ear did no harm but teach a bit of respect for their elders. Born in Portslade, Brighton, in the 1940s, and brought up by his father after his mother died when he was three, Brian and his three brothers had a tough life ahead of them. He recalls all the escapades with his friends, and the many trips to the local hospitals to repair the injuries caused by his mishaps became a regular occurrence. A very touching story, lovingly told and sad in places but despite the author's many disabilities gathered over the years, he refused to give up or blame anyone else. You will certainly have shed a tear or two by the time you reach the last page.